Ooo! Wow!

So I had received a Barnes and Noble gift card, and upon reaching their knitting section I picked up two titles. A gorgeous hardcover, Norwegian Handknits, which is full of all sorts of patterns and historical information and even a few recipies, and Amigurumi Knits. This book led to a kind of revelation.

Now in the past year or so, I've become, if not a fiber snob, a bit prejudiced against fibers that can't be found growing in the natural world. This means my substantial stash of Red Heart Super Saver has been quite neglected as of late. Howver, when it comes to amigurumi, cheap and colorful are pretty much the only criteria the yarn needs to meet. Alright, up to the attic to grab the Super Saver. Down to my room, dump it on my bed. Sort by color...ooo! Wow!

Holy cow!!! That's a lot of yarn!

Time for some stash-busting amigurumi...

Loch Ness Monster! With a black belt for sempei!

Anglerfish!!! Can you say Finding Nemo? "I'm gonna getcha..."

A snail is up next :)

While I Catch My Breath...

...I may as well leave a post! I found out today that I made the JV Softball team, I've had karate and fight classes, and lots of advanced school-ish classes to keep up with. However in the midst of it all, my knitting projects left me unenthused. Uninspired. But then a huge sale at my local craft store and lots of unused half-skeins of merino in a rainbow of colors allowed me a deviation into this...

CROCHET AMIGURUMI!!!!

Granted this one was my first and had no plastic eyes...but soon to follow was another turtle for Brad's birthday, an owl that Chris drenched in cologne, a bunny with a hat, and a mouse in a skirt :) In the works is a monkey for Patrick with a blue pacman shirt, and a eventually I'm supposed to try to piece together a platypus for Robbie's late birthday gift. Sheesh. I had better go get some work finished...