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“Villagers knit jumpers for Indian elephants to protect the large mammals from near-freezing temperatures ”

“Local women make colourful jumpers for formerly abused animals after staff at conservation centre warn of temperatures dipping close to freezing point.”

“Women in a village near the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Centre in the northern city of Mathura reportedly began producing the colourful, pyjama-like garments after staff at the centre warned temperatures were approaching sub-zero at night.”

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Then he came over for dinner and did my dishes while I cooked (nothing new, he always does that if I’m cooking), rubbed my back, heated my rice pack if it got lukewarm, made sure I was drinking from my water bottle (because I off-handedly mentioned I needed to drink more water today), watched an episode of Desperate Housewives with no complaints because he knows it’s my favorite show to watch when I don’t feel good, fed me crackers and mustard (special mustard I got on our recent trip), and cuddled with me while we worked on our respective knitting/crochet projects.

Space Princess Bunny number “who knows,” because I can’t stop making them.

Oh, would you look at that. I finished a blanket just in time for winter to be OVER.

Things Corin Learned During This Project:

1. However much yarn you think you need for a blanket, buy about 150% of that. I don’t care if you overestimated when you did the math. Overestimate the overestimation.

2. Saying you’re making something for sale when you’re starting increases the chances of you keeping it for yourself by about 7000% when you finish.

3. FFS NO MORE CONTINUOUS GRANNY SQUARES JUST SUCK IT UP AND MAKE SMALL ONES TO SEW TOGETHER BECAUSE AFTER A POINT IT TAKES 18 YEARS TO FINISH ONE SIDE GOD CORIN STOP BEING HARDHEADED