Why am I sharing this? Well, a few years back I got my hands on a gorgeous limited edition skein of Starry, Starry Night from the Three Irish Girls:
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| The gorgeous skein, photo from Three Irish Girls |
| The original inspiration, by Van Gogh |
It was a gorgeous hank of yarn and I knew it was destined for something special. It sat in my stash for years, waiting for the right project which never seemed to come along.
And then...this happened:
| See the little TARDIS in the sky? |
And I saw this:
| And then...it explodes. |
And it all just clicked. My Starry, Starry Night needed to become Exploding TARDIS Socks. I dug through my stash and found a gorgeous (and perfectly matching!) skein of Cian, a bright yellow semi-solid from Three Irish Girls and set to work while on a road trip to New Jersey. By the time I got home, I had these:
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| My AWESOME Exploding TARDIS Socks. |
What great bits of nerdery have y'all engaged in?