Crafting through the snow, with a hook held in my hand.

Friday, April 25, 2014

Artfully Simple Infinity Scarf

   This was a very quick scarf to make up! It took me just a few hours, because it's mostly chain stitching. I used a yarn I got over a year ago from a friend of mine. It's hand spun, hand dyed bamboo. It's lovely and super soft and shiny. Since I'm allergic to wool, she was kind enough to send me some bamboo to replace what she had sent me (which is how I found out I'm allergic). The button I used was an old one that was sitting around in my drawer. I have no idea where it came from!




Saturday, April 19, 2014

Crafter's Log: Supplemental 1

  This post is going to be pretty short, but I just wanted to share the cute new craft bag I picked up at Jo-Ann's. I also got some size 8 double pointed knitting needles, but that's boring. Here's the bag! It combines two of my favorite things... snowflakes and owls!

I hope you enjoyed this post. See you next time!

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

The First Flake Has Fallen

   Today I decided to start an afghan. I already had some supplies, and I looked up blocks on ravelry. I came across a snowflake pattern, and judging by the title of my blog, you know I had to do it. I will include the link to the pattern at the end. I'm going to include a picture of my first block, and then direct you to my ravelry page where I will have more info. I will also be updating there as I go along, so make sure to add me as a friend if you want to keep up with my progress!

   As I said in the notes on my ravelry page, I did have issues with the "remix" version of this pattern. My stitches weren't adding up, and that may have been my error. I'm not sure exactly what went wrong. I may figure it out when I do my next block, but I have decided to just stick with the smaller block. I have to make 98 more of these for the size I want. GAH. I feel like that will take forever, but I'm quick. I definitely need to pick up more yarn... I only have one partial skein of each color. I used Red Heart Super Saver Amethyst and Turqua. I will update when I have blocked these. I also plan to use some softening methods to make the yarn a bit less harsh. I will let you know how those go.






Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Welcome to my blog!

   Hi, everyone! This is my new crafting blog where I will write about the things I do in my spare time. This includes crocheting, knitting, painting, jewelry design, and anything else my heart desires. I hope you will subscribe and pull up a chair as I tell you stories about the mayhem that my crafting journey is. The title comes form the fact that I adore snowflakes and I love lace. I also enjoy crocheting lace snowflakes, so there is that. Enjoy!