The Shtick I Do

This past week has been pretty rough. I have an aunt (who is only 5 years older than me) that is in critical condition and on life support - we've been to visit her and the family in Charlotte, NC. It isn't looking good. I've been keeping busy by finishing off a couple of projects that have just been laying around the house waiting for me to pick them back up. First up we have that contagious Virus Shawl . The pattern has been around for ages but lately it seems like everyone has jumped on the proverbial bandwagon. I made mine with Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable in Parrot. I love how it turned out.    My next one was a ripple blanket with a matching hat for a baby girl. No one I know is having a girl (everyone is having boys) but when one comes along I will be ready! The ripple pattern comes from Attic24 and I just made up the hat as I went along. And a friend has ordered a Cat in the Hat photo prop set that I've started on. I have to make the b...

So this is something I've been working on for quite some time now. A Facebook friend asked for a raccoon when she saw my post of Chip . Since I couldn't find an all-ready-for-me-to-use pattern, I've had to wing it. I think it's going well so far but we'll see when I get to working on the head. I was talking to my husband one evening while we were fixing dinner, basically complaining because I couldn't come up with anything for his head! *sigh* So just like a man he calmly says, "I think the head should be in a cone shape." <insert facepalm here> I really did feel silly at that point but I trudged on and started sketching a head on a piece of Store List paper. (You know, those note pads with magnets that go on the fridge?)  So, I'm saving the head for last but I believe I can do it!  At least I'm hoping I can . . .