Opening text:

Okay, well, it’s not text.  But it’s the beginnings of a mini-saga, so how else should it open?

Imperial Cog motif from this site.  I’m also going to be using the Stormtrooper Helmet pattern from here.  Yarn is Dale of Norway Falk, which I picked up from Webs.

Knitting this on a 16” US 3 Knit Picks metal circular.  I’m kinda wishing they had introduced the wooden ones when I’d ordered it, but it’s only a minor quibble.  I’m really liking the wooden DPNs – wood just feels better in my hands than metal.

Everyone, get your minds out of the gutters.  Now!