New!

So, I eliminated 2 boxes of yarn from my stash. No, seriously, I did! And then… I see this at Michael's. So--I bought it.

Madness!

More beads arrived yesterday!! Yay!!

Storm trooper!

I offered to make this cool guy for Andrew, but he gave me the look. I tried.

Today's projects

First up, my new perler bead creation--miss peacock. Then I worked on my two sweaters. The grey is a pullover and the green will be the vest I posted on earlier. Now to bed!!

Dragon!

Yes. Yes I did have more important things to do. But this was so relaxing that I did this instead. So there.

My obsession continues...

Yarn. Ribbon. Stickers. Goats. Hello Kitty. And now? Perler Beads. Check out tonight's complete waste of time. And I loved every minute of it. Tomorrow? A dragon that stands up, too!

OMG! I. Must. Own. This.

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I found this on Etsy and wanted to share it with you.

Totes McGoats illustrated tote bag, block printed canvas tote

$18.00

Etsy is an online marketplace for buying and selling all things handmade.

Sent from Michele's iPad

Perler Penguins

I'm preparing very early for Andrew's advent calendar! Made these today!

I'm a menace

I may or may not have used my iPhone to steal the directions for these two patterns.

New Vest Pattern

Here's the pattern that came in the mail today. I'm excited to get this worked up. It will make an awesome summer sweater.

Current WIP's

I'm working on a baby cocoon for my cousin's baby and this beautiful scarf on the bias in goat yarn! One is a mindless knit and one drives me crazy, so I alter which one i work on depending on where I am. Loving the cocoon! A student wants me to modify it and make it into a hat for her. We shall see.

(Sigh)

Haven't been around much lately. Been trying to pull out of my winter funk and in turn I've been reading a lot and breaking things (some on purpose and some not). Seems I have a little tantrum from time to time and then I feel better. Today my vacuum died and could not be saved despite all tries to revive it. As a result I may have dragged it down the stairs, kicked it and then dragged it to the trash can where I heaved it not so gracefully to its grave. I felt marginally better. I think the job is getting to me. Seriously. And not having my BFF nearby. I never used to be this angry--and I don't take it out on anyone, just my kenmore vacuum...

I'm also tired of being mistreated at work by children. Today a girl went into a rage at me for no reason and I got the lecture for not being professional. Really? She's 9. I don't care about her home life--there's never ever any reason for the hate and anger I received for merely saying her name. How long do I have to take this? Exactly. 20+ more years. If I don't slap someone.

So, I don't feel much like knitting or crocheting or vacuuming or cooking or anything. I'm spending all my time trying to be "professional" and not human.

198 Yards of Heaven

Restarted my shawlette this evening. 198 yards of heaven by Christy Verity. It's working much better this to around because I stopped watching tv while working on it. I actually turned on Christmas music and it worked marvelously at keeping me centered. Only 193 yards to go!!

Patterns!

I found patterned ribbon! Love!!! I especially love the one with stripes. (But Andrew says that's the one he doesn't like. Men!)

Newest pattern

Found this lovely new tutorial on how to make a woven ribbon headband using 6 ribbons instead of the 4 I've been using. Can't wait to try it out tomorrow.

Cowl!

Newest addition to my cowl collection! Did it in my favorite malabrigo rasta yarn.

More!!

I did a few more headbands today. Only 11 left to do until I meet my quota. Of course, I said I would stop at 32, but I can always be tempted to go buy more.