Author: jessyz

Wednesday’s WIP: More blanket

I am still working on the blanket. It is crazy bright. Not my colors at all but for some reason I am totally drawn to these colors .  I still want to work the border colors once more and then find a nice edging for it. …

A work in progress; a baby blanket

Not colors I would normally pick out but they are so pretty together. I spent quite some time deciding what I wanted to crochet. Then it hit me. A simple granny square blanket. Weaving in the ends was a pain, but totally worth it. I am…

It has been a while

I caught one of those evil flu bugs.  Which I am still trying to wrestle into submission, so I haven’t been knitting or crocheting so much, instead I have been reading in bed, something I hadn’t done in years.  Read books until my brain felt it…

{Friday’s FO} pants, washcloths and more

Last week was a tough one, the little one and I were sick all week. She only went to school Wednesday and Thursday. So there wasn't a lot of crafting going on. But I did finish my dishcloth/washcloth. I also did a bit of knitting on…

{WIP Wednesday} Hitchikers and towels

Well yes, I have cast on the Hitchhiker.  I think I was one of 10 knitters in the world who still hadn’t knit one.  And I have one word to say about this pattern GENIUS.  It is the squishiness of garter stitch combined with the simplicity…

Day Seven {4kcbwday7 Looking Forward}

Where do I want my crafting to be in a years time? Or the actual question which has been driving me up the wall recently, where do I as a person want to be?  My crafting is not separate from myself.  It is not an extension…

Needles and Yarn, the yarn store in Kuwait {an Interview}

Last week I discovered a gem in Kuwait.  A little yarn store called Needles and Yarn.  The first thing you notice when you walk in is how sunny and bright it is.  With a huge window, the natural sunlight makes all the yarn look magical.  If…