Bunny Contest!!

I'm not too sure if any of you have heard of Anna Hrachovec or her company Mochimochiland, but if you have then you probably have heard of the contest she is currently doing. It ends tonight at midnight and I have already posted my pic for the contest. Here it is:

Wish me luck!!

New Workout Playlist

Okay, for those of you who LOVE to workout, but can't find a single Christian workout playlist, I have now given you the opportunity to boost your motivation to exercise. I started this playlist yesterday while working out on the recumbent bike (for approximately an hour and a half :)). It worked wonders to keep me on that bike for that long (that and a good book, I like to read while working out).

Here it is!

1. Unshaken - By Attaboy
2. Heartbeat - By The Fray
3. Feel it in Your Heart - By Abandon
4. The God I Know - By Me in Motion
5. (This one's not particularly Christian) Every Teardrop is a Waterfall - By Coldplay
6. Headphones - By Britt Nicole
7. Never Going Back to Ok - By The Afters

I know it's short, but it works! Also, a great place to listen to these songs without purchasing them is to go to www.grooveshark.com and type them into the search box (you don't have to type in the name of the band unless the song will not show up on the results). Grooveshark is completely legal and ABSOLUTELY safe from viruses!

Quote of the Day

I have decided to start a new segment in W.R.Fletcher Arts. I call it the "Quote of the Day". Terribly unoriginal isn't it? So, today I will be doing the "Quote of the Day" for 2 days, as this is only 2 days into 2012.

January 1, 2012

"Imagination is more important than knowledge"
-Albert Einstein

January 2, 2012

"It happens pretty much all of the time. They just say 'thanks for coming'"
-Tim Tebow

An Ode to Awkward Knitting

One day while watching my baby brother, Landon, I realized that knitting in unlikely places causes me to be more inspired! Landon was in his highchair eating a baby cookie and I didn't want him to be unsupervised while I was knitting. He has a tendency of sticking the little cookie in the back of his mouth and gagging himself. This unlikely quirk makes me feel so ancy about him eating on his own that I have to sit there and just watch him eat. Many times I get bored, so I brought over my knitting, sat on the edge of the couch (which is conviently situated nearly 3 feet away), and began knitting. I felt more at ease and was still able to entertain myself. While doing so, I felt inclined to start knitting quicker than I usually do if I were to be lazily lying on the couch. This sudden burst of energy then resulted in me knitting in awkward spots around the house. During one of these escapades, I came up with a little poem.
An Ode to Awkward Knitting
By Whitney Futrell
Farewell rocking chair
Au revoir old recliner
A new day is arising,
The day of sitting on tables,
Arms of couches,
And hoods of cars.
O' awkward knitting!
The norm has a new face,
A face so unnatural,
That it provokes the needles within!
Now I know I am definitely NOT a poet, but at least it makes sense, right?

New Hat :)

Hi everyone!

I have created a new hat. It's a bit larger than my head, but it works for me. I won't be posting a pattern simply because it isn't my design! It's a pattern by M. Nishioka from ilikelemons.net, so please don't ask me for the pattern :).

It looks pink in this light, but it is really a super bright red! I kinda got the buttons a little crooked, but at least it looks fine to me :).

Sneak Peek!

It's been a while since I've posted, so I've decided to give just a lil' peek at what's to come to the blog. In the gap from now and the last post, I have come up with something extrodinary. A long time ago, I decided to knit a fawn for my cousin Taylor for Christmas. It's almost finished and all I have to do now is sew everything together. I have just one thing to say... IT'S HUGE!!!! Okay, here's that sneak peek I promised... :)

'Tis the design of the fawn. It's what I have been following the entire time I have been knitting. I realize it isn't that realistiz, but that's the whole point of toys, right?

Now that you have seen the design, I think I should probably show you what I have accomplished so far, don't you think?

Here are some mini-glamour shots... hehehe.

Me and My Hat :)

I've suddenly come to a revolution. I AM OBSESSED WITH HATS. So after many weeks speculating whether or not I should actually make a hat I finally went back to an old pattern I had once saved to my mom's laptop. I quickly sent myself the pattern and printed it out. Soon enough (like 4 hours later) I had myself a gorgeous new hat, courtesy of Azure Knits. I have literally worn the hat every time I go outside (even when it's nice out!!) 'cause I simply just love it to pieces!! It was originally meant to be a slouchy hat, but either I used too small of needles or my head is just really fat (not likely :)). Now it's gotten to the point where the hat has become a fad of mine to where I only choose shirts that match it (of course my sweater doesn't... haha).

Lady of the land of Azure Knits, I salute you.

You would not believe how many pics I had to take in order to make sure I wasn't making a really bad face!!