Squares

First of all, I just have to get out how much last week SUCKED. It was a horrible week. Work really got me down, I have to say. I am determined for this week to be better. Blogging always makes me feel at least productive. :)

I've been working on my next big project for a few weeks now. The comforter that's currently on my bed is a loaner from my Mom, and it's very nice, but it is a little heavy, and I am a HOT sleeper. Meaning, I get really, REALLY hot when I sleep. It's a weird thing, I don't know why it happens, but I have always been very sensitive to getting too hot when I sleep. Then I overheat, and have to run to the bathroom to be sick. Lovely, I know- but it's something I have always had to be careful about. I NEVER sleep with the heat on during the summer, and I keep it very cold in my apartment during summer nights.

So, I've been trying to find the perfect cover for my bed, and I remembered the quilt that I used during college, that my grandmother bought for me, and how PERFECT my temperature was while I was using that quilt. Unfortunately, it is a twin-sized quilt, and my bed is a full. So then I thought, well, why don't I just learn how to quilt, and make myself my very own custom-made cover! And I did some research, found a few books (that I need to pick up at the library), and in the meantime, got very antsy without a major project, and decided, screw it, I ALREADY know how to crochet, why don't I just do a quilt-like crocheted blanket? So I chose a pattern:

This is the Babette Blanket, specifically, the photo above is the Purl Bee's version of the Babette Blanket. I chose a different palette, blues, greens, creams, (my go-to palette lately, I suppose). Here are the yarns:


This pattern requires that I make 50 small squares, 49 small-medium squares, 16 medium squares, 7 large-medium squares, 2 large squares, and 2 extra-large squares. So far, I've finished the small ones, and am about halfway done with the small-mediums. It takes me about 40 minutes per small-medium. It is going to be a long process. Here are some of my squares:


So, I'll keep ya updated on my progress. I hope I don't get too burned out. I'm already dreading sewing them all together.

Puppy Pie

Something horrible happened yesterday that I've been having a really hard time not thinking about ever since it happened. Around 10 am, I was taking my recycling out, placing it neatly into the bin, when I heard a woman right across the street from me call her dog's name out frantically. "Buddha, Buddha!" It caught my attention, and I looked up just in time to see the big black lab, who had run out into the street, get hit by a car. Hard. He screamed, ran over to the side of the road where his owner was watching in horror, and laid down at her feet. He never got up again. It was so devastating to see that happen, I was paralyzed on my porch, sobbing, and couldn't even go over to her to help her. Luckily, the man who hit the dog and several other pedestrians came over to help, but the dog never even made it to the vet.

Besides feeling angry at the woman for not having her dog on leash in a very heavily trafficked part of town, I've also been feeling panicked that something like that could happen to my dog. I ALWAYS keep Yoshi on a leash and harness when we are out, and he's never gotten away from me in the 3 years we've been together, but he has gotten away from others, and he is so strong-willed and unpredictable when we are out. All it takes is for him to get away from me ONE time, and I could be in the same situation as that woman. I haven't been able to get enough of Yoshi since I saw that. I just want to pet him and scratch him and snuggle him until he can't stand me. He got a new bone today, and a lot more treats than usual yesterday. And in Buddha's honor, I felt inspired to share some photos of my Yoshatron.