I made this for my great aunt.

I was really worried about the yarn, but it turned out pretty fricken awesome. I think this is going to be my new favorite gift to make for tiny people. The pattern demanded a little frustration but it was worth it. I got the pattern off of ravelry; here's a link straight to the pattern: http://www.interweave.com/knit/books/Wrap_Style/chanson_crochet.pdf
Ravelry, oh how I love you.
And also, always at least doubt ugly book photos.... ;)

yes yes san diego caught on fire and i had a week off and my head is nice and cleared up and i've become an insomniac for the time being and today i carved a pumpkin and and and well here


roasted & ate the seeds and they were yummy. though roasted. on to the next thing...

sprouts! flax seeds.

playing around on ravelry because i finally got my invite and now i want to finish all my ufos but umm i'm too busy entering everything into the website and what it's 2am? crap!
the same thing happened with librarything...is still happening...damn this machine.

and i need to knit, huh.

I made this thing.

pattern is on Craftster somewhere...really easy & quick, if I can figure out how to get it not-so-huge I may make more in different colors.

my cat keeps licking the fur off his belly. so i figured he might appreciate a sweater.

apparently not. ungrateful little goblin.

one step closer to crazy cat lady. or am i already there??

this was supposed to fit on my hand but my hands arent as gargantuan as the average hand, i suppose?

i got a new job...in the library direction. it is the equivalent of special collections for hollywood. oh, yes. it is fantastic & all is good.

also
the belly dance! it has taken over.


that scarf took for-evv-errrr. and beads are a pain in the ass.

i have been shaking my butt off. it is fantastic and all is good.

i got laid off. the whole freaking office did, to be completely accurate. this is fantastic news, and i've had interviews every other day or so, so it's all alright i guess.

i can't finish anything though. here is what is going on. i am neglecting the belly dance footless sandals in order to write this, too.

the day after they announced the layoff (a month ago?) i got two huge men's thrift store sweaters, cotton & cashmere, unraveled them, and am making two shirts. so far. i have a feeling i will have extra yarn. and i'm also doing the foot things. completely ridiculous, but they go with the ridiculousness that is belly dancing. ha!

and today i stumbled upon someone's dead grandmother's stash at the thrift store. tons of needles & hooks...$8. dead grandma, or whoever, thanks a bunch!

and shouldn't i be painting? i paint! why haven't i painted in years? i need to paint. paint is such a messy pain in the ass.

i made jello shots this morning. yessss.

belly dance is going all kinds of well, there's a group performance on may 5, and we have a dress rehearsal at a university's cultural fair next saturday. i am peeing myself over all of this. almost. i still can't quite 3/4 shimmy and breathe at the same time. nice.