Sari silk yarn!

I have had a ball of sari silk yarn for awhile now that jane sent me as a gift. I've been holding on to it all this time stroking it, looking at the bright colors and wondering what I'd do with it.
I had recent turn in my life where I've decided I need to do more for myself. I help my mom all the time, I drive people around, I work, I sew for other people, and I don't do much for ME.
So I started thinking a few weeks ago I wanted to pull that yarn out and make something.
I started scouring ravelry for the perfect pattern and finally on Monday I found it! I was so excited I dug out my hook and started.
I have a thing for fairies and pixies as well so I've always wanted a pointed hat that didn't look like a wizards cap. I also thought there would be just enough yarn for this sort of project and I was right! There was less than an inch left over!
It's funky and it's goofy, and it's pretty and pixiesh all at once. I'm thrilled. Enjoy:

I think you get the idea! Thanks so much Jane! It was super sweet of you to send this too me. I confess I crocheted it rather than loomed it but I had to do something quick and this was quik!
For those wanting to know the pattern its:
http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/visoppskrift.php?d_nr=92&d_id=8&lang=us
I didn't realize till about halfway through that I was following it wrong till about 2/3 of the way through. The problem with this yarn is you can't really rip things out easy. so I just kept going and I'm glad I did it came out a bit big but just fine.
Jane's blog is here: http://www.catfeatherz.com/

New puppy

So last weekend we brought home our new addition to the family. Her name is Lexi and she's a 27lb 10 month old German Shepherd Dog mix. We loaded Khindi up in the 4runner(aka the dog toting vehicle) and went to the shelter to see how they did. We'd all ready seen Lexi the week before but had to ask multiple people if we could adopt as she'd been snatched up by a rescue. Turns out her time at the shelter was nearing an end! Not sure why as she's a total sweet heart and super kissy and love able. Pretty smart too though I'm saving my smartest puppy ever award for when she learns to speak on command. ;)
Lexi did have a few behavioral issues but after interacting with both her and Khindi at the shelter we felt they could be worked through with lots of discipline, exercise, structure, and love.
She has stopped growling at Khindi when we pet one dog and not the other, this happened within a few days. And she's decided wiggling into the front for attention is better. Besides people have 2 hands that's one for each dog right?
the only other problem I've noticed is she is still a bit growly when Khindi wants to play. I think she fears Khindi will take her toys and not share. We purchased multiples of the same toys Khindi had for this very reason. however she is improving on that too.
Yesterday they suddenly decided they are friends and have been playing tag, tug of war, keep away, and wrestling all afternoon. This morning while they stretched their legs and I got ready for work they played some more.
We are working on teaching her to speak on command. She doesn't' quite seem to get this yet but she's trying so hard! She sits all ready and was coming to her name in less than 2 days.
She is on antibiotics as we discovered Tuesday she has a UTI. Thank goodness we're still housebreaking or I probably wouldn't have noticed. Sometimes it's a good thing a dog still pees on the carpet!
We're going to try letting them sleep in the same kennel again tonight and tomorrow and see how that goes. Once she's housebroken I've promised her the only time she has to see the EVIL kennel is if we run an errand. She's a puppy and like to steal things to chew on. So supervision is still a must!
Anywho here's our new pup:
Those are khindi's feet in the background. lol Lexi is small and probably won't get too much bigger. her feet are small too. But she's super cute! I'll update later with video links and more pictures!