I've been recording a book of short stories called
Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes by a variety of southern women writers and it's been a terrific read. Colorful characters (some of these people could be my relatives) and great writing have made this job, well, not like a job. Except for the editing -- then it's still a job. I've also recorded a horror short story by Joel M. Andre. I understand he has a pretty loyal following so I hope I don't disappoint his fans.
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On the yarn front, I have another group of items almost ready to ship to The Humble Stitch. Linda finished her very first piece of clothing -- a man's scarf -- and she did a wonderful job! It's the light tan scarf on the far right in the photo. We have 2 hats, 2 scarves, a pair of handwarmers and a bunch of squares (for Knit A Square) -- thanks to Linda and Kristen -- and I'll have a second set of handwarmers finished soon. I think I'm going to work on another hat when I've finished this pair of gray handwarmers.
My niece, Bailey, turns 5 later this month and, of course, I had to think of something 'Amigurumi' to make for her. I made her younger sister, Taylor, an Amigurumi Elmo (see this
post) for her birthday in May. I decided to make a Hello Kitty using an Amigurumi pattern that I found
here by Armina Parnagian. I think Bailey will like it. Mine is a little larger than the pattern I followed because I used a slightly heavier yarn. She ended up at around 6 inches high.
I've also been experimenting more with using finer yarns and thread to knit and crochet and I'll post here when I actually have something to show for my efforts.
