hours spent on Nordanil prep

I have finally finished doing the data entry for how many hours I spent on projects for Nordanil. I will share the list here, because you guys are the only people who will really appreciate it. (This list doesn't count the hours on the things I already had before I signed up for the event, like my tunics and trousers, only one of which was made after it occurred to me to keep track of project hours.)

48 hours for the coat, 44 for the beard, 19 for the man-muscles, 17 for the shield, 3.6 for the mug, 0.4 for viking underwear, 1.2 for a leather case to hide my phone in, 30 for the nålbinded hat that didn't get done on time (ran out of that yarn, but have now found some that will do to finish it), 15 for the sexy viking cloak that isn't done yet (it has a Long way to go yet), and 6.5 hours for the failed attempt at making a "wax tablet" that is really a wooden case for a phone.)

So, less than 200 hours prep work specifically for the event (not counting character development or reading the web page and intrigue, either).

Medieval Garmets Reconstructed

I have been avoiding getting a copy of Medieval Garmets Reconstructed because I have a strong preference for pdf over paper books. One can do a key word search in a pdf, and it is possible to open it more than once (or use the Windows snipping tool) to get a figure on one monitor and the text describing it on the other, so that it is easier to see what the text describes.

Much to my delight, Neulakko mentioned on her blog that the book is now available as a freely downloadable pdf!

I am tempted to try making the hair "circlet" featured in figure 2 (p 11), since I have a fair bit of hair left over from the great beard project.