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B. Lucky & Sons opens in Brisbane!

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Arcade Bars are becoming a big deal. While a lot have that retro feeling we all crave, or rely on their cocktails being named after Sonic the Hedgehog characters, B. Lucky and Sons hits a lot of those marks the others don’t.

Hidden in the newly revamped TC Beirne Department Store off the Brunswick St Mall in Fortitude Valley, you could easily miss it. From the outside, it looks like a pawn shop. But it’s by design. Created in the spirit of an illegal gambling den, you pass the pawn-shop-but-really-a-prize-hall, to the sparkling games within. The neon lights and whirling and howling noises of the games will easily show you where you are.

B. Lucky and Sons is the second of its kind, after a successful launch in Melbourne about a month ago, and from the minds of those who brought us Holey Moley and Strike Bowling. It’s certainly scratching an itch you didn’t know you had. With new games based on the Tomb Raider and Rampage movies, and old arcade favourites like Dance Dance Revolution and Space Invaders.

And the owners know their audience. Want to hang out with your friends? Want a place to take a date? Want some good food? Want to spend some fun times winning some great retro prizes?

There’s certainly an audience for it. Want somewhere to bring a date? Why not try win them a kitchy prize of let them beat you at skee-ball. Want somewhere fun to hang out with your friends? Why not beat them at Mario Kart. Want some great food and cool cocktails while sitting in a replicated tie fighter cockpit? Well, B. Lucky and Sons definitely has you covered there.

Want to check out the newest drawcard for Fortitude Valley? B. Lucky and Sons opens on Thursday September 27. Get in quick and win the retro Return of the Jedi puzzle!

Written by Brice Fallon.

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Most of these winter sock knitting patterns have colorwork on a winter theme, but your winter socks certainly don’t have to. Darling Jadore has some really cute Cozy Cabin Socks that are worked in worsted weight yarn and sized for the average adult woman (shoe size 6-9.5 US) that have contrasting cuffs, heels and toes, but that’s as colorful as they get. Of course you could work yours in a solid color or add stripes or whatever you like.

Another pretty winter sock without a winter motif is the Woodland Winter Sock form North Woods Knit Co1. This is actually a collection of three sock designs, all with lots of cable work and texture that makes them fun to knit and cozy to wear. Each pattern comes in four sizes, and while they’re not for beginners, you’ll pick up the stitch patterns quickly and they’ll become a pretty easy knit.

Snowflakes are a classic motif for all sorts of winter garments, and they’re a fun addition to socks, too. The Winter Magic Socks from Knitty Natty on Ravelry use fingering weight yarn and have a band of  colorwork with star-like snowflakes around the leg and beaded accents. A contrasting toe is optional. The pattern comes in three sizes for adults and has top down and toe up instructions, but it doesn’t include instructions for knitting the heels so you can choose the heel you like best.

For a bolder pattern try the winter socks from Sandra C Designs, which have Latvian braid accents as well as a traditional Fair Isle star. They call for two colors of fingering weight yarn and come in three sizes for large children to large adults.

How about some winter animals on your socks? Walking in a Winter Wonderland from Elizabeth Penney (find it on Ravelry) features reindeer and tree motifs on the leg and simple two-color designs on the foot. There’s a little bow at the cuff to help hold these long socks in place. Four sizes are available and the pattern is considered advanced because of all the colorwork.

In a similar vein and also available on Ravelry are the Winter Moose Socks by Renarde Endormie, with have a herd of moose circling the leg. These are worked with two colors in the round from the top down, with lots of colorwork on the leg and a mostly solid foot with trees and diamonds before the toe shaping. Three sizes are available.