Whaaaaaaaaaat

I'm going to write my own pattern!  I am in the process of designing and working on this super awesome present for ze boyfrann for his birthday (In like 3 weeks!) and I've never seen anything like it on ravelry or anywhere else!  I'm going to be double checking and making sure... but I definitely didn't follow any set pattern while making this potentially awesome thing! :)

Also, I have 3 hats completed for charity, so I'm feeling pretty accomplished.  They both only took two or three evenings to complete, so I"m definitely looking forward to finishing more, especially since most of my projects are quicker knits than I'm used to.  I've always had this idea that knitting takes a ton of time, but maybe because I haven't been so good at it until now.  Practice makes perfect!  I've finally figured out how to do increases and decreases pretty cleanly, and I've learned a few new techniques that I'm super excited about every time I use them (Uuuh, why did it take me so long to cable cast on, really?!)

I'm also going to take this coming weekend to work on some really sweet crafty things with the materials I brought back from the beach.  Maybe I'll actually post some things on etsy, like I've been planning.  I've got a decent pile of things adding up that just need to be photographed and posted, but I've been putting it off until I fixed my camera, then got more than 3 or 4.  I should have closer to 10 or 12 by the weekend's passing.  I'd love to make some extra cash for the coming holiday season, and I have an ever-growing list of things I want for myself that I can't afford at the moment!  (I do so love Amazon!)