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More dishcloths

These are unknit, so I don’t know what they will be. I haven’t either doublechecked the transcription, so there can be errors.
I’d like to see what you create with these charts πŸ™‚

Shih tzu
Shih Tzu

Line 30 corrected 13th November, thanks to the kind anonymous πŸ™‚

cast on 39 stitches

1. K
2. K
3. K
4. K
5. K
6. K
7. K3 P33 K3
8. K
9. K3 P33 K3
10. K19 P1 K19
11. K3 P15 K3 P15 K3
12. K16 P7 K16
13. K3 P11 K11 P11 K3
14. K13 P13 K13
15. K3 P9 K15 P9 K3
16. K11 P17 K11
17. K3 P7 K6 P1 K5 P1 K6 P7 K3
18. K10 P5 K2 P5 K2 P5 K10
19. K3 P6 K6 P3 K3 P3 K6 P6 K3
20. K8 P7 K3 P3 K3 P7 K8
21. K3 P5 K7 P3 K3 P3 K7 P5 K3
22. K7 P8 K4 P1 K4 P8 K7
23. K3 P4 K7 P5 K1 P5 K7 P4 K3
24. K7 P7 K5 P1 K5 P7 K7
25. K3 P4 K7 P5 K1 P5 K7 P4 K3
26. K7 P6 K6 P1 K6 P6 K7
27. K3 P4 K6 P6 K1 P6 K6 P4 K3
28. K7 P6 K6 P1 K6 P6 K7
29. K3 P4 K5 P1 K1 P4 K3 P4 K1 P1 K5 P4 K3
30. K6 P6 K2 P1 K3 P3 K3 P1 K2 P6 K6
31. K3 P3 K6 P2 K1 P3 K1 P1 K1 P3 K1 P2 K6 P3 K3
32. K6 P6 K3 P1 K2 P1 K1 P1 K2 P1 K3 P6 K6
33. K3 P2 K1 P1 K5 P3 K1 P7 K1 P3 K5 P1 K1 P2 K3
34. K5 P1 K1 P5 K4 P1 K5 P1 K4 P5 K1 P1 K5
35. K3 P2 K1 P1 K5 P5 K5 P5 K5 P1 K1 P2 K3
36. K5 P1 K1 P6 K4 P1 K1 P1 K1 P1 K4 P6 K1 P1 K5
37. K3 P2 K1 P1 K6 P5 K3 P5 K6 P1 K1 P2 K3
38. K5 P1 K2 P6 K4 P3 K4 P6 K2 P1 K5
39. K3 P2 K1 P2 K7 P9 K7 P2 K1 P2 K3
40. K5 P1 K3 P8 K5 P8 K3 P1 K5
41. K3 P2 K1 P3 K9 P3 K9 P3 K1 P2 K3
42. K5 P1 K4 P6 K7 P6 K4 P1 K5
43. K3 P3 K1 P3 K6 P7 K6 P3 K1 P3 K3
44. K6 P1 K4 P5 K7 P5 K4 P1 K6
45. K3 P3 K1 P4 K6 P5 K6 P4 K1 P3 K3
46. K7 P2 K3 P6 K3 P6 K3 P2 K7
47. K3 P5 K1 P3 K15 P3 K1 P5 K3
48. K9 P1 K3 P13 K3P1 K9
49. K3 P6 K1 P5 K2 P5 K2 P5 K1 P6 K3
50. K10 P6 K7 P6 K10
51. K3 P33 K3
52. K
53. K3 P33 K3
54. K
55. K
56. K
57. K
58. K
59. K

Bind off.

hanukkiahchanukkiah
Chanukkiah – Menorah

1. K
2. K
3. K
4. K
5. K
6. K
7. K3 P33 K3
8. K
9. K3 P33 K3
10. K
11. K3 P33 K3
12. K17 P5 K17
13. K3 P10 K13 P10 K3
14. K14 P11 K14
15. K3 P12 K9 P12 K3
16. K16 P7 K16
17. K3 P14 K5 P14 K3
18. K17 P5 K17
19. K3 P15 K3 P15 K3
20. K18 P3 K18
21. K3 P12 K9 P12 K3
22. K13 P13 K13
23. K3 P8 K17 P8 K3
24. K10 P4 K1 P2 K1 P3 K1 P2 K1 P4 K10
25. K3 P6 K5 P1 K2 P1 K3 P1 K2 P1 K5 P6 K3
26. K8 P3 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P3 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P3 K8
27. K3 P5 K3 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K3 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K3 P5 K3
28. K7 P4 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P3 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P4 K7
29. K3 P4 K4 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K3 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K4 P4 K3
30. K6 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P3 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K6
31. K3 P3 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K3 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P3 K3
32. K6 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P3 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K6
33. K3 P3 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K3 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P3 K3
34. K6 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P3 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K6
35. K3 P3 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K3 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P3 K3
36. K7 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K7
37. K3 P4 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P4 K3
38. K7 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K7
39. K3 P4 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P4 K3
40. K7 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K7
41. K3 P4 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P4 K3
42. K7 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K7
43. K3 P16 K1 P16 K3
44. K7 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K5 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P1 K7
45. K3 P4 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K1 P4 K3
46. K19 P1 K19
47. K3 P33 K3
48. K
49. K3 P33 K3
50. K
51. K3 P33 K3
52. K
53. K3 P33 K3
54. K
55. K
56. K
57. K
58. K
59. K

