Crafts: Embroidery

If it is a craft, I have probably tried it.

Methodical though I am, I do possess a rather intense creative streak, and when I discover/take up a new hobby, I dive in head first. Not always the best idea, but more than once it has served me well.

I write this morning (couldn't sleep... now 4:19am) about a hobby I intend to take up as soon as my supplies arrive: embroidery. I got my feet wet (water analogies, anyone?) in it briefly, years ago, and think I would enjoy having small projects to complete that are not massively complicated knitting endeavors, as most of my knitting endeavors tend to be. Plus, it is less expensive and may allow a little more creative outlet than knitting does. Yes, I can be creative, but creativity and practicality do not always go hand-in-hand.

I'm not particularly good at drawing with pen and paper, but I definitely work well with other mediums... that do not request photorealism... or talent. :] Perhaps I am talented, but most of my trades are simply learned skills and I happen to possess enough dexterity to do them.

As promised, at least one picture per post: unrelated, but pretty.


Photo of a flower I took a few years ago.
Anyway, that is all. Goodnight/morning!

Last Week

Mrh. I don't understand my boyfriend. But I'll not go into mind-numbing detail... I'll just wait until his roommate comes home and sob to him because he is my friend and understands some of the absurdities I deal with on a daily basis.

I did a "first" this week and mailed in a postcard to PostSecret. I didn't scan or take a photo of it, which I normally do with projects of any sort, and it was pretty liberating. I was hoping for it to show up on this current page, but I did mail it late to make it this week. And it may not ever be posted online. And that's okay.

On a lighter note!

I splurged and bought what I'd been coveting for months: the Plymouth Bamboo Sister Interchangeable Circular Needle Set! It was a fair sum of money, but a) I paid less than retail value because I miraculously found it for sale on Etsy, and b) to me, knitting is an investment of money and time. And sanity. Sometimes.

Included are: Sizes US 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 needles and cables for 18, 24, 32, and 40-inch circulars. That's twenty-four circular needles!! :D


I totally dig the case. Smaller than I thought it would be. But smaller=cuter.


!! Oh, so lovely! My first (and hopefully only) interchangeable set!


I wish you could see how smooth and perfect these are. They're like the Clover Velvet needles.

Only knitters can truly appreciate the loveliness of these needles. I'm ecstatic and cannot wait to use them.

And that is all. I've had a freakishly long day (inventory at work from 8:30am to 5:30pm) and am ready for sleep.

Cheers, friends!

Thoughts: Knitting

I may as well get this confession out of the way: I am an extraordinarily picky person when it comes to JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. I like things how I like them and no substitute will do.

Now, I love to knit. OH how I love to knit. I could spend every cent of every paycheck on gorgeous yarn from Knit Picks and still never have enough, however, I am a college student and cannot afford to do so. Yet.

Well, as much as I adore knitting, I absolutely abhor around 97% of knitting patterns. Why? Three reasons:

1. Felting. *shudder* I cannot stand the look or feel of anything felted. You've just knitted something lovely and promptly ruined it! Call me a fiber rebel, but I think felting is completely uncool.

2. Most Fair Isle. Yes, some can be classy, such as Eunny Jang's Endpaper Mitts, which I actually think are gorgeous and would love to fabricate a pair for myself. But really... garments are still knit that resemble Cosby sweaters? Yikes.

3. Too complicated. I am a woman who likes simple, elegant, well-fitting garments. No cables, no extravagant lace, no baubles, no frilly sleeves, et cetera.

That is why I will be casting on a moderately modified version of Alice Bell's lovely Brompton Sweater as soon as I purchase the yarn.

Like I said, I like what I like. :)

I'm off to play some Beautiful Katamari (a game in which you roll stuff into giant balls to create planets) before I turn in. Love to you all!


Beautiful Katamari: The King of All Cosmos!
P.S. Andrew, my boyfriend's roommate, is blasphemous. "Nutella is glorified peanut butter," my butt.