Meet Carmela and Christina (L-R: as named by the lovely Melody). They are the amigurumi dolls that I've been working on. Christina is obvious a bear...what is Carmela?
It's actually a bunny but I think it looks like a naked chiuhuahua. Carmela has a little outfit to hide its nakedness. I guess I shouldn't have used that bright of a pink color.It is a gift for my aunt because bunnies are supposed to be her lucky animal; she calls it a rat. Our cousin Charlie thought it was a kangaroo. I suppose its true identity is a chameleon since no one is really quite sure what kind of creature it is!I also made Carmela a little hat to complete its outfit. Along the way is another friend:
This is the unnamed elephant that I'm working on for Melody. The yarn that I'm using for it was the one that I bought from Article Pract last week on our hooky/sister adventure in Emeryville and Oakland. Soon it shalled be stuffed and loved. I still need to get some washers for eyes...I've been using beads and they kind of make the stuffed creatures look creepy. Soon soon...my amigurumi will be cute looking
BUT!!! the saying "the bigger, the better" also speaks some truth. Today we went to check out the new Berkeley Bowl that recently opened in West Berkeley. It's located near the Sharffen Berger Factory (how sad...it's closed :( ) and it is HUGE!!! Its organic produce section alone is probably 2/3 the size of the produce section at the older location on Oregon St. I especially liked walking through the nectarine/peaches section. smelled SOOOO good. And the prices are relatively nice as well; we spent less than $35 on 18 items, which included berries and cheese (aka not cheap eats). It was also pretty organized and nicely arranged...lovely colors and brightness everywhere! At the end of our shopping trip, we just kind of walked up and down the cookie/sweets aisle pondering what sort of baked goods Ni and I would conjure up next :).
Nonetheless, the endless varieties of apples alone kind of created a sensory overload and I left with a bit of a headache. It's definitely a place that must be explored on multiple trips. But I went home and continued working on my little friends. Small things certainly have a value in and of themselves.
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