Fastest Time Yet

I found out late last week that a friend and her new baby are coming to town this week for a family visit. I'd been meaning to make the little one a turtle anyway, so I decided to whip one out, and boy, did I ever! What used to take me about 5 days, I got done in two this time. I'm rather impressed with myself, honestly. I'm not that speedy of a knitter, even though I knit Euro-style. Though, I suppose it might have something to do with the fact that this is probably the 5th or 6th one of these turtles I've done in the last year or so. I can practically do it in my sleep. I love him though. The yarn used is so soft. Yes, the eyes are safety eyes. I tugged and pulled and twisted and wasn't able to remove them, so I'm thinking they're pretty safe for the little ones.
It's a free pattern, so if you want to knit your own Sheldon, go here.

Useful knits

I have been knitting Swiffer covers lately. We're in 'green' mode at our house right now. So I had some cotton yarn in my stash and found this pattern for the mop covers. Pretty nifty really. Of all the mop covers out there, this one is simple and well thought out. No buttons, no funny stitch patterns, and the stitch pattern it does have makes it good at its job. I've knit a couple now, one to wash, one to use. The seed stitch really lets it scrub the tile floors pretty well. It's done a good job on doggy paw prints and kitty yak remains. I have one of the Swiffers (ok, I think mine may actually be the Clorox brand) that has the squirty juice sprayer on the front, so I've been able to use it to really mop, not just dust off, the floors. I actually think I may not ever have to use a mop and bucket again! (crosses fingers)