C'mon Colder Weather

I want to make this:

The free(!) crochet pattern is courtesy of Vicky Howell.  I love her.  I really do.  I've admired her for years and years and not only that, she hails from Austin! 

Since I couldn't snag the coveted Missoni for Target throw, I think this is a nice alternative.  I looked on eBay and people are selling it for nearly 3 times the retail price.  Crazy.  But as much as I love to knit and crochet, it doesn't make sense to cuddle up with yarn and needles on a 100 degree day.  It just feels wrong.  So I'm hoping for a cold front.   

August Break

This next month, I'm joining in with a group of bloggers in an event called:

badge courtesy of Katrina Tan at Pugly Pixel

 

 

During this event, all participants will post a picture daily (!) with whatever photographic medium we wish to utilize during the month of August.  Fun!  I can't wait to get started.
 
Head on over to Susannah Conway's blog for more information if you are interested!  

I'm looking forward to running with this and hope with all hopes that I stick with it.  I think (and hope - have i mentioned that?) that if I publicly commit to something, it might actually happen.  So wish me luck and join me, friends!

Michelle Suvunrungsi Stedman - Custom Schedule for ACL 2011

oooh yes

Custom Schedule for ACL 2011

Cold Weather Cravings

It's cold here.  I mean, it's really cold.  South Texas is experiencing winter-like conditions and it's not expected to get much warmer today.  All we are missing now is a nice dusting of snow and it'll feel like the Northeast.  I do miss living in the Northeast sometimes but mostly, I miss bundling up in coats, scarves, hats and the like.  Layer any of that on here and you might overheat at any given moment.  The weather is just too erratic and it's not sensible to go too overboard on winter gear.  Oh, but on days like this the temptations come a-calling: 

Which leads me to another cold weather activity I miss:  knitting.  Again, the Texas climate is not conducive to a hobby such as knitting.  Not for me, at least.  But I still have my lovely yarn stash in bins stored neatly away just waiting for the perfect project and the perfect weather.  I stumbled across this pattern via Purl Bee and wonder if I should whip out the needles for old time's sake: