A giraffe whose head was so big It kept dancing an independent jig He struck a pose Fell flat on his nose “Darn it”, he said “I don’t give a fig” I crocheted this for my niece – a creative storyteller, budding gymnast – to celebrate her fourth birthday. Due to gross incompetence, a terrible… Read More A not so funny giraffe
There was once a giraffe named Debra Whose anomaly was a short vertebra To add to her gripes Were her techno stripes Oh my gosh, she was actually a zebra! 21st of June, the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere, is celebrated as World Giraffe Day. The finishing stitches in poor confused Debra were put it… Read More Debra says Happy World Giraffe Day
A short post to introduce you guys to these two really adorable teddy bears. I recently met up with family and friends in Delhi, on a work visit, and had grand plans to crochet dozens of these as tiny gifts. I wonder what I was smoking. After a couple of marathon crocheting sessions, these little… Read More Ben the Amigurumi Teddy (and his 1.5 friends)
This is Marley Marley is one cool giraffe He lives the good life If he sees you, he will buy you a drink If he likes you, he will make up a poem or song about you He does not own an alarm clock Marley is pretty chilled out Be like Marley PS: Marley nearly… Read More Be Like Marley
Rudolph, by far, is my favorite Christmas character. I may or may not have believed in Santa Claus as a child, but I always knew that Rudolph is real. This was meant to be a hostess gift for a Christmas party, but due unforeseen delays caused by someone muddling all their stitches, we had to… Read More I believe in Rudolph
“Well-being I would describe as the ability to be creative, to be aware, and to respond; to be independent and fully active, and by this very fact to be one with the world. To be concerned with being, not with having; to experience joy in the very act of living–and to consider living creatively as… Read More Erich Fromm on Crocheting
I have been working on Shelly the Turtle and Ambrose the Baby Mouse for a while now. With a big sigh of relief, I put the finishing touches on both of them last night. No sooner had I turned off the lights, to take tiredly to bed, than the whispering began. Shelly: *strident yet whining*… Read More Toy Story (Beach Version)
In a first in recent months, I took stock of my finances today, or rather I totted up how much I am (not) making in terms of money. Blue. The color has overtaken the world and seeped into the very ribonucleic acid of my cells. I am now colored indigo AND am poor. A lot… Read More Billions of Blue Blistering Barnacles. Or a lesson in the economics and wisdom of mid-career retirement
Pootle List #6: Learn how to crochet and make Amigurumi animals I am over the moon thrilled on finally finishing my first amigurumi project; Olaf crocheted specially for my niece for her sixth birthday. The learnings: Crocheting is bloody difficult. I have new found respect for people who can knit, sew and crochet. Really, you… Read More Learning from Olaf
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