Bind off.

dreideldreidel
Dreidel

Corrected on 10.11.2006
Thanks to Kathie Zobell, who noticed that line 26 was wrong!

cast on 39

1. K
2. K
3. K
4. K
5. K
6. K
7. K3 P33 K3
8. K19 P1 K19
9. K3 P14 K4 P15 K3
10. K17 P4 K1 P1 K16
11. K3 P12 K1 P1 K6 P13 K3
12. K15 P7 K2 P1 K14
13. K3 P10 K1 P3 K8 P11 K3
14. K13 P10 K3 P1 K12
15. K3 P8 K1 P4 K11 P9 K3
16. K11 P13 K4 P1 K10
17. K3 P6 K1 P5 K14 P7 K3
18. K9 P16 K4 P2 K8
19. K3 P4 K1 P2 K2 P2 K17 P5 K3
20. K8 P19 K4 P1 K7
21. K3 P4 K1 P6 K7 P5 K5 P5 K3
22. K8 P5 K6 P6 K1 P3 K2 P1 K7
23. K3 P4 K1 P1 K4 P1 K5 P7 K5 P5 K3
24. K8 P4 K8 P5 K1 P4 K1 P1 K7
25. K3 P4 K1 P1 K2 P3 K5 P2 K2 P1 K1 P2 K4 P5 K3
26. K8 P4 K2 P1 K1 P3 K1 P5 K3 P2 K1 P1 K7
27. K3 P4 K1 P1 K2 P3 K4 P2 K2 P2 K2 P1 K4 P5 K3
28. K8 P4 K1 P2 K2 P2 K2 P4 K3 P2 K1 P1 K7
29. K3 P4 K1 P1 K2 P3 K4 P1 K3 P1 K3 P1 K4 P5 K3
30. K8 P4 K2 P2 K1 P3 K1 P4 K3 P2 K1 P1 K7
31. K3 P4 K1 P1 K4 P1 K3 P3 K1 P3 K1 P2 K4 P5 K3
32. K8 P3 K3 P1 K3 P1 K3 P3 K1 P4 K1 P1 K7
33. K3 P4 K1 P3 K2 P1 K4 P2 K1 P3 K1 P3 K3 P5 K3
34. K8 P4 K2 P1 K2 P2 K2 P4 K6 P1 K7
35. K3 P5 K2 P4 K17 P5 K3
36. K8 P17 K2 P2 K10
37. K3 P9 K19 P5 K3
38. K17 P2 K3 P1 K16
39. K3 P13 K1 P3 K2 P14 K3
40. K17 P2 K3 P1 K16
41. K3 P13 K1 P3 K2 P14 K3
42. K17 P2 K3 P1 K16
43. K3 P13 K1 P3 K2 P14 K3
44. K17 P2 K3 P1 K16
45. K3 P13 K1 P3 K2 P14 K3
46. K17 P2 K3 P1 K16
47. K3 P13 K1 P3 K2 P14 K3
48. K17 P2 K3 P1 K16
49. K3 P13 K1 P3 K2 P14 K3
50. K17 P2 K3 P1 K16
51. K3 P13 K1 P3 K2 P14 K3
52. K17 P6 K16
53. K3 P33 K3
54. K
55. K
56. K
57. K
58. K
59. K

Bind off.

