Crochet Me Crazy

Well, this caught my attention on Pinterest this morning.  Being the perfectionist that I am, it has always bugged me especially during color changes on hats, etc when you can see that seam. 

Here is a video and she even has written instructions (my preference) on how to join invisibly.

PlanetJune by June Gilbank � Perfect Stripes for Amigurumi [video]

Making that hat for Morgan got me a little inspired...I made another hat.

Oh, and just a *little* something I made.


I crocheted Alison's name for her....why? and what are we going to do with it?   I don't know...I just wanted to do it.  I don't like the "N" though.  Maybe she can put it on her wall.

Right now I'm working on a pleated bag. Will post pictures shortly!

We've been having some beautiful weather the past few days! It was 80 degrees here today! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

I had my hands full babysitting the baby deer and the baby goat this weekend. A little more work with both of them...but at least the weather is cooperating so that makes it easier. I was able to leave them outside in the enclosed garden Saturday while we did rides. I was planning on leaving them over at the Stable's house last night but ended up trying to enclose a little area on the tile floor. Well, that didn't work...in the middle of the night the goat got hungry and just pushed his way out. I woke up to him running all over the house last night so I had to get up and feed them at around 3 am. And I was worried about the deer getting out but she wasn't the culprit. Teddy was a hungry little booger...it's hard to make me smile at that hour but the way he was running around after me while I was making the milk was humorous. Last night I had Michael bring the large animal crate in the house. That night went much better. I was able to sleep all night until they woke me up at 7 am. It was sad though...today the deer's eye is all clouded up and she seems to be going blind. Bee came home today so they are back over there. Not sure what's going to happen with baby deer being blind. She's going to see what the vet says.

Well, I finished a crochet project over the past day. I made a hat and scarf for Morgan. I didn't get a picture of it before it slipped out of the house though! I'm going to have to get him to bring it back over so I can get a picture. He had taken another hat I had already had made and wore it too school. He came home saying his friends liked his hat and asking me if I could make him a scarf to match. Well, I was out of that yarn so I made him another hat with a scarf to match. I used the varigated yarn I had left over from the Blue Star Afghan I made for him. I love that yarn color....very boyish looking with the blues, tan, and brown.

Well, it's a sad day today because we lost Bluecher. She was a very old friend whose been around this place for a long time....long, long before we came along. She was very old and has had a tumor for a long time that never really posed a problem and she was too old to operate on. The tumor ruptured and she had to be put down today.

We spent the whole day waiting around in a doctor's office today. Now that dance has started back, her ankle has been hurting her again so we decided we better get it looked at. Next, we have to go get x-rays done.

I really need to get to crocheting again....but I'm not sure what I want to do. I'm lacking inspiration right now. I should get back to the blanket but after the hub-bub of the holidays, I don't know what I did with my chart. I guess I need to scour my patterns and see if something jumps out at me.

It was a full day today! Today was my first day to get up to get Morgan and Serenity off to school so "B" can get some rest so I was up at 5:30 this morning. They are pretty self sufficient but I just needed to make sure they got up and eat something and make their lunches. I fed the baby goat too while I was there. I was done by 7:00 am.

The baby goats are coming in prety steady right now. We have 16 born so far.

I'll spare yout he pictures but today "B" had to help a young mama have her kid by pulling it out. Sometimes they need help or they can die. She would have never made it by herself. It was hard enough to pull it out!

Then a wonderful surprise came to us today! Another Axis deer! Some people called to see if we would take her because her mama had been shot last night. We think she's less than 3 days old. I'm in love! Oh my goodness...she's so tiny! Wish us luck with this one!

We had Alison's belated birthday party yesterday. We grilled fajitas for lunch and then had cake. Alison had a bunch of messy games planned. But the most priceless one was when the kid's wrapped "Mr. Stables" and Jeff in toilet paper!

We had to tape cut up bananas back together and see who had the neatest one....Alison and Morgan won that contest.


They had to crack eggs into a cup their partner was holding in their mouths...They had to find a piece of bubble gum in a plate of whipped cream.




They had to shoot whipped cream off their partners nose with a water gun...


Okay, now that all the festivities, holidays and stock show are over....time to get back to "normal"...whatever that is...life this week. Dance and school start back up....