Charlie

Yes, this is Charlie on the back of my chair, biting my ponytail... why does he do this? Is he mad?

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Life is good

That's my kitty, odds and ends

Oh, I'm so busy! It's so good to be busy! Also, this is the last week of school for Chickee. Chief has to go on Monday as well, then he will be done. So our week has been full of fieldtrips, picnics, out-of-uniform days, remembering to layer on the sunscreen before they go to school, etc.

I have a new Secret Project with a capital S and P going on. Of course, they are all secret. I'm going to ask if I'm allowed to do a sneak peek. I had started a skirt to wear to next week's TNNA conference in Columbus, OH, but It's not going to get finished. I'm working from the waist down, and I'm at the mid-hip right now. I already inserted the zipper just to make sure that I could and that I was on the right track. The zipper isn't the best color and doesn't match well. Still, this is the first skirt I can recall ever crocheting, so I'm thinking of this as a practice piece.

I have a tester working on the Super Speedy Shrug, so I haven't forgotten about it. I just don't want to put out the pattern unless it's as correct as it can be.

You've got a day or two to vote on the Ripple CAL on the right side bar. If you previously voted 'Maybe, but want to see a photo', now that you have seen a photo, I think you can change your vote.

My co-worker

Here's my virtual, feline assistant, checking my Ravelry forums.
And here's my assistant guarding my pattern notes with one of his 9 lives. Today. Today is dedicated to the TOTE. Yep.

By the way, March is going to be big. BIG. Lots of designs will be appearing.

Thanks to my new followers, I'm noticing new followers! Thanks to you all. You can also follow me on Twitter as 'GoCrochet'.

Charlie and me

My cell phone, my cat, my yarn, what else do you need? Here I am learning a new (to me) Tunisian stitch pattern. Chickee took the photo. Charlie is not impressed. I don't have much to say today! Just plugging away. I wonder how many millions of crochet stitches I have made? Including following other people's patterns the first 10 years I crocheted, I know that I have crocheted nearly 125 afghans. That doesn't count garments, bowls, purses, etc. just afghans. I lost count at 75 and that was four years ago.

Charlie finds wool

Given any number of crocheted projects around the house, guaranteed, Charlie will find the one made of wool. He loves it. I wish you could hear this cat Meow, he is loud and persistent, especially at dinnertime, and when he wants a T-R-E-A-T. Matter-of-fact, anything that rhymes with T-R-E-A-T cause much meowing. Eat, Street, Meet, Sweet.... all causes Charlie to go into a fit of meowing. Sometimes, he even figures it out when I spell it.

To get this back to crochet, I have made Charlie a crocheted dinner bowl mat. It is a big Hexagon that is under his dish. He also sleeps in a crocheted, felted, cat bed. He also has his own "blankie" for the car ride to the vet.