Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Numfar! Do the Dance of Joss!

Dance of Joss
Well, I have been designing again, and it has been fun!  I designed the "Dance of Joss" socks for a Nerd Wars challenge that had us pay homage to the creator of our nerdom.  For me, that is the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, Joss Whedon.  This man has taken the "horror" genre and made it his own, creating a new language, a 'verse for each of his worlds, and a dedicated following that would watch anything he produces/directs/writes.

I am pleased to present the pattern of "Dance of Joss: The Dance of Jonor."  In Angel Season 2 episode 21 "Through the Looking Glass" Joss Whedon actually stars as Numfar.  In the episode he is asked to do two dances, the Dance of Joy and the Dance of Honor.  These dance socks, or yoga socks, are a tribute to those dances.  The pattern can be repeated all around the socks for a Fair Isle approach, or done down one side in an intarsia pattern.

I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed watching the show to get the dance steps, and designing the pattern.

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