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I love Valentine’s Day. I’m one of those people who embraces the holiday as a celebration of sweetness and love in all its forms. I’m spending today with family and friends. We will eat our traditional Valentine’s dessert — cream puffs The are deceptively simple to make (though we make them only once a year. Mom and I are even test-driving a gluten-free recipe in addition to making our traditional variety.

Squirrel Valentine

valentimes  by day at a glance

Martha Stewart Soap

All You Need Is Love by JoshuaRaymund

My Owl Barn

To go with the mittens, a hat — a slouchy beret. I searched the internet for an appropriate pattern and came across the Gwen Slouchy Beret by Lauren Nell. The lace pattern was simple enough to appeal to me (I wasn’t in the mood for anything complicated) and I surmised that the pattern would translate well to vintage acrylic yarn, which is what I used, instead of the fancy-ass bamboo blend the designer used.  I’m pleased with the result! I made it nice and big to accommodate my big head and possibly bigger hair.

I’m trying to deplete my yarn stash, but I think I’ll venture to the yarn store for some inspiring (and natural-fiber) yarn to make a new scarf. I’m thinking chunky, variegated yarns, possibly using more than two kinds in the same project, a triangle-shaped wrap scarf.

I started these in April. I know this because I shot myself working on them in my first Video Scrapbook.

When I started them, I was planning on selling them, but now I’m keeping them. For one, I need new mittens and two, I don’t think I’m going to be selling knits anymore. Hopefully taking the commercial aspect out of the craft will allow me to resume my enjoyment of it.