I’m in the process of making my own Gabu army. So far I have two. I’m using a 3.5mm hook instead of the 5.0mm recommended. With crocheting I always run into gauge issues. I wonder if this is a common problem. It keeps me from doing project that need to be a certain size, like clothes. I hardly ever have this problem with knitting.
But anyway, back to the Gabu’s! There is a pattern for a Gabu Nest as well and I really want to make my own Gabu Traffic Light some time soon.

My previously solitary cupcake made a friend! CupcakeNumber2 has the reverse colorscheme of CupcakeNumber1; a white cake with brown frosting. He doesn’t have buttons, because they were so dreadful to sew on since I don’t have a needle that fits through the holes in those tiny buttons comfortably. They are here displayed on a piece of fabric that came with a set of sheets for the baby. We’re absolutely clueless what exactly this fabric is supposed to be used for, as it is smaller than the sheets. We’ve even asked our moms and they had no idea either. I suppose I can always use it for something whimsical, like for lining some knitted item!!

My first afghan square! I have a lot, and I mean A LOT of acrylic in my stash that I have no use for. So I’ve decided to make an afghan. It’s a big project but at the same time a small one. I can knit up a square every once in a while, call it an FO and in the end, I will have a nice big afghan to prove that I can finish a big object. I kind of ruined this square with my iron though, so I’m not sure if I will actually use it for the afghan.

And last but not least: My new earflap hat! I knit this up last week, before I knew that I wouldn’t be working my job again this winter. I wanted to be prepared for the snow and cold and keep my ears warm for once, because I’ve ran into that same problem every year since ‘03. Every year I go out and buy another hat or headband that promisses to keep my ears warm, but they never really seem to do the trick.
Oh well.. at least I won’t have to worry about a cold head and ears while walking the baby.. I didn’t use a pattern for this and just improvised. Same goes for the embroidery. It was my first real go at embellishing a knitted garment with embroidery. I think it looks okay, though a bit primitive. But I will definatly try it again as I had lots of fun doing it.