Well, I am writing this having failed to make a PS3 by midnight last night - it was fairly obvious once I started that it was going to take a lot longer especially seeing as I want to write the pattern for it as I'm going along, so there will be a fair amount of trial and error. I'm going to start the knitting today having made a cardboard frame and figured out the basic net.
When I told people yesterday that I was going to knit a PS3 their response was "But do you want a PS3?" - and I don't but I'd failed to explain to them my change in direction slightly: to knit what everyone else wants. Maybe this process will actually help me realise what I want? The PS3 wasn't one of the items on the "British Shopping Basket" list but I was just absolutely amazed that people would be queueing for it for over 12 hours, and the price is absolutely extortionate! It just really makes me question where people's priorities lie with their money and with their time - £460 is approximately how much one of these machines costs and it's essentially just for watching films and playing games! This is no doubt an object which a lot of people want, but I really don't - hopefully by knitting one I can highlight the sheer absurdity of putting so much prestige onto a games console!