Author: jessyz

A finished hat {Friday’s FO}

I finished my hat but it was too small for me, so the six year old is the lucky recipient.  Either I have a super big head or I knit too tight, anyways, I just cast on another one and went up 2 needle sizes so…

A sockhead hat {Wednesday’s WIPs}

I was knitting socks with this yarn. But it just wasn’t working for me. So I frogged them and started a sockhead hat. I think it is going to be too tight. Either my head is bigger than average or I knit much tighter than average.…

Becoming an artist {Saturday Sketchbook}

I am working on my drawing and sketching. I am going through this book. It is a lot of fun.   Mostly it is random doodling.  Sometimes it is a little more involved And then of course there are the lessons from the book. And simple…

First FO of 2015 {Friday’s FO}

I finished this last Sunday. It is just a simple crochet bag that my daughter had already claimed. I still want to add a lining to it but she is already using it to keep her art supplies. So I guess maybe later. I had these…

What to make with faux leather?

Yesterday I bought some faux leather. Half metres actually, but in 5 different colors because I wanted to make some more fauxdoris.  I still have lots left over and was wondering what else I could use the faux leather for, so I found some cool ideas,…

Boring projects {Wednesday’s WIPs}

It is not really their fault that they are boring, it is not them, it is me.  I don’t feel inspired by my current projects, but I will try to keep going. Hopefully I will finish them before I am tempted to quit crocheting and knitting…