SPS

Today's self-portrait proves that I have all of my teeth. Natalie, however, does not. She lost her second tooth this week. However, you can see that her first new tooth is nearly all the way in.

SPS

I'd nearly forgotten about Self-Portrait Sunday. Perhaps just as well since today's SPS contains both bed-head and yesterday's makeup. Happy Rose?

SPS

Haven't done a self-portrait in a while and thought I'd shake things up a bit...b&w AND sans glasses. I'm so far out on the edge, I just might fall off.

SPS

I got more dramatic hair color yesterday. I'm letting my hair grow out a bit so if it's gonna be awkward for a while, you've gotta have a little oomph so you can bear it. It's hard to tell in this picture, but the base color is quite a bit darker than I've had and the blonde at the front is lighter. I've got highlights of it all throughout, but I quite like the feature bit in front.

SPS with Sidekick

I don't know why I seem to insist on doing these SPS pictures first thing in the morning, before a shower and sans make-up.

SPS: Perhaps it was a burning day...

Here I am this morning with a nifty wee granny square. What? Everyone else is doing it.



I used some leftover Fawkes sock yarn and a sz E crochet hook. As much as I love this colorway, it's a bit odd in a granny square, methinks. Not Fawkes in his full glory, that's for sure.

SPS & FO

Self portrait with newly finished Clapotis for my sister. Yarn is Southwest Trading Company Bamboo in Tequila, worked on US sz 4 needles.

Edited to add: I ended up using two full skeins of the SWTC Bamboo and just a bit of a third skein (so the total yardage for this was just over 500 yds). The final measurements (pre-washing, haven't washed it yet) are roughly 18"x52". This is only a smidge different than the original pattern (22"x55") and I can tell it will grow a bit after a wash and dry.

Edited after washing: Holy cow!! This yarn turned the water red the moment it hit the water! And I don't mean the water was sort of pink-tinged...it was RED. Yikes. Good to know, though. I'll be sure to include that on the note to my sister so she knows to not wash it with anything else.

Self-Portrait Sunday

It's game day for the Illini, so it is only fitting that today's SPS photo is of one of my gamers. I discovered that it is a challenge to take a picture of a logo when you are actually wearing the shirt.

I did do a little crafting yesterday, this time with the sewing machine. I needed to make my bag for the KMKS swap so I can be ready to mail on Tuesday. Actually, I've had everything ready except the bag for quite a while, but I'm quite good at procrastinating. The fabrics I used were ones I already had on hand and I know the color will be appreciated by my pal. The pattern is Yarn Envy's Leetle Bag - however, if you click the PDF link to save the pattern, you must go in and add ".pdf" to the tag or all you will get is gobbledygook.