I spent a few days chicken sitting at my sister’s house while she was out of town. Pictured above is “Barack” who is black and white and a Brahma breed. The others sharing the coop are (from left to right) “Shirley”, a Wyandotte, “Michelle” the black Austrolorp in the back, “Barack” and “Laverne”, the big [...]

Well I still have to knit the back. I ended up giving the first one away to a very deserving person who turned 30 (and I hope she likes it).
If you are interested in making one for yourself, you can find the pattern here.

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And just in time for it’s first term.
I’m not sure if it looks better on the sofa or the chair. What do you think?

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obama-rama pillow progress, originally uploaded by alicethelma.

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obama-rama pillow, originally uploaded by alicethelma.
Believe it or not, the stealth gift knitting is just about finished although nothing I can blog about for fear that intended parties will see their gift before [...]