The corrected version

Note 24.11.2006
As Rachel points out, the letters are not quite correct. The Nun should be on the left side of Shin, not the right side…
Shin stands for “sham” – “there”, in Israel the letter is Pe standing for “po” – “here”.
It’s actually better with “nun – gimel” because those letters stand for “great miracle – nes gadol”, and that’s what Chanukkah stands for too πŸ˜€


cast on 39

1. K
2. K
3. K
4. K
5. K
6. K
7. K3 P33 K3
8. K19 P1 K19
9. K3 P14 K4 P15 K3
10. K17 P4 K1 P1 K16
11. K3 P12 K1 P1 K6 P13 K3
12. K15 P7 K2 P1 K14
13. K3 P10 K1 P3 K8 P11 K3
14. K13 P10 K3 P1 K12
15. K3 P8 K1 P4 K11 P9 K3
16. K11 P13 K4 P1 K10
17. K3 P6 K1 P5 K14 P7 K3
18. K9 P16 K4 P2 K8
19. K3 P4 K1 P2 K2 P2 K17 P5 K3
20. K8 P19 K4 P1 K7
21. K3 P4 K1 P6 K17 P5 K3
22. K8 P17 K1 P3 K2 P1 K7
23. K3 P4 K1 P1 K4 P1 K5 P2 K2 P3 K5 P5 K3
24. K8 P5 K4 P1 K2 P5 K1 P4 K1 P1 K7
25. K3 P4 K1 P1 K2 P3 K6 P1 K1 P2 K7 P5 K3
26. K8 P8 K3 P6 K3 P2 K1 P1 K7
27. K3 P4 K1 P1 K2 P3 K6 P2 K9 P5 K3
28. K8 P9 K2 P6 K3 P2 K1 P1 K7
29. K3 P4 K1 P1 K2 P3 K6 P2 K9 P5 K3
30. K8 P9 K2 P6 K3 P2 K1 P1 K7
31. K3 P4 K1 P1 K4 P1 K6 P4 K7 P5 K3
32. K8 P7 K3 P7 K1 P4 K1 P1 K7
33. K3 P4 K1 P3 K2 P1 K9 P1 K7 P5 K3
34. K8 P9 K2 P6 K6 P1 K7
35. K3 P5 K2 P4 K17 P5 K3
36. K8 P17 K2 P2 K10
37. K3 P9 K19 P5 K3
38. K17 P2 K3 P1 K16
39. K3 P13 K1 P3 K2 P14 K3
40. K17 P2 K3 P1 K16
41. K3 P13 K1 P3 K2 P14 K3
42. K17 P2 K3 P1 K16
43. K3 P13 K1 P3 K2 P14 K3
44. K17 P2 K3 P1 K16
45. K3 P13 K1 P3 K2 P14 K3
46. K17 P2 K3 P1 K16
47. K3 P13 K1 P3 K2 P14 K3
48. K17 P2 K3 P1 K16
49. K3 P13 K1 P3 K2 P14 K3
50. K17 P2 K3 P1 K16
51. K3 P13 K1 P3 K2 P14 K3
52. K17 P6 K16
53. K3 P33 K3
54. K
55. K
56. K
57. K
58. K
59. K

Bind off.

star
Magen David – Star of David

1. K
2. K
3. K
4. K
5. K
6. K
7. K3 P33 K3
8. K
9. K3 P33 K3
10. K
11. K3 P33 K3
12. K
13. K3 P16 K1 P16 K3
14. K19 P1 K19
15. K3 P15 K3 P15 K3
16. K18 P3 K18
17. K3 P14 K5 P14 K3
18. K17 P2 K1 P2 K17
19. K3 P13 K2 P3 K2 P13 K3
20. K16 P2 K3 P2 K16
21. K3 P12 K3 P3 K3 P12 K3
22. K6 P27 K6
23. K3 P3 K27 P3 K3
24. K7 P2 K4 P2 K9 P2 K4 P2 K7
25. K3 P4 K3 P3 K2 P9 K2 P3 K3 P4 K3
26. K8 P2 K2 P2 K11 P2 K2 P2 K8
27. K3 P6 K1 P2 K2 P11 K2 P2 K1 P6 K3
28. K9 P4 K13 P4 K9
29. K3 P7 K3 P13 K3 P7 K3
30. K10 P2 K15 P2 K10
31. K3 P7 K3 P13 K3 P7 K3
32. K9 P4 K13 P4 K9
33. K3 P6 K1 P2 K2 P11 K2 P2 K1 P6 K3
34. K8 P2 K2 P2 K11 P2 K2 P2 K8
35. K3 P4 K3 P3 K2 P9 K2 P3 K3 P4 K3
36. K7 P2 K4 P2 K9 P2 K4 P2 K7
37. K3 P3 K27 P3 K3
38. K6 P27 K6
39. K3 P12 K3 P3 K3 P12 K3
40. K16 P2 K3 P2 K16
41. K3 P13 K2 P3 K2 P13 K3
42. K17 P2 K1 P2 K17
43. K3 P14 K5 P14 K3
44. K18 P3 K18
45. K3 P15 K3 P15 K3
46. K19 P1 K19
47. K3 P16 K1 P16 K3
48. K
49. K3 P33 K3
50. K
51. K3 P33 K3
52. K
53. K3 P33 K3
54. K
55. K
56. K
57. K
58. K
59. K

Bind off.

