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🧶 How do you put a cone of shame on a giraffe? 🦒
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Hello! How has your week been? My week has been... how should I say it... eventful. 😬 To start with, Bruno had a botfly under his skin! It was disgusting and so sad. And it took some time for the vet to figure out what it was, so lots of cone time. I don't know if you can tell from photos, but Bruno has the neck of a giraffe. We tried a cone that was tiny enough to fit around his neck and he could reach right around it. Then we tried combining a stuffed donut with the little cone. No luck. This boy has some reach with that neck! So we put him in some jammies. That kept him from licking, but then there was the concern of the jammies rubbing on it. LOOK WHAT WE ENDED UP DOING!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Sausage was very concerned for him!😂😂😂😂😂😂 The outer cone was as big as his whole body! After the Bruno situation, my youngest 2 kids started school. Two different schools. That's always a fun, busy week. AND THEN, on the same day, my oldest kid broke their foot! It's been a whirlwind! Since Bruno is much more willing for me to share his personal life than my human children, I'll talk about him some more! 🤣🤪 Bruno is my full-time knitting partner. He's darn good at it, too! In honor of him being back in business, I dug up a collection of photos of Bruno hard at work. Take a peek at the cuteness! Just for fun, each pic links to something related or semi-related to something in the pic. Please note in the second pic, sticker of Bruno on my coffee mug and Bruno on my lap. Two Brunos for the price of one! I also started getting all my craft supplies put away in my new studio this week. I am so excited to get in there and start making stuff!!! The first thing I unpacked was my yarn, obviously. I think I'll take stock of some of my WIPs and see what I want to finish and what I want to quit. I definitely want to finish my popcorn ceiling sweater now that it's almost cool enough to wear it! I tried to find an old email where I told you about my popcorn ceiling cardigan, but I can't find one! I'm knitting a white textured cardigan and I've crocheted glow-in-the-dark stars to attach to it! It's going to be so ME! As soon as I dig it out to finish, I'll send you some pics! Also, don't forget, I'm sending 50% off coupons to everyone who posts a project of one of my patterns on Ravelry. I'm checking regularly, so all you have to do is post the project. I've got you! I hope you knit a ton this weekend! I'm going to do my best! Talk to you next week! Thanks for being here! If you want more… Browse my Etsy shop See all my patterns on Ravelry |
Kelly Spenhoff
I'm a crafty maker and designer who loves to talk about knitting and crochet. Subscribe to my newsletter if you’re crafty and like to have fun!
Hello! How have you been!?! I’ve been working on some more knit wall art. I’m so excited to show you some pics today! This is Aries, it’s part of my zodiac series. I’m loving how they’re coming out! Here’s Pisces: You can see how I just let all the strands of working yarn hang. The longest length I use is about 6-8 feet. Sometimes they get pretty tangled if there’s a bunch going at the same time, but it’s rarely bad enough for me to have to pause and untangle. I like it so much more than...
Happy Friday! How was your week? I’ve been getting another travel-friendly knitting project ready. I won’t be bringing my Popcorn Ceiling sweater because it’s too big to pack. I’m on the first sleeve, though. Yay, progress! 🎉 I’m still working on the tank top, but you know it’s impossible to bring only one project on a week long trip! So I started a fingering weight ribbed hat. I’ll write it up and send it to you after I decide how I want to do the decreases. I’m picturing a fingering weight...
Hello and happy Friday! I'm back from my trip and I brought back a knitting mistake to share! 🤣🤪 Only, I was too mad to remember to take a picture when it happened, so I recreated it as best I could for you. You know how every knit in the round pattern warns you to be careful not to twist the stitches? We've all done it at least once and ended up with a mobius strip. But have you ever managed to do it while knitting flat!?! Did you even know it was possible!?! I'm working on a tank top that...