Packages Have Come :)

   Yesterday, I got 2 of my packages :) One from a sweet lady that sent me interchangeable knitting needles and super GGH Soft Kid in Soft Pink and Dark Horse Wink in Pink :) And the other from one of the giveaways that I won :) Sweet Georgia Tough Love Sock Yarn in Tourmaline, Idaho Huckleberry Jam, and 6 gorgeous handmade stitch markers from The Bead Knitter :)

   Now just waiting on my Moonshine yarn to come in!!!

Designing, My Obsession, and Poisoned Cookies

   Today, I decided to make some alterations to my design, put white trim around the edge and make the body blue. The colors together make me think of my dear boyfriend, Steven, every time I pick it up to work on it. I'm not going to reveal what I'm designing but I will say, for you crocheters out there, this is a crochet design! It's turning out beautifully and I can't wait to get it graded, edited, and tested, then finally, self published! For the knitters out there, once I get the set of interchangeable's that a sweet lady is sending me, I will try my hardest to design a knit pattern!

   Yes, you read the title right, my obsession is... Yogurt pretzels! My whole family is obsessed with these! Whether its chocolate, sprinkles, striped, flavored, or just plain yogurt, we will devour them within a small amount of time! They're just so.... Heavenly! It's definitely a sweet treat sent from the Lord above! Thank you God! LOL But yes, they are an obsession of mine and my family's.

   Tonight, I will be trying to bake a cake from scratch. I have never done it before, but I thought that I might try! On Monday (forgot to post my Making Monday) I made Oreo Cheesecake Cookies. A recipe found on Pinterest. I can say they were terrible! I thought that combining Oreo's and  Cheesecake together would be superbly delectable, but they were horrible! The whole family went to bed with a massive stomach ache. Even I, who made them and suggested them, didn't even take a second bite. Molly, our dog, ran away when she sniffed them! My poor dog, and family! I poisoned them! No not really, it just felt like it!

  Also on Monday, the cat was successfully de-clawed and spayed. She is recovering well and can get up and move around a little bit, but not for long or going very far. She is eating and graiciously welcomed us to give her a few of her favorite treats today. I can also gladly say she is a lot nicer so far! I do love her and hope she gets better soon!

Not Such a Long Day After All!

   I thought today would be a long day.. didn't happen after all. The cat got dropped at the vet, we headed out of town for the dentist and spent less than an hour there! I did, although get over half of the last sleeve done in the car ride there! I can't wait 'til it's done! I really am looking forward to seeing what it looks like!

   Heading home, the people that live behind our apartment, had sheared there many, many sheep. I have always thought about just hopping over the fence at night and shearing their sheeps' lovely wool! Today, I am thinking about knocking on their door and saying, "I am a avid crocheter and knitter, can I have some of your wool?" LOL! I don't have the courage to do it, but I really think it would be wondrous to spin my own 100% wool yarn to knit/crochet with. Hopefully, maybe, when we move to Missouri, my mom will let me get a, maybe 2, sheep. I would probably have to save up money though. Feeding animals is expensive. Feeding, shearing, grooming. It seems like a lot of work, but it would be highly worth it! Then I would get to have yarn all the time, in any color I would like! Oh, the dreams, I can dream and dream about the loads and loads of yarn I may one day have! All hand dyed, hand spun, and from my precious little sheepies!

  Enough of dreamland, time for reality, I need to go get my Cotton Candy Cardigan finished! I am almost done! I will be starting another project probably later tonight, along with working on Mamma's Snowflake Throw!

Crochet Tonight, No Time Tomorrow

   I have finished the first sleeve and started on the second on my Cotton Candy Cardigan today. It's turning out really well! I can't wait! That would be my 4th FO this week! I need to cram all the crocheting in that I can tonight because tomorrow, there will just not be time. Abby (cat) has to be at the vet by 7:30AM and me, and my brothers have to be at the dentist by 9. Then we will probably be couponing a lot the rest of the day. I will probably crochet or knit while I'm in the waiting room at the dentist's office since we will probably be there a while considering there are 4 of us!

   I want to thank Bead Knitter's random number generator for picking lucky number 6! :) I will be waiting, enthusiastically for my prizes also while waiting for my other prize from Juniper Moon Farm :)

Knitting Rampage

   Lately, I have been on a knitting rampage. Looking at knit patterns, searching for cheapest sets of needles, learning new knitting techniques, etc, etc. I don't exactly know why, but I think it's because I finished my first knitted project and felt a major sense of accomplishment, because I mastered a new thing in life. Sadly, I have set aside my crochet projects, which I really need to get back out. Actually, last night, I was working on my Cotton Candy Cardigan and I just couldn't wrap my mind around the concept. I just kept forgetting what I was doing and was crocheting really slow... I really need to get into crochet this week and just let the magic happen, just let the yarn on my hook magically piece itself together.

   Well I'm off to crochet! Wish me happy hooking :)