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Er… hmm… uh… What to write in a block?

It’s the last of Socktober, and I managed to knit one pair of socks. One pair. Me – one (1) pair. I, who can knit a pair of socks in 12 hours. I’m a little disappointed, but… There will be more Socktobers πŸ™‚

Tomorrow will start Lacevember. Let’s see if I can produce something then. Hopefully.

I have been thinking about wash- and dishcloths. I have drawn a couple of charts, and should knit them to see if they work and what they will look like.

I have been making my Samhain / Halloween swaps… Here’s a “bat kids in bed”. It looked so hilarious I just had to take a picture πŸ˜€ The black thingy in the background is Nekoyama’s Amineko cat being made. Legs, tail, ears, muzzle and face are missing, but he has already a silk ribbon LOL

I have also made a double-knit “mΓΆssa” (beanie) to my hubby.

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Beautiful flowers…


En automne, je rΓ©coltai toutes mes peines et les enterrai dans mon jardin.
Lorsque avril refleurit et que la terre et le printemps célébrèrentleurs noces,
mon jardin fut jonchΓ© de fleurs splendides et exceptionnelles.

In the autumn I gathered all my sorrows and buried them in my garden.
And when April returned and spring came to wed the earth,
there grew in my garden beautiful flowers unlike all other flowers.

–Khalil Gibran

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Dishcloths…

halloween dishcloths
It’s easy to do, quick, nice size to learn a new technique, cheap, useful and most often even pretty. No wonder knitters and crocheters get crazy about dishcloths.

There’s an ocean of free dishcloth patterns, several groups in all kinds of internet forums and dozens of blogs dedicated to the art and joy of knitting dishcloths. And I am grateful πŸ˜‰

Dishcloth Boutique
Knitting Knonsense
Dishcloth Pattern Corner
Dishcloth index
Knitlist gifts
Bev’s Country Cottage
Calming Seas
Chained Links – kitchen stuff
Crochet Kim Tunisian Patterns
Crochet Pattern Central – dishcloths
Janelle S.’s Site
Knitting Pattern Central – dishcloths
LJC crochet designs – patterns
Marlo’s Corner
Melissa’s Knit Dishcloths
Purple Duckie
Rainy Kimbrough’s dishcloth patterns
Vickie Designs-Intarsia Charts
Wool Works’ facecloths and dishcloths
Danielle Cote’s Knit Dishcloth Corner
Knitwits’ heaven free knitting patterns
Critter’s designs
Belle City Soapworks free patterns
Garterlac dishcloth
Mason-Dixon knitting
Mason Dixon washcloths PDF file
Knitty’s washcloths

Dishcloth fun KAL blog

Dishcloth Knit-A-Long

Dishcloths galore blog
Marilyn’s Knitting Heaven on Earth
The Dishcloth Queen – The Daily Dishcloth
Dish and washcloth mania

Handmade Dishcloths group at Flickr

Monthly Dishcloths group at Yahoo!
Monthly Dishcloths group at Flickr
Monthly Dishcloths blog

Love2knit Dishcloths at Yahoo!
Love2Knit_Dishcloths

Carol’s dishcloths – knitted kitty dishcloths at Yahoo!
and knitted kitty blog

Susan’s knit patterns Yahoo! group
and knit-a-little

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Needlework


I love needlework. It’s so easy and pretty πŸ™‚ It speaks to the homewify girly romantic Victorian part of my soul πŸ™‚

Look at these things:
The Needles With Eyes

And minimysteries, embroidered by Karen Rachael Buttler… Exquisite!!!
Ellynderia’s minimysteries
Solslett’s minimysteries
Annette’s minimysteries
Anna’s mini mystery J

I love the Chatelaine designs… So inspiring, addictive and beautiful πŸ™‚

The thing is that I am embroidering an Imbolc throw or afghan of what to call it. But I keep pushing it out of my mind all the time, and making all kinds of other things before it. And this irritates me… the thing is worth getting done and I’d love to use it and be proud of my work, but… it’s not “important”. I think I need to make it important…
Ok, I’ll do that the first thing next year, before I do anything else.

