Hello everyone,
Asmof right now I dont have any knitting updates. I havent gotten much farther on the waffle blanket but i do have the weekend off, and I can hopefully get some rows going on that. In about a week and a half I will be going up to the cabin with my boyfriend and I will hopefully get some knitting up there on our down time. Other then that I got nothing else.
Until next post!
Today I decided I wanted to teach myself #crotchet. I had a failed attempt about a 3 years ago, and I put down my crotchet hooks and never looked back. I then taught myself to knit and loved it.
Last weekend my boyfriends mom had brought some stuff of his over that she had found in the attic, going through this stuff he found a crotchet hook that was not his and asked me if I wanted it, I took the hook threw it In my pocket and there it sat for a week.
Watching tv tonight, something made crotcheting pop into my head, I ignored it for a little while then I decided oh ill try it again.iwent and fetched that crotchet hook my boyfriend gave me, and ventured to YouTube . I watched a short video on how to start the chain, and how to add a row, the little tutorial helped you learn the basics and gave you a project at the same time, a crocheted dishcloth.
After watching the video and trying along a little bit, I sat and watched the video through till the end I started the chain with the video then watches the next part, skipped back in the video and the. Wotked the next part with the video. Iwent and started doing the rows to finish the dishcloth. It is my first crotchet project, so its not terribly pretty, but im proud of myself for learning some basics. I will share some photos tomorrow its bedtime for me
Until next post!
Im going to go off the knitting topic a bit, and discuss my julep nail polish box. I was excited about this box because it came with the plié wand, its a long balanced handle that helps you improves leverage control and overall comfort. It magnetically connects to any plié compatible julep cap, but its a new product so im assuming next months will start having the caps.
Anyway, inside the plié wand box a precision cap is included, which is a shorter brush, and u can pull the cap out of the plié overcap and connect to any julep polish you already have. Looking further into the box I saw that they added an extra precision brush and and extra overcap with no brush to use with non plié cap julep polishes, had I looked further in the box I would of used the overcap instead of pilling the brush out of the precision brush in the wand box. I just really wanted to try it.
In this box I also opted to add on a mystery polish, which was a blue color similar to the one that came in the box originally. I was only a slight bit disappointed about it, but then I realized I dont have alot of blues so it worked out. I decided on the boho glam box this month instead of my normal it girl box, I really was drawn to the purple in this box.
The polish I got was the wonderful purple by the name of paulette, a light cream blue by the name of jeanne and my mystery blue by the name of bess, with also looks cream but is lighter than jeanne. I have not tryed the blues but I have the purple, and I love it. Its kind of sheer but a few coats will give full coverage.
My thoughts on the plié wand, I love it, I have more control with my non-dominate hand and dont have to clean up my nails afterward. I feel its more comfortable as well. Others may hate it but its all in personal preference. Ill include some photos of all my stuff
Until next post!
Alright, I'm finally posting and update on my blanket. I haven't gotten terribly far on it, but I find the pattern to be easier than I thought. I was a little worried about the drop yo, but once I actually started doing it I saw the effect it had, and saw I worried about messing up for no good reason. I did however build my confidence by watching a few videos of the move in action before my attempt. Ill have a picture or 2 to post of what ive done so far, and im pretth confident that ill be able to finish this blanket pattern.
Yesterday I went to Michaels craft store, to spend a giftcard I had gotten for my birthday. I picked up some double point needles, and some cute sock yarn to attempt making socks! Its something ive always wanted to try, and im super excited about this adventure, and ill take you along with me of course! So thats all I got for this post. I may post about my julep maven box I got the other day, I do love the polishes in this month's box
Until next post!
