So beautiful!

[popkin16]

*flails*

Thank you so much, anyjen , I love what you sent me! The skull-and-crossbones immediately made me think of One Piece, and the heart is adorable (and my favorite color! *flails some more*) I'm not sure I have the heart to use them, I want them to last forever.

God, I have the greatest friends EVER.

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[anyjen.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you like them! :D

...and that the skull-and-crossbones was a good choice. I was thinking of One Piece (and Captain Jack Sparrow. *___*) when I picked that pattern, but once it was done I thought it looked kind of creepy... ^^U

It would have been better if I'd used a real One Piece pirate flag pattern, but I didn't find any and I'm not good enough to make my own patterns from scratch yet... :(

Do with them as you please. They're sturdy and if they eventually get damaged with use (or if the colour fades) I can always make you more. :)

[popkin16]

I doooo! ♥ ♥

One Piece and Captain Jack Sparrow...both awesome things to think about XD Haha, I think it looks great. Maybe it is a little creepy, but I'm cool with that. I suppose creepy = awesome to me? I do like horror movies/games...

That's okay! What I have is amazing enough, I might have had a heart attack if you had managed anything fandom-y.

That's true...perhaps I'll give them a try. But I really don't want them to get ruined, so I think if I do use them I'll be thinking the entire time, "Please last, please last forever..."

[anyjen.livejournal.com]

What I have is amazing enough, I might have had a heart attack if you had managed anything fandom-y.

Maybe next time, then. XD

Boy, you really do like them! Well, they're yours. You decide what you do or don't do with them. ^^

Just remember not to use them to take your make-up off. Mascara can really stain cotton, particularly the water-proof kind...

Another option is to starch them and use them as doilies... Apparently these things last longer that way (we're talking decades), but I've never done it, so I can't be sure...

[popkin16]

LOL You're goal is to kill me, eh? XD

I do! I've gotten presents before, of course, but nothing that was actually made by them. I feel so special.

I don't actually wear make-up, so I'm not too worried about that.

Hmm...that's an idea too. I'll have to talk to my mom about that. I don't know anything about dollies or starching them, I'd probably end up doing something terrible wrong.

[anyjen.livejournal.com]

Maybe, but I'll wait until you're completely healed first. It's no fun otherwise. XD

Hee, that's what I love the most about knitting. You can give something really unique as a present. ^___^

To tell you the truth I don't really know that much about starching things. I once watched my grandma starch a hat, but that's about it. I've never attempted it myself.

[popkin16]

^____^ You are truly devious.

Yes! Something you put effort into, which makes it all the better. Not that I dislike the other presents I've gotten, of course. But it's nice knowing you worked (even if it was only a little) to make me something.

Me either. I'm not really much of a homemaker; I don't really know much about anything household-related.

[anyjen.livejournal.com]

Well, I must confess the skull took a bit of work. I had to keep going back to the pattern for the jaw, and it was bigger than I expected, so it took a good four or five hours (I'm not a very fast knitter)... the heart was easy, but I love how cute that dishcloth is, despite its simplicity. ^^

Wait until you start living on your own. Then you'll learn, simply because there'll be no-one else to do it for you. That's how I learned. ^^U

[popkin16]

Four or five hours sounds like a *really* long time to me, especially when doing something like knitting. But the skull came out great XD You're a beginner knitter, aren't you? If so, it makes sense that you wouldn't be all that quick. And I love simplicity; I never understood why people thought big & more is better. The heart was wonderful just the way it is ♥

Haha, I bet! There's always the internet to look up how-to's on, as well.

[anyjen.livejournal.com]

Well, it's not so long if you take into account that I was listening to an audio book the whole time ("Last Chance to See", by Douglas Adams). I generally try to knit while I'm listening to an audio book or an audio drama (generally the Eight Doctor's Adventures...), or even watching something if it isn't very image-reliant. It keeps me from getting bored with the knitting (much as I love it, it's hard to keep my interests up while repeating the same two stitches hundreds of times), though it's probably why I'm such a slow knitter. I keep having to go back to the pattern and checking my stitch count because I've forgotten where I was when the plot of what I'm hearing/watching gets interesting. XD

I love simplicity, too! There's a certain beauty in it... though I tend to get bored if something I'm making is too easy, so I often try to look for something that will pose a bit of a challenge. :)