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Just this past Thursday, I tried to post from my phone – but I see, now, that it was unsuccessful. Just this past Thursday, also, I moved out of my apartment. Summer's over, and for better or for worse, I'm leaving my apartment located near campus and I'm moving into the apartments on campus. Heaven only knows what awaits me there. But it's not air conditioning, that's for sure. But before I can move on campus, I piled my things in my boyfriend's living room, behind the couch, and the two of us drove home to Massachusetts. I'm not thrilled to be home again. I'm glad to see my little sister/roommate, but I'm not close to my family, and as my family grows up and evolves, I find that my relationship with my mother does not improve but actually gets worse.
Fortunately, my boyfriend is very supportive and very patient and very loving, and I can talk to him about all that's going on inside of me. So, for crafting, I'd like to share a pattern that I'm knitting for my boyfriend to go with the scarf I finally finished for him not too long ago. I fervently hope that it doesn't take nearly as long to knit this beanie. I'm knitting from a pattern I found on "Pretty Quirky Pants" and then I found the pattern on Ravelry – I have an account on Ravelry now! Follow me! This project has me really excited. As I was looking for a craft to post about today, I saw a drawer disguised as book spines, which is cool, right? You know that bookshelf that's actually a door? Or the book that's actually a secret hiding spot? Well, this is a drawer. (The website says it's easy, but I have my doubts. . . .) But then I saw this, and look! They're so cute! I knew I was saving that paper towel roll for something. It's so hard for me to throw those things away. Whether it's because I had dwarf hamsters when I was a kid or because I just know those things are crafts waiting to happen, I couldn't throw the tube away, and now I'm glad. I can make at least two, maybe three, owls out of it - a family of owls! It'd be kind of neat if I could use them for something, like to hold things, but they're not really for that, so maybe they'll just be my inspiration owls. Decorations on the shelf. Representatives of the character that is my bedroom. Anyway, I originally found it on THIS website, which I'm sharing because it has other cute ideas, but it links back to THIS website, which stole the idea from Pinterest so. . . who knows where it's originally from. Maybe a grade school teacher. Ahhhh the world of bloggers. You need to make an infinity scarf.
As of today, Knitting Thursday is now officially Crafty Thursday. Last Christmas, when I returned home from school, I didn't have much time or money for Christmas gifts. But I bought some yarn, rolled up my sleeves, and got down to business. It took me about an hour, I'd guess, to knit one, and then I had to stitch the ends together. These are fun, warm as heck, and quick and easy. And like normal knitting, there are patterns for arm knitting! Knowing how to knit is not a prerequisite for arm knitting – there are plenty of videos on the web that show you the easy-peasy rice and squeezy cheesy. Here are some lovely patterns: |
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