I also have done this cotton dress for Mya, a co-worker’s daughter.

I am now working on a cotton Neapolitan baby bath set for my etsy store, a set of Star Wars amigurumi for my husband, and another cotton baby dress in yellow for the etsy store.

I am currently working on a Granny Square blanket for my aunt, who is expecting in April, as well as another blanket for my Etsy store.  Here’s hoping I get either done soon

I also have recently created a couple more baby blankets for friends & co-workers:

A former co-worker and friend of mine recently had a baby girl.  Once I knew what she was having I asked if there was a theme or color she would like for her blanket.  The answer: ducks.  I spent the next couple of weeks searcing the Internet for a cute duck based crochet pattern I could use.  When I did finally find one I liked, it was knit.  I don’t knit.  I have crocheted for several years, but never considered knitting.  After searching for another few weeks and not finding anything I liked better, I decided it was time to learn.

I found a learn to knit book, picked up some yarn and needles, and went to it.  Eventually, and with some help from my Dad, I got the hang of the basic knit and purl stitches.  I dove in.  What had I got myself into?  This was patterned, with the color changing several times per row, and far from simple.  Around the third time I tore the blanket apart, because I had messed up somewhere I couldn’t fix, I realized I didn’t have time to keep starting over.  Could I adapt the pattern and just crochet it?  Could I use the graphed chart and make it work somehow?

I finished the blanket just days before the baby shower, and was very pleased with the result:

I haven’t given up knitting; in fact, I just started to knit a cotton shrug.  Should be easy enough, it’s just a simple rectangle.  Once that is finished, I’ll post pictures of it as well.

Yesterday was our 3rd anniversary. Being an odd year, it was my turn to plan everything. Since I just got over the flu I wasn’t planning much, dinner and a quiet night at home. I got someone to cover our apartment phone so we could just take the night off, and spent all day trying to decide where to go for dinner. We typically eat at Ottavios, but I really wasn’t feeling it this year. By the time I left work I still hadn’t decided, and attributed a lot of it to the fact that I had not been eating much for the last week and didn’t have much appetite. Kish picked me up from work, and we headed home to discuss.
I walked in the door to find a trail of rose petals spread down the hall leading to the bathroom and then bedroom. I was quite surprised, since I know it wasn’t there at lunch (I’d stopped to pick something up), and Kish had been at work all afternoon because we were chatting. Suspiciously I walked down the hall to the bedroom and found the most beautiful display of affection waiting. Kish had made the bed, laid red roses in the shape of a heart with a small white bear in the center holding a bouquet of yellow/orange roses. I was so shocked! It was absolutely perfect. My sweet husband had spent the last week waiting on me hand and foot while I was ill, and even though it was my turn to take care of our anniversary celebration, then gone out of his way to create something so perfect for me.
After just standing there in awe for several minutes, I was encouraged to go see the bathroom. Another wonderful  surprise. A bathtub filled with more rose petals, and lined with lavender scented candles. I looked at my husband in awe, when did he have time to do this? After a long time of holding him and asking when he finally told me he had left work early and just made it look like he was still there chatting with me (wonders of technology).
For the longest time all I could do was hug Kish, but eventually we decided on Asuka for dinner, and a quiet walk around the park where we were married before coming home. The night was perfect. We had the entire Hibachi grill to ourselves, and the Filet Mignon couldn’t have been more melt-in-your-mouth delicious. The weather wasn’t too cold, and we got to feed several ducks at the park, they were so anxious for the bread they would even almost beg for it! When we got home, Kish filled the bath with salts, lit the candles, and left me to enjoy it for over an hour.
It was the most wonderful anniversary I could have asked for, and I never even implied! I am very blessed to have such a wonderful and devoted husband.

Daniel’s Blanket Set

Daniel’s Clothes

As to what is keeping me so busy, I am still managing that apartment complex from 9-6 every day. This time of year all of the students have gone home for the summer, which means I spend all of my time trying to fill the apartments they left. At least this time of year everyone around here is getting married which makes it a little easier for me. Kishkumen and I also just moved in February, and in doing so took the job of Resident Managers at another apartment compex, this one with 920 single college students, so that keeps me busy at night. We decided its a good thing we never go out, because we would be getting phone calls the whole time we are away.

We still keep ourselves entertained. Our DVD collection has grown significantly, and our entertainment center continues to improve right along with it. We’ve most recently updated to a Sony Bravia 46″.