Trying my hand at some animaguri crochet... a wee little handmade dog of cotton yarn

As I've stated before on my blog, with a one year old to run after all day, it is extremely hard to find time to sit and needle felt or lay out a piece for wet felting; therefore, I've begun to crochet.  It is something that I can pick up and lay down easily and doesn't involve any sharp objects like the barb-edged needles for felting.  I miss felting daily terribly, but I've managed to express my creativity through crochet and am learning to read patterns now.

Last week I decided to try my hand at some animaguri crochet and produced a wee little dog for my baby girl to play with.  I also made a bright pink rabbit, but unfortunately, I didn't have time to snap a photo of it.  Up until these two 3D projects, I was only making wash cloths and pot holders with my beginner crochet skills.  I read through several free patterns online and watched some YouTube crochet videos before improvising a pattern for the little dog.  I think that there will be more crochet critters in my future.  I do enjoy making them, and they aren't as difficult to crochet as they appeared to me at first.  It is basically all variations of single crochet stitches.

Anyway, that's what I've been up to creatively lately... at least what little time that I've had to be creative.  I'm also building a website for a fellow, local artisan.  And, I have a wet felted wall hanging in the works if I can ever find time to put the finishing touches on it.

Please say a little prayer for Junior . . .

I wish that today was like any other Monday with me scrambling to start my week and making to do lists, but it is a little different this morning. Over the weekend my bunny, Junior, became very sick. My husband and I took him to the emergency care vet early Sunday morning. They prescribed him some antibiotics and gave him a shot to rehydrate him, but he is no better, if not worse, this morning. He doesn't want to eat or drink and is very lethargic. I made an appointment for this morning with his normal vet. I've been hoping and praying that he will recover fully. I hate to see him like this. It just breaks my heart and makes me weepy all the time. Please say a little prayer for Junior's health today. I would greatly appreciate it. Hopefully, I can post some good news about my normally spunky bunny later on this week.


UPDATE at 4:15 p.m. the same day . . . .
Well, during our vet visit today, junior had an x-ray to see if he had an obstruction. He doesn't which is a good thing. He just seems to have a lot of gas build up or bloat and some problems moving his food through his intestines. The doctor has recommended that we feed him liquids every hour as well as give him an antibiotic for his runny nose. And, if he is not eating and drinking on his own by tomorrow morning, I have to take him back to the vet's office for some alternative medication. As of this afternoon, Junior was quite a bit more alert and nibbling on some fresh green veggies and herbs. He still doesn't drink on his own, but it is a good start.