Folding Trees/Newspaper Yarn Traffic

I noticed I've been getting some traffic from over at Folding Trees, where I commented about newspaper yarn. In case that's what you're looking for I am actually experimenting with that now, it's about the only thing I've had to do w/yarn since school started. I have some on my drop spindle now, but I was having problems taking it off, getting the right spin, etc, so I'm still experimenting. I'll be sure and post some pictures and information about it as soon as I get back from my trip and play with it more! Which should be by next Friday at the latest! *adds to iCal* If you want me to keep you updated please feel free to add a comment with UPDATE in it and I'll make sure to personally let you know what I learn as I go!

Oh and if you didn't come here from Folding Trees be sure and check them out! Awesome Paper Craft site, one of the best I've ever seen! They update frequently too! That's really hard to find in a paper blog!

CraftyFish

It's Aliiiive!

So I'm back! But not from outer space, sorry to disappoint the astronauts out there. My summer semester is winding down, as I type this I am sitting in my LAST lecture for Psychology. This class is the biggest joke... The professor teaches exactly what the book says, but less beneficial, and boring, and drawn out. And she repeats her self a lot too... This could be forgivable if she took her test material from the lectures, but no she takes it from random stuff in the book, and then twists it and rewrites it so that we can't understand it. I'm beginning to wonder if we're all just an experiment and instead of being the placebo group, we're the test group... Nobody has gotten over an 85 except on one test where the highest grade was a 91, ridiculous, thankfully extra credit can bring you up to an A. 

So with today being the last day of classes, and tomorrow finals I decided to take advantage of this boring hour plus block of time to catch ya'll up on my hooking activities! There hasn't been any! I've been taking 15 credit hours in 6 weeks instead of the traditional 14, when can I find time? I tried, hard, just didn't happen. However I'm fully prepared to gear up and start anew! And I shall be starting anew with the Ravelypmics!!!!

That's right! I'll be on a plane/in airports a lot on Friday and then again on Monday flying West to deliver a showdog and so I thought I'd take my crocheting with me since the Ravylmpics start that Friday, the 8th! Go Team USA! I really do prefer the Winter Olympics though, more fun, closer to extreme sports with the snowboarding and such. And I just love watching Apollo Ohno speedskate! 

I had originally planned on making the Dusty Miller for the Sweater Sprint, however the Amazon seller I bought the book from shipped me the wrong book... So now I'm entangled in that mess, but I also bought the second book by that author from a different Amazon seller so maybe I can find something in there to do if it gets here in time.

I'm also in the Amigurumi-n-Toy Toss, and I'll be making this wonderful anatomically correct, well in yarn at least!, heart. I found it on Etsy by Pepperberry. I can't wait to get started, just having to sit on my hands until the Ravelympics start! Not like I can have time until after finals anyways, not with all the cramming and packing for my flight! 

I'm also really loving the Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog! Joss Whedon and Neil Patrick Harris are just so awesome! Anyways in honor of that I will be attempting a Dr. Horrible Doll as well! He will definitely get made, but maybe not in time for the Olympics! It's my own pattern, and yes I WILL be selling the pattern on Etsy! So keep an eye out if you're a fan!

And that's it for me, class is starting to wind down, so I'm going to wrap this up, add some tags, and start thinking about what yarns and how much I want to take on my trip!

Keep on reading and crafting! Crafty Fish

P.S. I should mention! I'm hooking for Team Geek! and TeamMcCain!