Geekiest. Knitting project. Ever.

This is the beginnings of the Star Wars related knitting project I hinted at in my Jayne Hat post. From the back:


Further along, this time from the front:

And yes, all five of those plastic bags contain balls of yarn that are currently feeding into the project. Figuring out the design (and how to use knitting graph paper, and how to work with gauge, and how to tailor a project to measurements, and how to knit intarsia) took a while, but I think it's going to be worth it.

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In dissertation news:

Pages cut today: 4 (for the greater good)
Pages written today: 4 (yay!)
Running page count: 30.5

Best writing aid: a detailed outline