spring is coming. really.

time to start thinking about spring!  and we are about to have our coldest day in a generation here in southern california:

those darling shamrocks (ravlink) are SO easy to crochet -- they take about 10 minutes apiece, and they are such cute little charms.  6 yards of 12 ply silk made 3 of the 4 leaf clovers with about 2 feet of yarn to spare.  i used the silk because it is shinier and will withstand use better than cotton.

here it is in place on my little boy's backpack.  it's not too girlie, is it???

odds 'n' ends

how cute is this?  a quick couple hour crochet project, using up the ends of 2 skeins of koigu kersti merino, resembles the ugly doll thing one was coveting.  you can find the easy pattern here.