Cowl Crisis!

I have a confession to make--I have not figured out the cowl. I always make them way too long and they turn into tiny shawls, but with buttons. I want one that floofs up to my chin. Nevertheless, I got a pretty result with my most recent failure:

It's not foofy or cozy, but it makes a nice ornament to a regular black tee.

Possibly next time I should use a pattern? Any suggestions?

Flower Headband

So on with my battle with the stash leftovers! This is some of the extra yarn from Steve's Jayne hat, but a much girlier product!

This is me being girly.

Very Small Project

My friend and roommate Teri Jo happened to babysit Rachel's friend, so they came over for a play date with the hopes of making a snowman. We then figured out that although the day was sunny, the snow was unfortunately quite powdery, so Teri suggested we make miniature snowmen. We went in to the kitchen to get baby carrots and raisins, and the product was adorable. Then I remembered how I had promised to make some small projects for my blog, so I set to work on making tiny crocheted scarves for the two mini snowmen we made. Snowmen have no necks, however, so they turned out to be a little short. They are quite cute, though!

All was fine and good until the one on the left decided to have an opinion about Teri's footwear. She asked her mom for snow-boots, alright?

No, the snowman didn't actually die. I mean, it is so cute! How could you destroy anything so cute, even if it did hurt your feelings just a little? (Story of my life as a nanny, BTW.)