Physical medicine tree (or other) ornaments for co-workers

Moon boot:Done!

1. Toe box. Flap with the toes the full length to where foot bends. Flap on left to meet it, flap on right to meet it.
2. "Main body" of the boot is an overlarge flap across leg, like a forearm brace (no "tongue" like a high top converse shoe without its tongue. It has two "sideways tongues"). The rear guard is already on, and straps go from the sides and across the back, and extra long strap lengths to velcro across the front, once the front guard is in place.
3. Set in heel, and then there are ankle cushions on either side of ankle (we will not see it)
4. Close full shin/leg flaps. 
5. Place guard/shield on FRONT SIDE "closed" sideways tongues/flaps (since BACK SIDE already has one pre-set in place)
6. Strap guard across toe box and also shin guard
7. There is a airbag/pillow to fill up gaps

(1) base to add flaps and wraps onto
(3) toe flaps
(1) rear guard that will be attached first
(1) shin guard
(4) velcro straps

(1) air mattress knob

Moon Boot Option #2
Full shell that is LINED with the soft casing. Completely open toe. Shin guard with THREE straps. Also has an air mattress

Moon Boot References: Aircast AirSelect Standard

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Crutches: In Progress

Close up of the V-split
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Ankle weights/ dumbells
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Walker + Tennis balls:In Progress

Maybe the tennis ball will be one color and then I just stitch the loopy green/yellow/white
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Baseball Finger splint: In Progress 

Shall I do a baseball splint middle finger????? 

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Unfleshed out possibilities 
Box of gloves
Bandages
Kineseotape
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No and why

Calf stretcher = look like cake
Parallel bar = wont stay straight unless I use actual bars
Roller with basket = too complicated

Adding inches to pocket squares

One of the first things I did was make a bunch of swatches, and then make pocket squares! This was my favorite mock cable pattern at the time. 

 

Guinea pig for our veterinarian friend

Custom Order: Childhood guinea pig

 Also made a cabbage but forgot to take a pic

I can't remember anymore which broccoli pattern I used. This one looks familiar?

 

Edit: realized later I made the wrong number of toes on half of them lol

Lost it over this wig lol

Little paw lol

The mother

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The children

 Baby 1: full dark coat

Baby 2: dark and white coat

Baby 3:full white

Baby 4:white and orange

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Discarded: Sewn eyes....to creepy

Empty fireplace fireball plushies

11/24/25 - New plush in bottom left corner. Hubby says its full now lol

06/2025 bought a battery powered light strip

04/12/2025 first little smoke buddy

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Update! 

Added the cardboard cover and more soots coming

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Our tangerine baby son

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soot baby #1! (and enflamed plant)

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Gonna repurpose some of the heavy duty egg crate and cardboard the new humidifier came in. also: fire!

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Four flames

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#4 hot cheetohs

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#3 teardrop

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#2 tempura shrimp down

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All kinds of fun extras:

Cartoon man and fire flower
Fire hydrant 
Fire extinguisher 
Campfire
Screaming smores

Patons cable sweater

Done!

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Double crochet border: the color at the join was just so jarring that I crocheted a line down to make a decorative border that matched the sides and how they were "seamed" to create a sort of uniformity. I would have experimented with a heavier or lighter weight or with a larger or smaller hook but decided to just give it a try to see about the whole effect. 

It was also really necessary to make the second row because the first crochet was so irregular. 

Also could have paid more attention to which way the line "faced" right or left and I joined them at the armpit so I could have done a continuous spiral (or more) but hadn't decided how many rows yet.

Maybe I will go back and do a second line on the side seams to match back again lol

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Yes, it fits hubby too

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Decided to sc the sides together. Normally I would never have such a visible seam but it went from cable into stockinette so it was going to be jarring anyway. Better to have a clean line imo

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The neat sc seam from a diff POV

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Sleeves are super round and wide. I don't usually do this kind of square shoulder but kt was pretty clean. I think raglan are just prettier generally.

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Torso looks like a winter muscle tank. Cameo orange (and lime) bowl lol

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Patons Guildwood Cable Knit Pullover Pattern designed by Gayle Bunn

U.S. 10 (6 mm) x 228

CO 228

Size teal numbers/XL

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Fair warning this is one of those patterns written for absolute beginner level so it is a lot of "x sts for y rows" and line by line (punny). Gotta read between the lines (funny I know) to visualize the whole thing