Stop & Smell the Roses Vlog: Week 11, Vol. 5

Wednesday is pretty much my favorite blog day...because I get to link up with Mandy (and all the other linkers) over at House of Rose for "Stop & Smell the Roses" :)

For all of you other knitters out there...

Book:

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Pattern: Design 18 - Snood

Yarn: Mirasol Sulka Shade 200 (Snow White)

So obviously, I won't be wearing this anytime soon...probably going to have to wait until next year's winter months. But here are a few shots of the different ways to wear it:

Haha, don't laugh at my modeling attempt! :P

And here is my full post related to my coffee mug from Suzels Says Coffee Mug Swap.

Hopefully everyone has lots of good things that they're smiling about this week - can't wait to check them out. Thanks for hosting Mandy!

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Don't forget to keep checking back and reading about the Compassion Bloggers' experiences in Tanzania! Their posts have been amazing so far - I'm absolutely loving their words and stories that they've continued to share on their blogs!

 

Day 5: And now for something completely different!

This is an experimental blogging day to try and push your creativity in blogging to the same level that you perhaps push your creativity in the items you create. There are no rules of a topic to blog about but this post should look at a different way to present content on your blog.

Knitting Projects Over the Years...





Don't You Love When You Win Things?!

My knitting meetup group recently had a raffle to help raise money for the group and

I WON!!

Haha, I never win anything...and it was too funny...our group organizer who was holding the raffle was sitting next to me that night and she asked someone else to pull the winning ticket. I quickly volunteered, totally not expecting to pull my own name...but low and behold, I DID! Everyone was laughing and I was like, OMG, I totally didn't pull my name on purpose! It was too funny!

But look at all of the lovely goodies that I received:

A cute little basket with bow, including:

• A handmade project bag for one small knitting project
• A handmade "goodies" bag which can be used to tote necessary knitting tools (needles, scissors, etc.)
• A skein of Patons Pure cotton yarn
• A crochet hook
• Extra-long knitting needles
• Little notepad to keep in my knitting tote in case I need to make a pattern note or keep track of my stitches

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all of it and am so excited to use all of it! Thanks to Jenn and Heather especially for contributing to the raffle and its handmade goods! :)

Sew What! Bags

So, on Saturday a group of us girls got together to do a little sewing! I was very excited to use my machine again and hopefully get some tips/tricks from some more experienced sewers. We decided to make 'project bags' which, in the knitting/crocheting world, are just bags that hold 1 or 2 knitting/crocheting projects that are being worked on (so you can tote along your project wherever you go). But really, the bags could be used for just about anything.

We had SO much fun and it really helped that we were all working on the bags together...I felt like I learned a lot and actually finished something that isn't hideous! Haha :) And, I tried to make another one today, by myself and it turned out pretty cute too! They're definitely not perfect, but I feel great about making progress!

The bag with the *cute* owls is the one I made yesterday and the hearts one is today's:

Aren't the fabrics just so cute?! But folks, fabric is NOT cheap...cute fabric, anyway ;)

They both have drawstrings to tighten up the top, like this:

What do ya think?

My friend Jenn and I are really wanting to make a bunch of them to sell on Etsy or at craft fairs...and we've got lots of other patterns/projects that we want to accomplish as well!

So, stay tuned for more craftiness coming your way! ;)