I am still on my "crochet while watching Grey's Anatomy" kick and, I have to say, it's the perfect stress reduction skill I could be taking advantage of at the moment! The best part is that I look forward to this so much that it pushes me to stay afloat on my work (at work and at home)! 

This week, I completed Otis, the Sloth, from Animal Friends of Pica Pau. I used Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK for the entire project. When I was working on Otis' last limb, I was sure I would run out of light brown yarn but miraculously I had **just** enough!

He is the absolute cutest! And, of course, I already have my next project lined up. It will be a challenge in a different way; the pattern is by an artist I recently discovered and it's in Spanish! While I do speak Spanish fluently, I have never worked on a pattern in a language other than English so I am sure my brain and my hands will have some miscommunications and disconnects along the way. Should be fun!

What happens when work is a little more stressful than usual and unexpected circumstances allowed for a little extra free time? The decision to start Grey's Anatomy from scratch (because who knows where I left off when I stopped watching it years ago) and a new crochet project! This perfect combo was exactly what I needed to get through this week!

Gertrude is another pattern from Animal Friends of Pica Pau by Yan Schenkel- one that has been on my crochet bucket list since I first got the book. 

I used Paint Box Cotton DK Yarn for most of Gertrude and, for the first time ever, Scheepjes Stonewashed/Riverwashed Yarn for her 2 horns. 

I am so happy with how she turned out! While the pattern was not any more or less challenging than the other ones in Schenkel's pattern books, Gertrude is a larger project and requires (a lot!) more sewing. If I am being honest with myself, I don't think I did the best job sewing each spike on Gertrude's back but despite how imperfect they may seem, Gertrude turned out perfect to me!

I think I might start working on my next project today... what else are Sundays for?