Monday Monday

When I added myself to the Free Fabric Friday drawing over at Sew, Mama Sew the blog, an email from Kristen asking me to pick out two fabrics from Heather Ross’ West Hill collection was the last thing I expected. Which makes finding this nifty little package in my mailbox on Saturday all the more enjoyable:

Matrioshki on beige and adorable tadpoles

My entire weekend was wonderful like this. We slept in, walked around the market, made a quick trip to the library, and even caught a few garage sales. And, oh do I have a treat for Thursday! I can’t wait to share my latest find.

I also have a finished object (*gasp*):

We went over last night to meet Baby Boy and these items were gifted. The booties ended up being simple toe-up baby socks with picot edging, sans pattern. Here is also a tiny kippah for Baby to wear during the ceremony. It is crocheted from a basic Star of David pattern. I am happy to add that the family is doing well and Baby is absolutely gorgeous, tiny, and sweet.

 

Crafty Crochet

Tuesday, my doctor removed Big Stinky Splint in favor of a smaller removable one. Yay! He also gave me the go ahead to start working with my left hand again (even though I had sort of already begun doing that). So now I’m typing with both hands again (oh for the love of speedy typing) and trying to crochet a bit.

Every body has been talking about Crafty Daisies’ Learn to Crochet series. It is a great opportunity to start crocheting if you don’t already know how, and if you do, to take it up again. So, I picked up the needle and crocheted this little granny square that was linked to through their lesson last week:

I added a little loop so that I can use this as a pot holder. (The loop was added in the last row in lieu of a corner stitch.)

For some reason, I have the urge to collect granny squares. Maybe I’ll make a throw at some point, even though I’ve never been particularly attracted to that sort of blanket. Hmm, it could always be gifted, I suppose.