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Knit an Elephant, Save an Elephant

I’d thought I’d never be ready. Ellie put on her crankiest pants especially for these pictures.

not happy

E is for Elephant

Available on Ravelry and Etsy. Early adopters, always always pick Ravelry so you can get updates easily.

India is home to almost 60% of the remaining Asian Elephant population. In Northern India, large numbers of elephant babies are stolen from their wild families by poachers, trained and held as captive workers. Asian Elephants are endangered, their survival in India is critical to their survival as a species.

Which is why $4 from the purchase of each “E is for Elephant” pattern will go to Wildlife SOS. This organization specifically targets captive ‘working’ elephants in urban areas to help the wounded, malnourished and dehydrated. Wildlife SOS offers medical services to all injured elephants, teaches humane handling and is working to remove the neediest elephants to an elephant sanctuary. It takes many thousands of dollars to rescue a single elephant, but every little bit helps. For more information, please visit WildlifeSOS.org

Two Months Later…

The elephant pattern has been sent to the test knitters. If you like to live dangerously (and you make both ears correctly the first time), you can make her with two skeins of Sprout.

leftovers

My leftovers. I fly close to the wire.

I ordered the yarn for my next pattern this morning (hint: I got purple). I hope I move a little faster on this one. The Elephant in the pattern will be available in the shop sometime this weekend.

Going Places

Elephant prototype finished!

Eugenia

Her name is Eugenia.

They are on the way to Kangarooz, so that’s the best you get for now. I’m really happy with the legs, on the fence about tusks (does she need them?) and ready to knit her through again to take pictures for the pattern!

I’m hopeful that the pattern will make it to the test knitters the first week of March.

Pink

Heavenly days, y’all.

I’m getting Ellie’s cold. I can feel it.

The pile of tissues next to my computer proves it.

I’m going to make the kid start wearing gloves and a mask in public.

pink play kitchen

Pink kitchen, pink vase, white birds.

We rearranged a little bit before Christmas and moved Ellie’s little pink kitchen, her ‘pantry’ and her table and chairs to her room. This instantly transformed it from a baby’s room to a little girl’s room (boo hoo hoo). It’s really cute in there and I am thinking of moving in. We should probably take some pictures, but that will require me to neaten and get out the umbrella lamp (it is DARK on the back of the house).

In case you are having a hard time seeing it, I took the vase outside and created a tableau. We found out that C.C. put it in the swap box (Ellie says “Nank you!”) for us! I’m not sure a piece of glass has ever had so much love.

hot pink elephant

Still Life with Magenta Elephant. They match!

My home has never had so much pink.

Time to blow my nose and make a cup of tea with lots of honey.