I have not been feeling myself this week.  Between getting a crick in my neck, sinus headaches, and running around like crazy I haven't been really crafting at all.  It still aches a little just to type.  It may be time for more decongestant.  Hopefully this week I'll feel better and can get back on my regular schedule.  This may not be a long post since it's making me tired.

This picture at the top is the finished fingerless mitts modeled by my daughter.  They look loose and bulky on her but they fit me well and do the job I wanted.  I really haven't done much of anything else but I did contact someone about more yarn for the sari silk blanket.  I caught up on The Fat Squirrel Speaks and Joeli's Kitchen.  I'm so behind on everything.  My daughter and I have still been doing some nail art but not everything comes out well.  The picture at the end is my attempt to copy a design by Sarabeautycorner on YouTube.  The white cat turned out well but the black cat did not.

I think that's it.  I don't feel the best so I think that is messing with my brain.  I'll try to writ again soon.

Here is the first fingerless mitt.  I finished the pair but I haven't taken a picture yet.  I wove in the ends and have them waiting for  a soak with a bunch of other hand knits.  Since I got my U.S. size 2 back I put that in the red and black striped socks and got the size 1 out.  I don't really like the colors of this yarn so even though there is a lot left I added it to the blanket square.  Since I have two size 1 needles I started on some socks for my daughter, with the pink yarn from her fingerless mitts) from the inside and the outside of the yarn cake.  Not like I need another project.  The other thing I may cast on soon are some knit boobs.  One of the girls in my K-drama group recently had a double mastectomy and said that knit ones would be good so I think a few of us are planning to knit her some.  I want to wait and find out what yarn she wants to use first since that is a very sensative area.  I'll let you know how it goes if I make them.

I caught up on Knit One Heart Too and Knitting in Circles, I'm working on The Fat Squirrel Speaks,  I'm not doing to much else in the way of watching or listening.  I have been watching some nail art videos and have some good ideas but that's about it.  I tried something on my daughter's nails and it turned out o.k. Drawing with nail polish was harder than I thought it would be but attaching the jewels was way easier.  If any designs turn out well I'll show them to you.

I think that's it, not much going on in my life right now.  I don't think that a bad thing.  Oh I remember now I was (am) upset that I misplaced a crochet magazine.  I don't use them much anymore but I was saving it for the article and I can't find it.  I was going to show it to a teacher but now I'll have to just explain it.  Oh well that is a first world problem so I guess my life isn't that bad.  See you next time.

Here is the totoro so far, he's a big boy.  I haven't made any more progress on him.  I have more yarn but I think I'll take a break foe a while.  Even though I have projects to do I kind of started another one.  A while ago I made a shawl with some recycled sari silk.  It got a hole in it from one of the knots coming undone. I ripped it out and made a big granny square blanket out of it.  It's not actually finished because I ran out of yarn.  I need  a little more for the border so I'll order that soon.  It only took me bout three days or so.  I'm going to be going back to the fingerless mitts, maybe I can finish them soon.  Fingerless mitts, totoro and a hat, that's the plan. We'll see how it goes.

I haven't been doing much with k-drama or podcasts, I have been watching some U.S. TV since my husband has been home. I'm getting back to my podcasts but I'm way behind on all of them and my k-dramas.  I'll let you know know if I run into anything interesting.

At the end I'll put a picture of my daughter's nails that we did before valentine's Day.  We used the water marbling method.  It wan't hard to do but it was kind om messy.  We have been looking at lots of nail art and have some interesting ideas.  I'll put up some pictures if any of our ideas turn out well. I think that's it.  I know I've been skipping days, I'll try and do it more regularly.  See you next time.  

Ok here is the finished hat.  I really need to get a picture of my husband actually wearing it. I really think it needs something on the end but my husband doesn't want it.  My daughter tried to steal it already. The pattern is free on Ravelry. I finished one fingerless mitt and I started the next one.  I got the totoro body finished as well.  The totoro ate yarn like crazy and is really heavy.  I stuffed it with old yarn some of it was older than my daughter.  It has inspired me to clean out my yarn especially the old acrylic. Right now the yarn is a big mess but I'll get it taken care of.  The next projects are a new hat for my niece, a new little fox that is better, and then I'll see about digging out my socks so I can finish them.

On Monday my husband was home so I watched some U.S. TV with him.  Other than that I have finished Knitting Pipeline and am working on Dramatic Knits.  I should be able to finish that up today and be able to move on to Knit 1 Heart Too.  I'm so behind on my K-drama as well but it just means I won't be bored for a while.

It's probably been around a while but my daughter and I have been watching videos about how to do a  marble effect on your nails and we want to try it.  If it turns out well I'll show you.  We are excited to try it and are getting some supplies tonight.  It should be a fun adventure.  I think that's it, I'll talk to you next time.

