Broken twigs

Branching out has been relegated to the frog pond for now. I got screwed up and don't feel like tackling it again just yet.

I finished the elephant in time for the baby shower, and it was cute. Pictures will come eventually. I'm a lazy picture-uploader.

I bought yarn to make a Mondrian blanket (I'm also a lazy link-finder right now), but, because I liked the colors best, I bought Lion Brand Vanna's Choice, which is acrylic. After doing part of two rows, I determined that acrylic won't work for this blanket. The stitch is too tight (it's only single crochet throughout) and it feels plasticky. I'm going to have to find some inexpensive cotton or super wash wool for this project. I think I'll try either Swish or Shine from KnitPicks. Or Comfy might be nice, too. I petted some a friend's Comfy recently, and it was very nice. The problem might be finding the right colors. I need white, and I'm not seeing white in any of these yarns. I'm between real projects right now and feeling antsy.

I also tried to do this stuffed dodecahedron using Berroco Sox, but that yarn and a small crochet hook aren't really friends. Too splitty. So, I'll stick the sock yarn away for a while until I'm brave enough to actually try socks.