Yee Haw!

 I just finished knitting a pair of cowboy booties.  Just the thing for the new little cowpoke in town!  It's not easy to find a knitted version but here it is:  Giddy Up Baby Booties.  They are knitted in the round and even have a tiny knitted heel. They turned out rootin' tootin' adorable.   

Sock Monkey Hat

One of my friends posted a picture of her daughter wearing an adorable sock monkey hat.  I said, "Please, please, please tell me someone made that for her!  I want to make one!!!"  It was a photo prop and she wasn't sure where the photographer got it, so I headed immediately to Google for some answers.  I found a cute crochet pattern and attempted it (for about 5 minutes).  Although I can crochet, it's not my favorite thing to do.  Then I tried to design my own pattern but it came out looking more like a fez.  I ended up going to my local knitting store and getting a pattern for a baby cap with ear flaps and then I designed my own ears and mouth.  It will be perfect...as long as my friend's baby has a cantaloupe-sized head!

Rattus rattus

Dissection without the mess!  One of my favorite things to do when I'm procrastinating is to look at etsy.  Imagine my delight when I found this pattern!

It was my first attempt at needlefelting...what fun!  

I am going to give him to a science teacher at my school who is also a knitter.  She's going to be speechless!