Colour Communication Badges Steampunk Hat
Below are some of the details of my physical computing midterm project: The specification for this project was to build a rough prototype of ANYTHING using an Arduino and 1…
AR Unity game to teach children about idioms
Main Idea This is a game targeted at autistic children with difficulties understanding figurative language, though it could potentially be used by any child. Neurodiversity is the term used to…
Knitted Pocket Monkeys
A pair of knitted Pocket Monkeys made as part of a gift using the Pocket Monkey knitting pattern by Amanda Berry The eyes are buttons with dots of black Posca…
Knitted Circus Jumper
Had a great time knitting this Circus jumper by Charlotte Spagner and it's turned out to be one of my favourite jumpers to wear lately. It's so warm and the…
Hexagon DIY floor pouffe
This is my version of the the hexagon DIY floor pouffe from Gina over at The Shabby Creek Cottage. I found the original instructions for calculating the pattern piece very…
Procraftinating
Procraftinating – the act of avoiding all adult responsibilities by burying yourself in various craft projects Akita by Norah Gaughan A quick storage basket made from leftover super chunky…
Steampunk Owl mosaic – photos during and after
This was a holiday commission for a steampunk owl mosaic. This first photo is of the early design stage. Here I was deciding the general shape and tile layout. Below…
Cabled Cup Cozy
I've been missing all the lovely hand dyed yarn so readily available when I was living in the UK. I suppose it's still available now, I just have to order…
Python: black and flake8 pre-commit hooks
I like to use pre-commit hooks in my code before git commits. They are handy for automatic clean-up and to highlight possible issues. Most commonly I use flake8 and black.…
DIY Traveler’s notebook – repurposed backpack
A Traveler's notebook (not a spelling error) is basically a piece of fabric (often leather) with some elastic that you can slide a notebook or notebooks into. I find a…
Pytest & Selenium – use same tests for LIVE, TEST and DEV
Most web platforms these days require at least 3 instances; the production/LIVE version, a test version and a development version. No one wants to have to write and maintain a…
From Instagram – assemblage
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