Wednesday, May 26, 2010

What you have been waiting for



From across the sea I stole a hat from a viking while he was taking a pee. Enough with the silliness!

Ok, maybe you haven't been wait for my viking hat, but I'm pretty darn stoked about it.

This had was finished in a record time of 5 hours. When I should have been at the gym, mowing grass, and cleaning house instead I was creating this. it was so much fun and hobbies should be something you enjoy, right? I would post the pattern but I didn't have one and didn't write the stuff down for the horns. Maybe next time.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

New Projects!1!



I'm working on a hush hush project. Well it's not really hush hush, but I think it's too cool to spoil before it is complete. It will be awesome (insert teaser..lol). I am truly excited about this one!!

On to other businesses. I am still working on the Clemson baby blanket which is taking a hella long time and too much concentration and skill. Gotta love a challenge. The work is tedious, I think it will be worth it in the end. Hopefully it will bring some happiness to the parents or at the very least the kid.

I have recently completed a scarf for my niece for a present. Not sure when I will give it to her but I think it was a rather awesome idea since she is such a colorful person. This scarf was all knitted with a fuzzy, color splash yarn I found at hobby lobby. I think it turned out rather well. (photo listed)

I haven't been cooking anything interesting this week. I am wrapped up, so to speak, with theses projects and trying to finish them in record time.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Single weekend

Well since my "roommate" was out of town this week, I had a single weekend. Was great to relax. I also went on a cooking spree. I had shrimp and artichoke pasta, lamb and turnip stew, roasted chicken with great northern beans, and lets not forget cinnamon, pecan, waffles. It was a weekend of cooking and crochet. I know this seems boring to most people my age, but it is nice to let go, relax, and enjoy the hobbies that I am almost always too busy for. I also worked on the Clemson blanket and am now half way finished. It is coming along pretty well, much better than expected. I will post some photos of it later. For now I guess it's back to work this Monday morning.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Thoughts and Processes


I've been trying to concentrate lately on knitting, but I keep getting drawn back to crochet.

I've been dabbling a little lately in clothes. I wish I was better at following patterns. So far I have made one really ugly slipper. (picture posted). I crocheted this little beauty. There is only one, so all one legged people who would like to purchase this one shoe, come and get it.

As of right now I am working on one knitted scarf (photo posted below), the Clemson baby blanket, and a quilted blanket that I have bee working on for my niece for many months now (photo also below). I loose focus with one project and create another. This way, not so boring. On the down side, I haven't completed so many projects this year. I hope to finish the Clemson blanket soon so that I may move on again. These never ending hobbies.

I saw some great shirts and buttons at this website displaying my craft in honor (http://shop.cafepress.com/Crochet?cmp=fb_Crochet&utm_medium=display&utm_source=facebook). So, check these out :)


Monday, May 3, 2010


Alright everyone. Here is my first finished knitted project. I would love to put an actual pattern on here but let's face it. I'm not really sure anyone would want to make this. So some things I've learned:
1- Knitting is way hard
2- Pearl stitch is ridiculously hard.
3- Knitting is no where near as forgiving as crochet.

It has been an experience and I plan on keeping up the practice so that I may get better, but for now I think the knit stitch is what I will be practicing until I get the hang of this two needle thing.

On another note I am still working on the Clemson baby blanket and it is coming along nicely. At the moment with exams I lack the time to keep up these projects, but amazingly enough I have completed two with in the last week or so and started a mixed color scarf. I will up load photos of that later too.