Boom!

Aww... so sad. I just made an AWESOME needle felted bunny and I can't upload it into Ravelry. They only allow actual crochet or knit items. *sigh* Oh well, that just means I'll post it on here.

So why does this bunny have 3 ears? Because this bunny belongs to my friend Erica. We play an RPG game called Dresden files. Her character is skilled at evocation and she can literally draw something into life. When she happens to draw something wrong it backfires... literally. These little bunnies are explosive.

Ghosty

Well, I got my new phone. It's upgraded to 1.6, which unfortunately is as high as it will go. But at least it works good. The other one went out in the mail today, so all should be good.

I've been pricing things. Laptops, cameras, motorcycles. Not that I really WANT to spend all my tax money when I get it... But. My computer is about to die and if I'm going to buy another, I'm getting what I want. I need a mode of transportation, and I can't afford the insurance or gas for a car, so motorcycle it is. The only camera I posses is my phone, which is good, but I can't produce anything professional from it.

I'm also pricing out a vacation to NC. I NEED to go. It's all I can think about lately. So maybe if I can get up there and get it out of my system, it can hold me over for another couple of years till I can save up the money to move there. As much as I'd like Ethan and Terry to go... I really want to go by myself. I don't want to have to worry about being in the middle of a hike and suddenly they're tired and that's the end of the week. So I'm thinking just me, camping and hiking for a week... maybe two. Load up my pack and drive up there on my bike. 301 would take me the whole way, right up through Marion.

My cat just reacted to what I think must be a ghost. You know they have those built in poltergeist detectors. LoL.

Well my house is clean. Finally got that done. I haven't touched the garage which is very scary, but I'll get to that... or maybe I'll try to enter one of those organization challenge shows or something. Anyway.

I got the yarn and am chipping away at Ian's poncho. I should have it done in a couple weeks. Just in time for the fair. Nerd wars started today. I have to finish Ian's poncho first though since I'm getting paid for that one. I still have to FIND the yarn for the projects I want to do. Although now that the categories are revealed I have to re-plan my strategy. Many of the things I was thinking won't quite work now.

Giving geeks - cold hands: I will do world of warcraft mittens (instead of the hats I planned). I want to try and do the horde and alliance symbols on the backs and then I'll donate them.

Nerd culture -nerdcon: I think I will do my River Tam vest. I could definitely see someone wearing one to a con.

Technical - bonding: I think I can get away with doing Jenna's coin purse for this. Especially if I use both regular yarn and felting yarn cause that would be awesome!

Scientific - nebulas

Intellectual - prime numbers

Team Spirit - valentines day

Will all be a little difficult. I could do a non team themed one and make a gryffindor scarf for my own valentine. I'll have to think on the others.

My first pattern

So I finally am writing out my first pattern. It's to the blue cinch hat I made. I'm sure there's a pattern floating around in cyber space out there for it already... but I didn't follow one. I completely made this hat up off the fly so I'm claiming it as my own. Just keep reading to see how I did it!

I used Caron So Soft yarn, which is 18 stitches by 24 rows in 4 inches. And I used the recommended H hook.

Row 1: using a H hook, ch 42

Row 2: in the second chain, hdc in the back loop of each stitch. Chain 1 and turn.(40)

Row 3-41: hdc in the back loop of each stitch. ch 1 and turn (40)

Row 42: hdc in the back loop of each stitch.

Do not ch1 but line up the two ends of the hat and slip stitch together to make a seem. This will create a tube wide enough to fit around your head.

Take a length of yarn long enough to weave into whichever and you decide to make the top and pull to cinch the hat closed. There will be a small round hole at the top, this is okay.

You can either leave it or put a pompom in it later. Tie off the cinched yarn and weave all of the ends into the underside of the hat.

The finished product will give you bold vertical stripes and a cute bunchy top. It will be long enough to flip up a brim or pull down over your ears.

And that's it. Just send me a comment or email if you have any problems with it.

In other news

So my dad really liked the hats I made for him and Cathy. He said they're super warm and soft. He also said he'll be wearing them around whenever they go out to see if anyone wants to buy some. I guess I should send him some of my business cards so he can hand them out all the way up in Tennessee. That's kind of nice of him to do for me. I know we haven't been on the best terms these last few years... Maybe that can change a bit.

So I have a good plot... Okay... I have like 3 or 4 good plots spinning around in my head and Goddess knows how many stories actually started. BUT. I'm currently working on the sequel to my finished book AND I just worked out a good Apocalypse story plot. I think I'll try and knock out the Apocalypse story and try to get THAT published. Then I have a bargaining chip when it comes to the fantasy one. Well that's what I'm hoping anyway.

RAINY DAY.... I love rainy days. They're so nice and relaxing. Though I can't believe it's already 2:30. I really don't know where the rest of the morning went. I did a few sit ups on the AbLounge Kathi is storing on my porch, did the dishes, had breakfast. Wrote out the plot to the Apocalypse story, made my pompom and finished my hat, posted it up, checked the mail and other wise have goofed off. Oh well. I guess I'll go call Home Depot... and then I might try moving some of my boxes of Christmas stuff out into the shed so I can start cleaning. That one MAY wait until Sunday so I can make Terry help me. We'll see.

The hero of Canton

YAY! I officially completed my first Jayne hat from Firefly. I'd had it mostly done for a couple of months, but I just broke down and made my first circle to make the pompom for the top. I think I have to keep this one because the seam isn't perfect, but I will pop it up on Etsy so I can make them to sell now that I know how to make more unnoticeable seams.

Now I want to go watch Firefly and find the easter egg of Adam Baldwin singing the Hero of Canton song XD.

Planning

There are so many things I'm planning for... Maybe that's my problem. Maybe that's why I can't actually get anything done or the universe drops BS in my lap. Maybe I just need to be more spontaneous. As of the moment I'm planning on...

Making dinner tomorrow night, calling Home Depot to see how much it would cost to rent a chainsaw. Making a cake for Jonathan's birthday, GOING to Jonathan's birthday party, going to game Saturday night. Going to Thom's show sometime Sunday. Use the above said chainsaw on branches in the back yard. Buying materials to make a permanent table out of two cut down citrus trees BEFORE Ethan's birthday. Selling all of the glass stuff I brought over for Steven, organizing the garage and selling a bunch of that crap. Getting the house cleaned up and ready for Ethan's Birthday Party. Decorating for Ethan's Birthday party, making the cake for the party, and getting the presents. Game each Saturday between now and said party. Gasparilla next Saturday before game. And in any of the time between - crochet.

I guess I can't say I don't finish things because I just finished a matching scarf to the blue hat I just made. They'll look pretty good together, classy almost. I just have to take better pictures of both and get them posted - Oh look, ANOTHER thing I plan to do. On top of finally feeling like writing, things are just peachy... if I don't loose my head first.