norrskensbards cloak stats

So far we have done 58 hours of stitching on the cloak. This is about 14.5 meters of embroidery. I just measured, the northern lights, instrument, and cloak hem together comprise about 41.3 meters of embroidery, so we are about 35% done.

It has been 31 days since I started, which means that the cloak has seen an average of 1.9 hours a day of stitching.

There are 51 days left before the event, which means it will need 2.1 hours a day between now and then to be done. Good thing more than one person can work on it at once.

By "done" I mean the minimum, not the ideal--these numbers don't include a third colour of lights that would be nice to add on top (I have the fabric). They also don't include the stitching around the hem to keep the lining from poofing out (as well as looking nice itself) or the letters around the hem saying that the cloak is for the Norrskensbard.

trikes and velomobiels

Last week Tuesday I had an adventure that I haven't posted about. As I was about to hop on my trike to leave work I was passed by a long, low, enclosed vehicle that caught my interest, so I hurried to catch up with it. It turns out to be a velomobile. It is pedal powered and has three-wheel, but the driver is quite instant that it is not a trike like mine is.

We chatted a bit and he let me try it. I rather liked it, and think it would be fantastic in rainy weather, but it can also be quite noisy in there. He was about to pedal to Kiruna (four hours away by car, driving the speed limit, so I suspect rather longer by the velomobile, even though it is WAY faster than I normally pedal. However, he wanted some coffee for the road, so I brought him back to our place where he entertained me, mom, and lord_kjar (who was home on lunch) with interesting conversation before he continued on his way.

He was nice enough to share some photos...

one of me, mom, and his velomobiel, with a bonus view of our new lada in the background:


and one of me on my beautiful commute home from work:



(He pedaled on the road as he doesn't like the noise of pedaling on a dirt/gravel bike, which gave him a nice vantage point for the photo. Thankfully, they have paved the path this week, so now it is so sweet to pedal on.)