What people search to find my blog.

One of my favourite tools is the one that shows which search words have directed people to my blog. The results go from no-brainers such as "lolita" to absolute wtf HOW AND WHY, so naturally I wanted to share.

Let's begin with the searches done during a week:

wa lolita: Well, I'm flattered but alas this blog may not be your best source. Here's some links to people smarter than me:

Lolita Fashion Wiki for the basics.

Make Lovely's article on the style covers it nicely and has a good list of advice on what to do vs. what NOT to do.

Sugar Bomb's Taking the ita out of wa-lolita.

tumblr.com pillory: Uh... I went to the tag but as you'd guess it it's full of porn. Sorry Sir/M'am cannot help you with this one!

breidholt-kaino.blogspot.com: why yes hello I really am me, it's absolutely delightful to see you, would you like some tea? Coffee?

gunne sax mekko: English: "gunne sax dress". This one maybe?

is lolita fashion cultural appropriation: It is not. No one's culture has been taken away and bastardized there. Lolita fashion leans on historical fashion styles and it's a street style, not an important piece of anyone's culture I'm sorry to say. Nothing in the influence of lolita fashion or the fashion itself is something that you'd have to earn before you can wear it either. So no, and don't go and claim it is CA unless you really are trying to cheapen the meaning of "cultural appropriation".

loli zone: wut

traditional viking garb: I can think of only one entry here that would somewhat fit this search. A more handy place to look for this info is here.

wa lolita hairstyles: the reason there isn't an entry for this here is that there is no "wa lolita hairstyle" other than any hairstyle that would go with lolita in general.

wa lolita top pattern: perhaps the garment that wa lolita takes the most of its influence from is a yukata, here's an excellent, detailed DIY guide with patterns etc. that you can use. Just shorten the pattern to your liking, add width and so forth if necessary.

Moving on, the next searches are all done within a month.

wa lolita: there's also a tag on the side.

obi site:blogspot.com: alas you seem to have arrived to a useless blog for that. :S I'd try to help you onward but I've no idea what, exactly, you were looking for - kitsuke? Different obis explained? Obis for sale?

ss pylsur: go here for your SS sausage.

don't wear wa lolita unless your - uuuuuuuuh I do hope that the next word was just cut because it didn't fit in the field. You searched for this a couple of times too didn't you? I'm sure you mean well but for future reference don't use that short J-word, it's pretty horrible.

tumblr.com pillory: you know what, FINE.

ADMIT IT THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO FIND

anesan musubi obi: instructions on how to make the basic anesan musubi here! 

bisque doll kainoliero: ??????

breidholt-kaino.blogspot.com: ya halo still correct.

bubble tea pancake in iceland: you are looking for this cafe. It's on Laugavegur downtown, walk towards Hlemmur and you won't fail to find it!

These were all more or less understandable, right? Well then let's move on to the searches done the whole time this blog has been in existence. Buckle up!

 patrick woodroffe: yes I've blogged about his work a lot, namely because he's my favourite artist evereverever. You might still find more of the good stuff here on his homepage though.

obi site:blogspot.com: the thing I just don't understand is how can I have that amount of hits in this search?!?

pamela anderson: WAT NO SERIOUSLY NOW

WHY

IT'S ON TRIPLE DIGITS EVEN

WHY

breidholt-kaino.blogspot.com: I'M NOT PAMELA I DON'T EVEN HAVE BOOBS

patrick woodroffe art: check the homepage!

cthulhu mittens: yes I have some. If you want some too go here, or here if you'd rather go for Kraken.

90's make up: FOR THE LAST TIME I. AM. NOT. PAMELA.

puffin knitting pattern: here, have fun with it!

breiðholt kaino: yes that is me. Not Pamela. There is no Pamela go away.

Happy now?

Breiðholt's Puffin Scarf.

Hi all! This is my newest project, Breiðholt's Puffin Scarf. It all began as a random idea, but somewhere along the way I realized it really is kind of a fun pattern so I decided to share it. You're free to use this pattern but please don't make changes to it (other than the possible ones specified in the pattern) or rename it. Also credit it to me and/or include a link to this page, please. :)

I like how versatile it is for such a simple pattern. I easily found three different ways of tying it and likely there are even more. Besides it's really warm and cozy.

Here's the pattern then. It's not much work either – I finished working on it in less than two days.

What you need are a set of 5 double pointed needles size 2.5(US)/3.0mm and two different colours of wool. However, you can freely change the colours and the amount of them - be it single colour or a total rainbow, all is fine. I'm using one ball of black and another of white Léttlopi (= light unspun wool) myself, thick enough to usually warrant 6-8 (US)/4-5mm needles! Tension needs to be 20 stitches = 10cm / 3.9 inches.

Cast on 30 stitches and knit 5 rows of stocking stitch. Knit the puffin as the pattern shows, leaving 5 stiches on each side of the pattern. Continue with 10 rows of stocking stitch.

Begin to knit 1 purl 1 knit 1 purl 1 etc. for the next 20 rows.

For the lace part, knit two stitches togerher, yarn over, 2tog, yo for a whole row. Turn around and cast a new stitch to the beginning of the row, then knit the rest. Continue for eight rows. Then change the direction of the lace and create those wavy edges: cast a new stitch to the beginning of the next row and follow with 2tog, yo, 2tog, yo etc. Do not cast on any new stitches on the other side this time. Knit altogether 16 times changing the direction every 8 rows, or as long as you'd like the scarf to be. Any length is fine as long as it reaches around your neck. :D

Next row will once again be knit 1 purl 1 knit 1 purl 1 etc. Don't change the colour just yet if you're making a two colour scarf. Continue for three rows with the first colour and then change for the other colour; this will look tidier when the scarf is finished. Continue for five more rows in the other colour, then divide the stiches onto three needles and knit each one separately for 10 rows. Then join the stitches once again onto one needle and continue for 5 more rows before returning to stocking stitch.

20 rows more of stocking stitch and then follow the puffin pattern again, but this time begin from the puffin's head and knit it “upside-down” so it will be right side around on the finished scarf. See that the beak of both puffins points at the same direction! After the pattern's done, knit 5 more rows and then bind off, weave in ends and steam the scarf.