So, I was browsing the Ravelry forums the other day and may or may not have found myself spending a little too much time on the Karl Urban appreciation thread. Which, in addition to some mind-numbingly hot photos, mentioned a thread with pictures of Anders reading Ravelry.

My curiosity aroused, I decided to hunt down the thread. Apparently, a fellow Raveler is involved with a charity that Michael Trucco suppprts. Trucco, for any non-geeks, played Sam Anders in Battlestar: Galactica.

Anyway, she showed him the Battlestar Knitters group, and in her post about it, mentioned that he loved Starbuck’s Mandala Hat!!!

I just about hyperventilated when I read that! He likes my hat! I had a total fangirl squee moment at my desk. It’s weird to think of anyone from BSG ever even seeing the hay, and the fact that he likes it is so awesome. (Michael, if you ever read this, shoot me an email and there’s a hat with your name on it. Or anyone else from BSG, really.)

This totally made my week.

First of all, hi to all the new folks who’ve found me via Battlestar Galactica links. If any of you are making Starbuck’s Mandala Hats, please share pictures! I would LOVE to see them! This blog isn’t entirely fandom knitting, but I can feel a bit more of that coming on so I hope you’ll stick around.

In other knitting news, I’ve been hopelessly busy this week so there’s not much to report. And I keep falling asleep early before I can take pictures (oops)! I finished the body of the Sawtooth skirt, and have enough edging, I think–I’ll be adding the elastic and sewing it together in class this week.

I’ve also begun the Holly Jacket from the latest Interweave Knits. I’m subbing in Knitpicks yarn, in a pretty shade of green. So far it’s working up nicely, and I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

Oh, and I’m totally psyched for the new Battlestar! I can’t wait!

Now available, Starbuck’s Mandala Hat Pattern. You can read or print it out online, or if you’d like a .PDF copy to have for your very own, shoot me an email at quirkyknitgirl@gmail.com.

This is a super quick knit, just in time for the premiere of season 4.

Enjoy!

Remember that extremely bright, primary-colored yarn I posted a while back? Well, I finally finished the project it was meant for.

I present to you, Starbuck’s Mandala Hat:

For those of you who are looking confused, this is the first of (hopefully) many designs inspired by fandom. In this case, Battlestar Galactica. Starbuck (played by the always kick-ass Katee Sackhoff) paints this mandala in shades of yellow, red, and blue on the walls of her apartment on Caprica, not realizing that it has much greater significance in the search for Earth and her destiny.

I loved the colors and spiral-pattern of the design, and I thought it would make a perfect hat. It didn’t take long to make, once I sorted everything out with the spirals and stopped putting it aside for other things. Keep an eye out for better (modeled!) photos and a link to the pattern later this week.