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l-o-v-e it! http://whodesignedit.net/design/miniature-food-sculptures-kim-burke

So if you have been following for a bit, you will know that I love zombies.  My hubby's coworkers have been getting a kick out of the many variations that are custom suited to the receiver that I have created and I am overjoyed to share with you the latest two.  You have already seen the  pre-reveal - Here's Red not Zombie.  Made especially for J. who doesn't like zombies, but rather girlish things and the color red.  Lots of creativity poured into this one...from the basket, the braids, the "cute" eyes.  And I have to say I resisted the need to put blood or a hatchet in her hands. And here's the crafting accident zombie for R.  I thought the misplaced hair (which was carefully placed to look as such), the extra blood to make up for Red, and the scissors in the eye was a nice touch.  Two weekends looking for tiny scissors made it all worth it.

I thought it might be "stuck", but that didn't make any sense.  Well, to sum up - I have successfully "stuck" my cardigan I made this past winter and after a second stab at the button holes and getting it to work, it looks pretty awesome.  Take a look - Are the multi colored buttons too much?  I didn't think so since their saturation of color were the same as the sweater.  Plus they were totally cheap - and I didn't mind since I was plainly experimenting.  Next time - 100% cotton sweater and those "pricey" wooden buttons I spied for $4.95 a pair.  (I can hear my pocketbook straining!)

the newest member of the zombie family.  Amazombie or Beach Babe Zombie as my hubby calls her.  She will be given as a gift for a friend of mine.  Where will the Zombie Army attack next? Tue-day's Question: What is your favorite zombie movie? Mine is Shawn of the Dead.

This weekend I made this.... And some of this... The newest and better spinning result of a burgandy fiber yielded 43m.  About 10 additional meters than the last batch with the same weight of fiber.

As you may already know, zombies multiply.  They are by nature group people and the crochet versions as no exception.  And this one has arms.

I love zombies...not those fast moving, rage infected kind.  But the slow moving, un-intelligent, herd mentality kind.  I recently purchased a crochet pattern book with a few zombies and decided to use my hand spun yarn, which yielded a surprising 33 meters of two plied yarn, to work up a little zombie. You can see his stuffing out a bit from the slubs in the yarn.  I just love that.

Not the cycling class at your local health club.  But, the kind Aurora (aka Sleeping Beauty) pricked her finger spinning.  Totally relaxing and with some practice you can create some one of a kind yarns.  What's even better is that instruction is as easy as a quick drive up the coast and ask the pro. Day three Spinning results:

Last night I finally finished my new shawlette.  I steam blocked it this morning and plan to wear it today to work.  I finished with my adjustments for my yarn with about 8 inches remaining.  Final measurements revealed that while I was in stiches per inch guage, I was not in guage for the number of rows it was supposed to be - I had less rows than it called for. I will be sure to add photos soon! Have a wonderful day!

I have been working ever so slowly now on a sweet shawlette by Never Not Knitting .  I really love the yarn I am using and couldn't be happier with the results.  The yarn is created by a local central coast company named Valkyrie in the colorway Anastasia in Haven.  It is a beautiful purply-red combination of hand dyed yarn.  My favorite part of the yarn is that because I am using two strands, each one has it's own character, coloring and changes independent of each other within the hank.  The result is a wonderful slight variation of the same hue throughout the shawlette.  The photo doesn't nearly show the complexity - you have to see it in person.

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iHeart Faces Photo Challenge Entry - May Flowers The Carnival Poppy taken on Coreopsis Hill located within the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Complex, on the Central Coast of California. http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/05/photo-contest-flowers

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