Assorted items

Nothing of interest going on here. In the meantime, here are some knitting-related links that may or may not appeal to you:

-Fanboy/fangirl culture collides with knitting in the form of Hobbit booties and knitted lightsabers.

-The group Knitting for Dolphins opposes the U.S. Navy's plan to utilize dolphins from San Diego to protect the submarine fleet in the Northwest and is making sweaters in symbolic protest.

-Opening her own knitting studio in Massachusetts is among the things that actress Karen Allen has been up to since Raiders of the Lost Ark.