About Nan Halberg
Sounds like an interesting woman. πŸ™‚

BTW, I love temari balls
Here’s some more instructions πŸ˜‰
And here’s a little more
and then some πŸ˜‰
And just a little bit more πŸ˜€

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There was a cherry-tree. Its bloomy snows
Cool even now the fevered sight that knows
No more its airy visions of pure joy —
As when you were a boy.

There was a cherry-tree. The Bluejay sat
His blue against its white — O blue as jet
He seemed there then!– But now — Whoever knew
He was so pale a blue!

There was a cherry-tree — our child-eyes saw
The miracle:– Its pure white snows did thaw
Into a crimson fruitage, far too sweet
But for a boy to eat.

There was a cherry-tree, give thanks and joy!–
There was a bloom of snow — There was a boy —
There was a bluejay of the realest blue —
And fruit for both of you.

— James Whitcomb Riley

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Picture is The Northwoods Holiday Sock Collection from Blackberry Ridge – time to knit those Yule socks!

Mystery Sock KAL
You don’t need to be part of it to make a favor for all sock knitters around the net and create illustration to a sock pattern. All the sock patterns are worth knitting, and some of them might even be beautiful πŸ˜‰

Here’s sock knitters

Here’s a very nice Norwegian page “Sokker 2006” with a challenge for every month.
The patterns are mostly in English
See what Baglady made of them πŸ™‚

Here’s Nanette Blanchard’s photos of socks

and just look at Blackberry Ridge’s Sock kits and collections… (scroll down…) Don’t these pictures just make you want to knit socks?

I wish I was rich… I’d buy all these patterns and all the yarns needed and knitted, knitted, knitted…

And a small reminder πŸ˜‰
June 18th:

You can check out my Yahoo! album for “socks” to see which socks I’m planning on knitting πŸ˜‰

The links to the socks on my album are mostly on these blog entries at Yahoo! 360
Socks, socks and more socks… and More sock links

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I should…


I should be crocheting a cat. I should be crocheting four cats, to be precise. I am here by my computer, surfing and getting more stuff on my “to do list”…

Like this one, cable twin set. No, it’s not my style, doesn’t fit for a girl with big boobies, wide back, short neck and waist… it’ll fit my sisters though. I like it a lot.

I should be knitting dishcloths. I am here by my computer, surfing and writing my blog.

I should be knitting a hat for my hubby. I’m still here.

I should be knitting socks, as Socktober is nearly over and I haven’t knitted socks at all.

I should…

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batteries and swaps


Now I finally have the batteries for my camera… a looooooong month without being able to take pictures…
I received the Hot Socks swap package today πŸ™‚
Really nice!

Some peacock colored sock yarn πŸ™‚
*yum* I have already made it to balls πŸ™‚

Pretty socks in nice colors, will work perfectly with the Monet yarn and my handbag, which I have mentioned earlier. (Poor Jessica 😦)
(No, they are not perfect, but I love them anyway. For some weird reason I haven’t got many socks knitted for me during my life… My first pair was knitted for me by my darling aunt, and they are pink, light blue and black and look like English liquorice candy LOL I love them. The second was the pair that killed me in Sock Wars – yes, a month ago. This is the third pair. No, now I’m lying. My sister gave me one pair at Yule present when I was about 12. So this is the fourth pair of socks I have ever got.)

A can of Ghirardelli chocolate powder πŸ™‚ See a little something left in my big cup πŸ™‚ It’s yummy πŸ™‚
Some very pretty stitch markers πŸ™‚
And KnitScene with some really nice projects I was dreaming about yesterday, when I visited Interweave’s homepage LOL

Now I just have to find all the swaps I have received and collect the pieces and take pictures…
The August Feline Flip Flop was absolutely fabulous LOL My swap pal had really had fun putting it together πŸ˜€ And I had a lots of fun opening the package πŸ™‚ Lovely πŸ™‚

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Time flies…

and I’m not even having fun 😦
I’m still sick. The F*** flu sits on my throat and won’t give up, and I haven’t slept properly for a month now… or maybe more. I have lost almost totally the apprehension of time, and I’m late with all my swaps… and I’m getting stressed because of all that, and on top of that October is almost over and I have managed to knit one (1!!!) pair of socks… Because I sleep most of the time… Not fun at all. 😦
I don’t even remember whom I have contacted and informed of that the package will be late, and whom not… Perhaps I need to write to all and know that it’s better to say it twice than no time at all… But I’m tired. I’ll do it a bit later… After I have slept a little.

Here’s something nice for you to see, anyway.

Whiplash accessories challenge:

P.S. This is really cute LOL

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