This is a beginner project (according to ratings on Ravelry). If you like a free pattern, download it ASAP because you never know if it will disappear or become a pay pattern.The author describes the project as:
An oversized hood worked in one piece with shaping and moss stitch detail - no seaming required!
For more knit and crochet hoods that I’ve posted, see below:
Over the weekend, I went to APE Con and bought myself a bulbasaur from the Succulent Monsters booth! It was super awesome seeing the original designer in person :D Later I painted the tiny fella with acrylic and is now keeping me company on my desk. His name is lil’ b~
#throwbackthursday This aye-aye was shot by a local village in Madagascar. Aye-ayes are seen as bad omens and signs of appending death. They are killed to “protect” the village. After surgery to remove the two projectiles near her spine, this aye-aye made a full recovery! This incident stresses the importance of our education efforts in local villages to show the unique beauty of this highly endangered lemur, before they are all gone.
These are the Drukpa Buddhist nuns. After the April 25, 2015 earthquake in Nepal, they stayed in devastated areas and helped clear rubble, and provide food and shelter.
This nunnery was inspired to train in kung fu by female martial artists from Vietnam. These nuns defy tradition for Buddhist nuns and eschew domestic work in the service of monks for community service, education and activism.
