So, remember this weird gif I posted a little while back?

That was my sketch for a crochet piece my friend and crochet elf Marissa was going to commission for her new nursery, since she wanted to decorate the baby’s room with a lot of art made by friends.

We went to her baby shower on Sunday, and I decided that I would finish this piece and gift it, along with a matching baby hat.

The whole concept came about after Marissa and I chatted about the baby’s name. One of her possible nicknames is “Sweat Pea,” so I kind of ran with that! Plus, Marissa has a love for bunnies, so I smashed the two together!!

Here’s the finished piece! It’s 11 X 14.

I decided to leave out the white polka dots in the background that were going to be white puff stitch. I started making a swatch, and the white puffs sort of distracted from the centerpiece, so I made a pink shell border instead, which has inspired me to make more crochet paintings with crocheted “frames”! Fun!

I was telling Manda that I didn’t intend to make a lot of crochet paintings right now, because I don’t know that they sell as well as my regular work. I do like making them, though, so hopefully when I feel like I have more time, I can make more just for fun!! Clearly I enjoy putting small food-animals into tasty food-boats.

Here’s a shot of me painting the canvas to match the lavender yarn I used as the background color.

That night, I thought I was like a color-matching paint-mixing savant, because I had matched the paint so perfectly to the yarn!!! But after the paint dried, I realized the paint was slightly cooler and bluer than the yarn. Oh well!

Here’s a shot of me with the painting at like 6:30 in the morning when I finished it.

I can’t wait to see what it looks like in the nursery itself. Also I can’t wait to meet the real Sweet Pea! Marissa has one more month to bake a baby.

If you’ve read my blog for a while, you might be familiar with my love for peter pan collars on dresses and shirts.

One of my bday presents from Hairy was this detachable peter pan collar by bepixielated on Etsy. Check out her cute shop!

I spent a lot of time in estrogen today. Manda and I went to Esther’s farewell-and-take-all-of-my-clothes champagne brunch. We brought cupcakes from Let’s Cupcake. It was a gathering of ladies eating and trying on Esther’s clothing she was giving away before moving to the UK. Afterward, Manda and I hit up the Pika Pika in Japantown. Manda had prepared for this and brought her Care Bear kigurumi, so I grabbed my hamster kigu, and off we went!

We did one set with normal clothes, and one set with our giant pajamas. DAMN, IT WAS HOT!!! I was sweaty and apologizing for stinking in my humongous fleece onesie with no proper ventilation. Sorry these are kinda washed out. I think we should avoid the super bright setting on the photobooths, and also, we got them enlarged via scanner, and I am sure that did not help with the lack of Manda’s eyebrows either.

I think my favorite is the one on the camel. We ran out of time and couldn’t decorate it, but it truly needed no decoration!

Hairy called this my “old lady outfit,” kitties and roses!

I have a really bad addiction to clothes by I’m Your Present. I have a disease!!!

Shirt & Hair bow: I’m Your Present, Shorts: F21, Tights: Celeste Stein