Adoropus

Hiya from a.,

I have a couple things that are a bit different from each other to show you today. I'll lead with the pretty and soft item.



This is a wrap for myself that I made using the Bamboo yarn from the Stitch Nation line they sell at JoAnn. It's a relatively new line of yarn and this was my first time playing with it, and I can tell you that it sure as heck won't be my last. I loved this yarn, soft, workable, and the colours are gorgeous (plus the regular price is 4.99 for a ball that is 250 yards, and being Joann it goes on sale every few weeks). Here is a close up of the stitch work for you, which I find quite pretty.



I like the contrast between the two colours and the two different lace patterns. Also as a bit of a side note, I have come to a personal choice. Shawls are super pretty and I love the patterns, but I look like a massive dork in shawls. Wraps and I get along great, but shawls aren't meant for me (this life decision will also help me avoid lace weight yarn).

Next I have for you a birthday gift I made for one of the Freaky Little Bitches. I tend to dye yarn as a birthday gift, but I wanted to shake it up and I knew that this friend liked monsters. This brought forth the creation of the Adoropus.


This little guy is made from some yarn I had left from gloves I made for r., as well as old ties that once belonged to my father. I pulled out the stitches and cut them into pieces, sewed and stuffed them. I stitched the legs loosely together and then I worked the yarn body in rounds and created holes to poke the legs through. I thought that the Adoropus (so named by r.) would make a cute object, and the legs can also function as pin cushions.

That is what I have this week, hope you enjoy.

p.s. I am sure that you can tell from the state of the work table that r. has started working on his next chapter.