Making Monday

Today I have been working on my Snowflakes Throw for my mom...

I also made a carrot cake! (Out of a box.. lol) I did do the icing by myself :)

Tomorrow, me and my mom will be off couponing for the first time since January!

Little knit-ster..

So today I was at my dad's, working on my knitting, and my little sister, Piper (3) was watching me. She says "Jordy, what are you making?"
Of course, I said, "Knitting,"
"What are you knitting?"
" A scarf,"
 "Can you make me something?"
"Sure Piper, what would you like?"
"The scarf that you knitting..."
"How about I make you a prettier one? In purple, Pink, and Blue? Would that be okay since this one will be too big?"
"Yes  yes yes!!"
So my newest WIP since I have many going already, will be another Infinity Scarf but this time in RHSS BonBon Print for my little sister :)

FO Friday

This isn't a recent FO, well I finished it about 3 weeks ago so it could be considered recent. It is the Sweet Baby Hoodie by Bernat and it was the 24 months pattern. I made it for my baby cousin, Dylan :) I used Red Heart Super Saver in Paddy Green and RHSS in Soft Navy.

This is a hook case I made a few months back to hold the few "important" hooks I had at the time. I used THIS tutorial. It is the cutest case and can be made in any color(s) you choose! I used RHSS in Petal Pink and RHSS in Soft White.

This is a blanket I made for my boyfriend. This was my first FO after I started back crocheting. I improvised this pattern with just triple crochets (and some tc edging.) I used RHSS in Soft White and RHSS Soft Navy. 

Knit-tastic Day

 Yay! I have accomplished my goal of learning to knit! I am currently knitting the Blues Infinity Scarf but in Red Heart Super Saver in Petal Pink! <3 It's turning out beautifully! I have 10 inches down and only 44" to go! I can't wait!

On a side note, I went to a North Texas Home-schooled/Unschooled Teens Get together today and had a good time. there were a lot of people there that are a lot like me! They're all "free-spirited" and aren't afraid of colorful hair ! I finally wasn't the only one there with colored hair! Hope I get to hang out with them again before the R.E. (Rethinking Everything) Convention which is kind of like Life Rocks Conferences.

I'm going to go on with my knitting and probably look up some more knitting patterns on Ravelry. Have a great day everyone!

Only for old ladies? No. Just No.

Tonight I have been thinking about how, back in the day, all ladies, young and old, knitted/crocheted. Nowadays, it's "just for old ladies." I am young and I crochet and just taught myself to knit! I don't know why younger girls (and boys) don't like knitting/crocheting. It's a great therapeutic stress reliever (in my opinion) and you create clothes/things you want by only having to buy/spin your own yarn/thread and buy needles/hooks. I absolutely love crochet and have come to love the equally as beautiful knitting. I think my generation should learn these things. Honestly, I don't watch TV as much anymore, if I do it's while I'm knitting or crocheting, and I spend most of my time on Ravelry.com looking at patterns, discussing needlework things, or updating my WIP progress. I learn new things everyday and just can't seem to put any projects down! They have to be so far, or I have to be told that it's time to put it away and sleep. Kid's could be learning this too, hand-eye coordination and relaxation. It would also teach them to read patterns and could help others learn how to do these things as well. There would be so many needlework groups out there.. This is just something I have been thinking about a lot lately and wanted to put it out there.