Yes, crochet. I've been doing that a bit lately, but only because we were having an Amigurumi swap in my knitting group. The *actual* swap was a few weeks ago, however, my sick self (I had the flu a few weeks ago) wasn't able to get the job done. I did start a few small items, but got too sick to finish them. Several of the other participants didn't finish either, so we decided to have Amigurumi part 2. That means I had to got to finish up my project.

The small items weren't really doing it for me, and someone told me about this book.

I bought it, because the 'gurumis were so adorable and I wanted something "better" after seeing what everyone else did at the first part of the swap. So when I returned home from my knitting group after Round 1, I started hep cat (ravelry link).

He has been very slow to make, since I'm not the quickest crocheter and there is a lot of counting involved, and I keep messing up, and just putting his face together required a lot of sewing (hello run-on sentence), but I'm done with him now.  And I love him!  I'm so sad to see him go, but he did end up getting a good home.  Heather (who was absent last night.  I can't wait til she lets me know her reaction!) received him as her swap pressie.  I do think she'll appreciate the cuteness that is hep cat.

As my swap package, I received two cute little guys that Martha crocheted up.

The monkey is the cutest (though he isn't very photogenic in this picture!)!!!  His little hat comes off and, well, I'm too much of a lady to show you, but he's got the cutest butt!!  Well, not really cute, as its like a baboon butt, however, its definitely an awesome design feature!  And the little rabbit is adorable as well.  I love him little button eyes and nose and belly button!  An actual button for the belly button.  Very cute!  I love them both

I think everyone who received an amigurumi in the swap felt like they got the best item.  Luckily, everyone brought their Amigurumis to our meeting and we were able to photograph them all together (minus one Sheldon, the turtle, that Sam knitted, because Andi was sick last night).  I'll leave you with pictures of cuteness.

So I'm not a huge sports fan. And that statement isn't really pushing it. AT ALL. I can watch a baseball or football game, but the minute the game is over, I've forgotten the player's names and what actually happened in the duration of the game. However, I do typically remember the crucial "who won?" tidbit of information, but aside from that, all memory of said game is pushed from my mind. I try to surround myself with people who, like me, aren't exactly "into" sports. And so far, this has worked. Until I started dating a man who likes just about every sport. Baseball? Check. Basketball? Check. Football? Check. Hockey? Wrestling? Ultimate Fighting? Check, check, and check! So I find myself watching a lot of "sportsball", as Andi so lovingly calls it. The very cool thing, though, is that my man doesn't mind me knitting during the game/match/pay-per-view and his friends don't seem to think its that strange, either. So during the Super Bowl on Sunday, I began fixing a pretty messed up sock.

While watching television last Thursday night, I got all excited as I measured my sip (sock-in-progress) against its mate and saw that it looked like I was ready for the cuff. So I started knitting the cuff. Chris and I were watching the Celebrity Apprentice, and there were some pretty heated debates. Also, I might have felt a little strongly about a few people, and I knit REALLY fast. Apparently, high blood pressure = faster knitting for me. So I'm done with my cuff by the end of the show and I realize I don't know how to measure. The second sock is a good inch shorter than the original sock. I threw the sock on the coffee table and started work on something else. I didn't know if I'd want to tink back those 15 rows of k2, p2 rib, of if I wanted to rip with the hopes of not dropping a stitch, or if I wanted to get a lifeline in there somehow. All of these options seemed like a lot of work. While watching the Super Bowl, I knew what I wanted to do. It would take a while, but... I had time. I decided to just drop the purls and pick them back up with a crochet hook. It took me all of two quarters (almost typed innings there) and now I'm ready to start my cuff. I watched the fourth quarter, and it turned out to be a pretty exciting game. I think...

After the Super Bowl, Chris and I flipped through the channels a bit. Well, Chris flipped and I, you know, watched him. We happened upon Animal Planet, who was airing the greatest thing that television has ever produced. PUPPY BOWL! Oh. My. God! This is hands down, no doubt in my mind, the cutest darn thing I've ever seen in my entire life. The premise - many many puppies frolicking on a football field. Seriously, that's all it is. They had some of the cutest darn pupsters I've seen. I ended up TiVoing the second showing of it, because if ever I need a pick me up, Puppy Bowl will do it!