We spent the night pet sitting for my parents this weekend, and took the opportunity to get caught up on some photos. We brought Wedgie along, and man, was he ever happy when we left!

We took photos of this shawl…

which will be ready for testing by the end of this month

and took photos of this crescent shaped shawl / wrap, which is in testing right now…

Took photos of this finished wool scrap vest (crochet)

and finally took photos of my finished February Lady sweater, started on vacation last year!

black acrylic, to wear at work…

On the way home, we ran into a wild turkey

Yes, it’s Wednesday and another week with no WIP post to share. And as of right now, nothing to share for Friday FO, either. I’ve been plugging away on Jon’s socks – about 4.5″ of leg on both sock is complete, and I did take a photo – which is in my camera, which I left at work. I’ve been working on my afghan design – you know, the one where I spent 6 hours crocheting only to realize I skipped a complete row, the very first row I worked that am, so had to spend forever frogging it only to recrochet it all, only to discover I had made a serious error 6 rows previous – as in, I forgot which row I was even crocheting & wasn’t watching so just completely made up something new for half the row. Sigh. That’s what happens when you get sucked into watching Smallville (and yes, it’s for the first time, we’re borrowing the disks from the library).

So, with no WIP post to share, I thought I’d share interesting blog posts, I haven’t done this in a while.

on the webs blog, a celebration of crochet shawls
Kathryn wrote a very nice article about “niche” crochet skills to learn, like broomstick & hairpin lace. I was very surprised to realize I’ve done every one of the items on her list, at least a little – like crochet jewelry, which was a disaster, but at least I attempted it!
Totally tutorials shares how to crochet a brooch – great for a last minute easter gift!
Something I’ve been doing for years – dying yarn with easter egg dye
how and why to use a tapestry needle with your crocheting
tutorial – foundation single crochet
My friend Linda needs help naming her afghan she’s donating to a silent auction to raise money
how to make plarn
free crochet egg cozy patterns

Now, non-crochet stuff… I’ve been obsessing over canning lately, and Canning Granny is turning into one of my favorite daily (ha! like I read blogs daily!) reads. She’s currently comparing her life, to one of her favorite children’s series – Little House on the Prairie. Even if you don’t care for canning, it’s an interesting read

how to make reuseable snack/sandwich bags (sewn)

What has inspired you this week?

Good afternoon! how goes it with ya’ll? Hope you are having a pleasant day.

I wanted to share with you two new designs that I’ve recently published – one was last week & the other was about a month ago. Both are top down, basic sweaters suitable for any 18″ dolls. They’ve been tested and tried on a variety of dolls.

First, the Little Something Shrug

And second, the Little Something Cardigan

Thanks for looking!