Fiber Monday

 

In Which I Did Some Work!

I think I mentioned on Thursday that last week's Crochet Blog didn't happen due to A Lot Of Reasons, one of which being that I had a gift to make someone!

So here is the gift!

"Sir Batwington" aka "Chonky"

Yes, that is a chubby lil battyboo. Yes, I made him for one of the niblings, who named him Chonky. Because he is Chonky. Heccin Chonky.

Chonky here is made from Red Heart Super Saver yarns, safety eyes, and polyfill. I got the pattern from Sweet Softies and he came together like a dream. If you've got a bat-lover in your life, this pattern's a fantastic option! I'll probably check out other amigurumi on that site in the future.

I have other requests for critters, so I'll get to work on those soon enough, but for now, I'm still working on that Blue Shawl. I only worked on it for 52 minutes this week, but that still brings our total time on this one shawl up to over nine hours!

Future projects may include: a few more Goblin Bags (scrap yarn bags that'll hold random goodies plucked from random places), a couple of water bottle holders from the cotton yarns I've accumulated, possibly another cardigan, possible a shoulder dragon. We'll see.

If I do make the shoulder dragon, I'm going to use it for, of all things, making a cloth pattern so I can sew up an alternate version of it. The cloth dragon will be filled with sand. This is for a character I'd like to work on for either the RennFaire I'm attending in September or possibly future Halloween usage.

Any suggestions for cool looking free dragon crochet patterns would be deeply appreciated. I cannot wait to start working on him.

Anyway, that'll be all from me for now. I know it's late. The day got away from me lol.

Go Enjoy Something!

FC

Talk About Tuesday

 

In Which I Napped Too Much LOL

So.

I may have gotten a bit caught-up in my crochet yesterday.

And it may not have gone well.

I made half a shirt and... I misread the pattern. In my defense, I do that a lot with DROPS patterns, and this one was especially obtuse to me. It has been frogged and set aside for the time being, but eventually I hope to have it made.

Today, though. Today I just did not want to get up. Whether it was the indecisive weather (too hot! too cold! super damp!), the skunk outside my house (phew), or the incessant complaining of a very cranky and lonely cricket, I could not fall asleep until well passed 3AM.

Which makes my awakening at around 8:30AM that much more frustrating.

Naps and I do not usually get along. In the past, napping is either "well, have 8 hours during the day and say goodbye to your circadian rhythm" or "you have laid here for 3 hours and not rested at all, also still say goodbye to your circadian rhythm you putz".

Today was... the latter, sadly. I napped all day and slept not a wink. It's why I don't nap.

But don't think I did nothing all day!

In fact I:

• Walked a mile and a half on the treadmill
• Watched a tutorial on how to paint seashells in watercolor
• Read a bunch of articles on various random subjects because laying there with my eyes shut was getting really boring
• Did a bunch of situps
• Frogged that failed shirt pattern
• Made a really satisfying bowl of cereal and 2 cups of coffee (but only 2!)
• Took a shower
• Ate a banana
• Brushed the cat
• Watched a tutorial on how to make digitigrade feet for a fursuit because it popped up on my recs
• Played a bunch of Pokemon games on my 3DS XL
• Caught up a bit on some of the new areas in New Pokemon SNAP!
• Did about 10 wall pushups before the cat bit me in the back of the leg for attention
• Brushed the cat again
• Tried to nap again
• Got distracted by FB and then ended up falling down a comic book blackhole with my partner (Blue & Gold looks really fun!)

See, when I list it all out like that, I was super active today.

Except most of the actual active stuff fit in a 3 hour window.

Because I'm LAZY.

Anywho, my plans for this week consist of watching a buttload of how-to vids on watercolor, colored pencils, and digital art, all while trying to figure out how to actually follow that DROPS pattern I was talking about because I want a nice shirt that I can actually wear around people...

And that about covers my day today!

Tomorrow might be 75℉ (23.8℃), but it'll feel around 82℉ (27.8℃), so I'm probably going to just quietly melt in my backyard instead of biking down to the waterfront for some art-time like I'd hoped, but I'll try for some sun.

I hope you guys are having a more productive week than I am, but if you're not, don't be too hard on yourself. The plague isn't over yet, and it's stressful out there!

Go Enjoy Something!

FC

Talk About Tuesday 310

In Which I Blather

The sun has fled, but fortunately it left behind some glorious warmth! It's 44℉ (6.7℃), which feels fantastic after the bitter cold we've had this winter. My cat is asleep on the back of my mom's armchair, my mother is complaining about pop music at TJ Maxx, and it's just another Tuesday here. Still, I'm excited, because in a couple of hours, I'll be starting a writing marathon that hopefully won't stop until quite late!

But first, here's my plans for next week:

• Tomorrow I'll talk about that insane cage match on Dynamite, as well as other wrestling news
• I'll be doing some art on Thursday!
• Friday will be a look at Zodiac
• Saturday I'll talk about one of the games I've been playing
• Sunday I'll show you some noms, maybe review another supposedly "animal-free" Tonkotsu ramen we got
• Next Monday I'll give you progress updates on my projects!
• Next Tuesday we'll blather on here for a bit :)

So that's my plans for the next seven days!

But what about today?

Well, today's plans are: 

• get some shopping done so I have dinner - I was thinking soup and a sandwich, but who knows what I'll find?
• set up a few playlists so I have music to listen to while I write
• get some household chores done
• write from then to whenever I feel done, only breaking when I feel like it's time to eat!

Sounds like a basic plan, right? Well, nothing I do is ever straightforward, so we'll see how I botch it lol.

What are you guys up to this week?

Go Enjoy Something!

FC