Events
“Coming soon” Instructables will be running a paracord contest. Anything using primarily paracord is eligible. At stake is a custom laser engraved Leatherman (type unspecified). Once the contest gets going, it will be open for 2.5 weeks. The instructable must use paracord, it cannot be done with some other kind of rope with the note “you could also use paracord for this”.
http://www.instructables.com/community/Coming-Soon-Paracord-Contest/

Things to make
Peter Dekker shares an illustrated how to for wrapping your Chinese sword grips. http://www.mandarinmansion.com/art_files/gripwrap.pdf (336 kb) (via)

Things to buy
A designer macramé chair that has won design prizes and purchased by museums (to sit in or display?).
http://www.marcelwanders.nl/wanders/pages/seaters-knotchair_1_8_grouppage.shtml (via)

Things to see and do
The Capital Museum in Beijing has 12 workshops every week, from Tuesday to Saturday, both in the morning and afternoon. Are the workshops just for local kids? Are they just for around New Years? Unknown at this time, but one of the things you can do is to learn how to “knitting Chinese knots,” among other Chinese handcrafts.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/09/content_7457982.htm