Again with the dry dock...

[susandennis]

My first choice would be to have ears that never get infected and a clear shot from here to the pool and back without bumper to bumper traffic. I love starting day in water.

But... I think my ears need to dry out for a day and I can't stand to sit in that traffic again. Although, most of the relief from my route is on hold. They will open the tunnel on Monday BUT not the key ramp needed to move the people clogging my road along. Initially they said that it would be open a week later. Now they are saying 'a week to 10 days'. Slippery slope.

On the upside, I got to sleep in. I have always been a morning person. Always. In school, I got up early early to do the homework I had ignored the night before. In my working life I was always the first person in the office every morning. Always. I've never been able to or interested in staying up late at night. Just nothing there for me. But, mornings, yes. I love the dark melting into light. I love the quiet. I love the coffee. I love getting up and getting things done before dawn. And then having the whole rest of the day available.

So, when I say I got to sleep in. I mean I woke up, as usual, at 4:30 and then laid there dozing and enjoying until 6:30. And then got up. It felt 1/2 luxurious and 1/2 lazy. I'm ok with both. Once in a while.

There's a kid - Marques Brownlee (MKBHD). Well, young man, who's tech review You Tube videos I started watching years ago when he was in high school. He was so good at explaining stuff back then. Now he has grown into a brilliant young man who has carved out an genre all his own. It's been fascinating to watch.

Anyway, his Instagram stories show that he's in Seattle (from his home in New Jersey) and I'm dying to know why. I would have a truly teen aged squeel if I saw him on the street. (However, since I rarely go on the street, that's not a likelihood.) Still, what's he doing here?? hmmmmm

I learned to knit with I was six and have been knitting ever since. I used to do a lot of embroidery and teach macrame. I have done a lot of crocheting in the past year. But, nothing, nothing, nothing I've ever done could match what this lady's work. Holy crap. Is it real or is is memorex???



One detail that might be missed by non-yarn people is that the sweater on the real person is knitted. The one on the knitted person is crocheted. I think that's a bit of fiber humor.

Like the women above, a lot of my bears look alike so I think I'll make more :)

Comments

[xina-g.livejournal.com]

Holy crap. Ok, I glance at the pics before reading posts ... And I'm like 'how cool, the two gals have matching sweaters they made...'

and then I read what you posted about it. Oh my gawd!! I totally thought it was a real person (I hadn't paid attention to the dog at first glance). That is some mad skill right there! Wow!!

[opakele.livejournal.com]

So.

Where do you store that?

[susandennis]

Store what? The knitted lady? In a museum! Actually, I think she may live in a school.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

One detail that was missed by me is that there is only one real person in that picture. I thought they were twins!

[sweetmeow]

If you had not left a clue that one of those persons was simply crocheted, I would have thought they were two LIVE people. Once I looked closely at the hands and face, I could see the amazing handiwork! Wow!

[restoman.livejournal.com]

At first glance I just thought it was cool to see older twins, with similar dogs, dressing alike. It took a while for it to sink in that one of the ladies is knitted and crocheted ...and her little dog too!

That is amazing work!

[manue7a.livejournal.com]

Gah! O.O

[meathiel]

I had to look twice at the pic as well. Awesome!

[daphnep.livejournal.com]

Ok, I’m looking at this on my phone, so the picture is only 2”. But at that size, I thought it was two friends in matching sweaters, one walking a dog and the other with a knitted dog. I did NOT see that the “friend” was also knitted until I read on! This is hilarious! And wonderful.

[susandennis]

Isn't it, though??? and, the knitted dog was the last thing I spotted. Her other work (on her website) is also magnificent.

[roasted-beets.livejournal.com]

and the knitted dog was the *first* thing I spotted.

[sweetmeow]

...and I JUST spotted the knitted dog about 10 minutes ago. All afternoon I kept thinking of a real dog being held on a leash held by a knitted human, and how that dog must have been really obedient not to simply run away! Then I looked closer. Damn - the dog's knitted, too!

[susandennis]

it's truly amazing, isn't it? I'd love to see her stuff in person.

[beadyeyedbeth.livejournal.com]

I zoomed in on the photo on my large monitor and was amazed! Also, not being handy with a crochet or knitting needles I had no idea there was such a difference! I think I prefer the close, neater-looking knit of the knitted sweater. Now I want to learn how to knit.

[sight.livejournal.com]

Wtf!! That’s not a person?!! I didn’t realize until I read what you write. I thought they crocheted fur to a real dog, lolol.

[ozswede.livejournal.com]

I love those knitted people. Apparently she has embarked on a really ambitious project of knitting and crocheting sculptures of her fellow villagers in Hämeenkyrö, Finland. She's incredibly talented.

[susandennis]

Now I want to go to Finland!

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

Re your ears: I have a friend who gets swimmer's ear every time she swims (in the sea rather than a pool, but same diff). She now uses swimmer's ear drops before she swims and it's solved the problem. The drops are labelled as a preventative as well as a cure.

[seekerval.livejournal.com]

Good Heavens! Definitely had the mis-perception on first look that these were twins. What an amazing series of knitted/crocheted projects she's accomplished!

Blade Runner

[baron-waste.livejournal.com]

Well, it’s good to know that 2019 does have replicants, after a fashion…  [pun intended]

[amw.livejournal.com]

That lady's site is pretty incredible. Cheers for the link, it gave me a smile.