Sheep Shots

Working busily on lots of projects at work and following a number of word game apps on the Kindle (trying to improve/save what memory I have left). That left minimal time for knitting this week.
Only FO is a tiny pair of baby sockies. They are knit from some leftover hand painted/dyed yarn that comes out self-striping at this tiny size....

There's a song from Damn Yankees that says it all. You can hear it here.
And here's Lola. In the sweater that she wanted (okay, her mom wanted). I made one like it (without the pink trim) for her partner in crime, Charlie.
(No, Lola and Charlie are not mine!) Sweaters were a special request from Younger Son for a friend....

It's only a matter of time before the spring fundraisers start, and I want to be ready.
These little tea toters use smallish (15 g or so) amounts of worsted weight cotton yarn, a cute button, and about 45 minutes of knitting and finishing time.
With a tea bag or two tucked inside, they make a nice gift to tuck into a birthday card if you are so inclined....

There's a wonderful series of books by Kay Thompson about a little girl who lives in the Plaza with her Nanny and her dog Weenie and her turtle Skipperdee.
At the height of the cold war, this delightful moppet travels to Moscow in the aptly titled book Eloise in Moscow.  I was making something a little special for the Purple Warrior Princess when I realized it looks a whole lot like the hat that Eloise...