Back From Break

Labels: - Thursday, July 26, 2012

Sorry I have been a little AWOL the past couple of weeks. I went home to visit my parents and meet up with my sister, so that took up a lot of my time. It was really nice to spend some quality time with the fam. I tend to miss them :)

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We took a long time to land in Oakland and flew all around the Bay, something I've never done before. It was cool to see the City from that angle.

I went to San Francisco a couple of times and hung out in some places I've never been before (only took me 15 years!). My mom and I went to the Mission district and found some really cute shops as well as a lot of street art and murals:

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I recently moved and haven't completely finished unpacking, so knitting has taken a backseat for a while. However, I have some great swap stuff coming in and some new projects to start!

Quick Note

- Tuesday, June 19, 2012

One Sheepish Girl is having an awesome giveaway on her blog! You should check it out!

Kate Date // Help, Mary Poppins!

Labels: , , - Friday, June 15, 2012

One of my many quirks is going out and doing things by myself; my favorite of which is going to the movies, but plays often fall into that category too. I got a student rush ticket to see Mary Poppins at the local performing arts center.


I had two hours to kill before the show, so I went to our adorable downtown bookstore, Auntie's, and Atticus coffee shop.

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I finally bought The Help and sat down to read on the sloping lawns in the park. It was such a beautiful evening to have some "me" time.

Owls and Felt Barrettes

Labels: , , - Friday, June 8, 2012

If you don't already know, I'm a huge Harry Potter fan...to the point that it is what inspired me to learn HTML, become active on the internet, gain cool friends, stalk people I hardly know, etc. While being a Harry Potter fan is rather common, less common are the fans who listen to wizard wrock. Most wizard wrockers have branched out since, including Miss Lauren Fairweather (Maggiacomo), previously of the Moaning Myrtles. Today I got a nice little surprise in the mail curtesy of her:

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These hand-sized owl plushies are Henry and Henrietta, and usually only available on her tour. However, at the end of last week she had a brief sale online, during which I snagged some :) She also makes large plushies in many designs that you can find at her shop. (She's on tour, but will be back soon!)

Recently I have put down my knitting needles and picked up a new project:


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I am making these to sell in my Etsy shop and on Gumroad. (Check out the links on the right.)

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The flowers will be up sometime today! I'm selling them for just $3.50 each, so check 'em out!

Until next time, Cheers!

Guf the Magic Kraken

Labels: , , - Wednesday, June 6, 2012

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Here he is! I named him Guf because the Icelandic word for Kraken is Hafgufa.


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He is stuffed with poly-fil and has pipe cleaners in his tentacles to make them curve and easier to prop on top of things. The tentacles were all knit separately and then picked up and worked in the round. His eyes were knit separately and sewn on.

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His fins were picked up along the decrease lines and knit one on each side. The pattern was adapted from Hansi Singh. I shall keep him for a while until he can find a proper home!

About Me!

- Monday, June 4, 2012

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I just finished 100 facts about myself for the "About Me" page. Check it out right here.

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