I love reading, but I probably love bookmarks and collecting them just as much. Apparently my little girl loves these things too. She is almost 6 now but she will always grab my books, pretend to read them and then take my bookmark. And I don’t…
Author: jessyz
2013 Ravelry Project Roundup
Every December, since I learned how to crochet and knit and obviously created my revelry account, I like to look at what I have made over the year. And while I already did a review of 2013 it was more about the year as a whole.…
Perler beads fun {Friday’s Finished Object}
Sometimes doing something different is a lot of fun.
Gray is the new black {Wednesday’s WIP}
There is something hypnotic about gray on gray in garter stitch. Just knit one more stitch, one more row, one more section (tooth), and repeat. I can’t stop, won’t stop. It is not exciting, the colors are not exciting but it is mesmerizing. Slow, simple yet…
2013 in review {a new philosophy}
It is that time of year when I look back and think about what I have done all year. And this year is a very special year. It is the year I learned to be mindful, to calm down and to dig deep. It is the…
A shawl, a hat and a pair of gloves {Friday’s FO}
Yes I finished a few things. I knit a hat out of random scraps of yarn. They were all DK weight and I joined them all using the double knot method. I used the self striping hat pattern. I took it along to piano lessons and…
Finally posting on a Wednesday {Wednesday’s WIPS}
I usually forget and post a day or two late. But not this week. I have two things currently on the needles (and another two long term projects that I don’t really count as WIPS) I also managed to finish a couple of things but I…