The Christmas shackles take hold.

I have decided to commit myself to making Christmas gifts for almost everyone that I’m giving a gift to. I am only commiting to hats, mittens, scarves and/or some combination of the three for everyone on my list. That seems doable. I already have one hat, and...

Halloween schmalloween

Here is a quick look at my Halloween costume. I was a vampire (yes, pretty generic). We actually didn’t make it out on Halloween. We went to a skating rink the night before that had unlimited Old Style, Keystone, and skating of course for seven dollars. I got...

Clapotis meets the parents

I’m at my parent’s house for the weekend, hanging out and not doing much, which is exactly what I wanted from the weekend. This is just a quick hello and an update on the progress of my clapotis. I love the way it’s turning out. I’m going to...

L’elephant est fini!

Elijah the elephant is finished. The picture is not the clearest, dear friends, because I am a procrastinator extraordinaire. I spent all Saturday reading away at Breaking Dawn (for the second time, mind you, no urgency needed) and couldn’t put it down. Drew...

Baby elephants do soothe the nerves

Enter Elijah, a precious stuffed elephant designed by Ysolda Teague. I’ve taken a break from Clapotis until I decide what to do. So far this pattern is fun, very easy to follow, and exactly meeting my expectations. It’s a baby shower gift for a shower next...

WTF?!

I started Clapotis, ubiquitous in the blog world, but nevertheless something I desired. I was thoroughly in love with the yarn and this project until I started the second ball. Can you see the color difference? It’s driving me nuts. I could tell that the ball on...