Doozy Yarnblob and WIP

No, this isn't a very late Halloween decoration, it's a doozy of a yarnblob:

The above yarnblob is brought to you by RedHeart yarns; by now the yarnblob has been straightened out and incorporated into one of my current WIPs:

Yes, I am crocheting this one; I realize it's rare that I crochet, but the pattern (available for free here) was just too enticing to pass up. The pattern calls for three or more colors, but I went with just two; solid black (color 0312, displayed in the yarnblob above) and a lovely green hombre I hadn't seen before.  Both yarns are Redheart Supersaver yarns; the green is simply called "Green Tones," color 0629. I decided to go with solid black for the second color to highlight the variegation in the green.

For this project, I'm using a size US-K (6.50mm) hook as recommended in the instructions. It's an easily memorized pattern and works up quickly unless you leave it in a bag and forget where you put it.  (What? You've never done this?)  Once this one is complete I may try a second one in multiple colors. I suspect this would also be a great pattern for using up remnant yarns.

RPG Skeleton Statues

These are generic skeletons I painted for my Hubby that he wanted to use as statues:

I think I did ok making them look like statues. Especially since they started their un-lives as part of a Bag O Skeletons (possibly made by Twighlight Creations, though I couldn't find a pic). Gotta love the original color:

What? Aren't all skeletons hot pink?

FO: It's Curtains for You

These are curtains I made for an interior doorway in my younger daughter's room; she picked the fabric and helped with the measurements, and my Hubby hung the rod. I recently bought a new sewing machine, and it made very quick work of this project (translated: I had no excuse for further procrastination):

I sewed one end of each tieback to the curtains and attached basic black buttons so she can leave them open or closed:

Funny outtake for gamers: while typing this blog entry on my phone, my autocorrect translated "tieback" as "fireball." Had I sewn that to the curtains, it really would have made short work of them.

Lavender Yarnblob

Rather late for spring, the Lavender Yarnblob droops a bit in the heat.

Mitosis Yarnblob

Ever intent on survival, this yarnblob started out as a single creature and split into two. 

Eventually, both will evolve into a sock.

Garden Gnomes Repainted

We've three of our many garden gnomes for several years. Once we bought our house, we put the oldest three by the pool, where they bleached completely white. One even lost part of his beard:

Holey gnome, Batman!

Here he is, post repair job.

The aluminum foil is for the aliens.

I don't even remember what colors they were before the sun bleached them out, but here they are now:

Shuriken Found

So, I found a shuriken in my back yard recently:

A bit rusted, but not too bad after a year in the mud.

No, it wasn't a random ninja attack. Last spring (2011) I lost it when I completely missed the target we were using. Yes, my shuriken-fu was weak that day.

Let me tell you, we did quite a thorough job looking for it, but it was nowhere to be found. Then recently I happened to be working in that part of the yard, thinking I'd really like to have my shuriken back, and voila! there it was.

I think the garden gnomes were hiding it.

Don't let that innocent look fool you!