Knits for Nerds 30 Projects: Science Fiction, Comic Books, Fantasy

It#x19;s no secret that knitters can be a bit nerdythe hobby itself is so mathematical and quirky. In Knits for Nerds, Toni Carr offers up projects based on all manner of books, movies, and TV nerds love, including: #xB7;A sexy Star Trekminidress uniform #xB7;Hobbit feet slippers #xB7;A Joss Whedon#x19;s Fireflyscarf to go with your Jayne Cobb Hat #xB7;Baaby beanie with elf ears #xB7; Big Bang Theory-inspired his and hers sweater vests #xB7;Padme's battle cape from Star Wars The knitting webosphere is alive with evidence that knitters are sci-fi, fantasy, comics, and manga geeks! For example: #xB7;A quick search for the Jayne Cobb hat (sci-fi show, Firefly) on ravelry.com pulls up 25 separate patterns, most of which have been knit hundreds of times. #xB7;Several other nerdy patterns are extremely popular as well. A Binary Scarf and Space Invader socks have both been listed on ravelry. Each boasts over 200 projects made.#xA0; #xB7;A quick search on etsy.com, a site which sells home made goods, shows many knit, nerdy inspired projects! From knit Star Trek characters, sci-fi inspired yarn, Batgirl gloves, and more! #xB7;The group, Nerdy Knittersboasts around 2,700 members from ravelry.com #xB7; Doctor Whofans on Ravelry meet on the group, Who Knits?, with around 3,300 members. #xB7;Geekcrafts.com profiles any and all crafts that relate to geeks. Yet no book of knits has catered to this communityor the many people that take costuming for sci-fi conventions with utmost seriousness and DIY passion.

Joan of Dark (a/k/a Toni Carr) is an avid lover of all things knit and crocheted. She has been featured on two DIY Network shows, Uncommon Threads and Knitty Gritty. She's the author of the book Knockdown Knits (Wiley), and her patterns have been published on KnitPicks.com and in Vampire Knits (Potter Craft). Her sense of style was also profiled in Indianapolis Monthly, Nuvo, and Intake Weekly. With a science fiction writer for a mother, and a father who made sure that her comic book collection was always stocked, she had no choice but to grow up a geek!


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