O.k. so the hat isn't finished in this picture but I haven't had a chance to take a new picture. The hat is in the laundry right now so hopefully I can get a picture of it tomorrow.  I lost my U.S. size 7 so I can't do my charity knitting till I find it.  I almost have one of the fingerless mitts done and I am almost done with the body of the totoro. Until I find the size 7 I'll bounce back and forth between the mitts and the totoro till one is done.  I'm stuffing the totoro with weird old acrylic that I have.  It takes a ton and is really heavy compared to most stuffed animals.  I feel like I'm getting my knitting/crochet energy back.  Hopefully I'll have some fun pictures for you next time.

I did listen to some podcasts.  I got caught up on Wolfe Farms and Highland Handmades. I don't think there was anything too terribly interesting, just that I would love to buy tons of things from either of them.  Today I'll work on Knitting Pipeline, I have a ton of those. Since I'm so far behind I'm going to be listening to podcasts for a while.

Well I think that's it.  I don't lead and exciting life.  I'm hoping it's a slow week so I can get lots of cleaning done. Maybe I'll have something interesting to say next time.  I'll see you then,    

This is the little hat I made for my last charity knit.  I still have tons of these colors left so I'll make some mitts to go with it.  I started the fingerless mitts for me, I'm in the boring round and round part.  I think it will work well with my coat and not leave a gap.  It's not my favorite color but it's what I had on hand.  I worked on the totoro as well.  It ate up yarn like crazy, I'll get some more eventually.  I'm to the decreases now so the body is almost done. The plan is, if I don't get more yarn for the totoro, I'll work on the hat and I want to make another little fox since I don't like the one I made.  I think I have more plans than I can ever finish.

The sleep study was interesting.  It was weird but not too uncomfortable.  The most uncomfortable part was the thing that goes up your nose.  They said I should get the results in ten days.  The weirdest part was that you can't do anything yourself.  I'm not used to asking for help getting covers or turning up the heat or turning off the lights.  I hope I gave them the information they need. At least they didn't have to come running in, in the middle of the night and put a mask on me. I'll keep you updated.

I think that's it.  I don't think there is anything interesting happening around here.  My husband has a little cold but there isn't really anything I can do about that. I'm kind of boring but that's o.k. I'll see you next time.

These are the heart bookmarks, they are really bright.  The pattern is Heart Tales Bookmark and it's free on Ravelry.  They look like a pile of random yarn but I don't have a better picture.  I mostly finished my husband's hat.  All the ends are woven in and it's in the laundry. I don't think he wants a pom-pom on it but I think it looks weird without anything on the end.  I'm going to start on the fingerless gloves so that I can have something mindless to work on in waiting rooms.  Tomorrow I might drag out the totro, I just want to get something easy started first.  After that I think I'll make another hat for my niece.  The pink one I made for her fit for a little bit but she grew and it doesn't fit right anymore so I'll make her a bigger size. So many plans.

I finally got caught up on After School Club.  It's kind of fun to see interviews with the kpop groups and the show makes me laugh. I watched a couple episodes of Healer as well.  I still really enjoy it and I'm sad it will be over soon. Now I'm terribly behind on my podcasts.  I think I have six episodes of Wolfe Farms alone. I'll be listening to them for a while.  

The interesting thing that is happening today is that I have a sleep study tonight.  It will be weird to sleep somewhere else.  The kids have the day off tomorrow that's why I scheduled it for tonight.  I didn't want to have to hurry back to get them to school.  Maybe they will sleep in tomorrow.  I'll let you know how it goes.  I'll see you next time. 

It snowed a lot this weekend and it's still snowing on and off.  The snow was so deep it was up to my knees in spots.  I know I'm not terribly tall but that's still a lot of snow. This isn't unusual weather for this time of year but it was so nice for a while that we were spoiled. Since the snow fell so fast the kids go Monday off school.

I finished the bookmarks and am back to the hat.  I feel like I'm finally making some progress.  I am planning on working on the totoro next then the fingerless gloves.  By the time I get to that it will probably be warm. I'll probably work on them at the same time because the totoro isn't really portable. I also did some charity knitting.

I finally got around to finishing Pinocchio.  It's about boy who's family is destroyed by false news reports and ends up an orphan.  He ends up living on an island with an old man, his son and granddaughter. Through an odd set of circumstances he ends up being an uncle to the girl even though they are the same age.  The boy and girl grow up together and of course he falls in love with her.  The girl has a condition where if she lies she hiccups. There is romance, adventure and revenge as various people's lives intertwine.  It's really sweet and cute. It explores some of the same themes as I Hear Your Voice but is not a retelling of the same story.  There was definitely more adventure in I Hear Your Voice (the bad guy was scarier)  but I liked the couple better in Pinocchio. I would recommend it, it was really sad to see it end.  I don't feel like that was a good review but I don't want to explain to much and give things away.

I think that's it.  I feel like there was something else since I skipped so many days but I can't think of anything.  I hope you stay safe and warm.