Monthly Archives: May 2011

Elephants Never Forget

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

I meant to post this yesterday, because what animal is better to debut on Memorial Day than one that never forgets? When my sister saw my crocheted hippos, she suggested that I make an elephant. I used the same basic … Continue reading →

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The Holey T-Shirt

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

A few weeks ago I looked down at my stomach and saw my pale skin shining through a bunch of little holes in the stomach of my navy blue t-shirt. I went through a strange little grief cycle about it: … Continue reading →

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Hippo For Sale

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

I’ve finally put the hippo up for sale in my Etsy shop! You can find it here. This is unrelated to the hippo, but when I was typing the title I suddenly remembered a song called “Brother for Sale” and … Continue reading →

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Hip Hip Hooray for the Hippo!

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

My crocheted hippo is finally done! The poly pellets (to weight down the back end) I ordered off of eBay arrived on Tuesday and I finished the hippo later that day. This was the most adventurous crochet project I’ve ever … Continue reading →

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They Call Me the Hiphopopotamus

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

OK, they don’t really call me the Hiphopopotamus, but I’m almost finished the hippopotamus I’m crocheting. Last week, my sister-in-law came over and was looking over my crocheted animals and suggested that I make a hippo. I was fairly certain … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress Wednesday

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

I just found out that Wednesday has become Work in Progress (WIP) Wednesday, so I figured I’d share my work in progress. On Monday I sold out of my little amigurumi bumblebees so I’m working like a madwoman to get … Continue reading →

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Pops of Poppies

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

Today I made my very first Etsy treasury! I’ve been thinking about making one for a while but found the process daunting. I finally decided to just jump in and do it and now I can’t wait to make more! … Continue reading →

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