serious blocking

here is a sneak peak at my most recent knitting endeavor- a lap blanket for ben's parents! we are visiting them in peurto rico oh so soon, and i am looking forward to this project being completed.



a note for all you out there looking to knit a throw and wondering how best to block: splurge on the pins. when you visit your local craft store and look through the numerous options and boxes of pins, you may be tempted, as i was, to say; "9 bucks for pins with heads?? no way!" and go with the more utilitarian flat headed pins. this was not the correct choice. my fingers are very unhappy after all the pin pushing it took to stretch this blanket out (246 !!!). go for the round headed pins, maybe with some pretty colors. your fingers will thank you.

little green house

this little house on elizabeth is for sale, and i am wishing i could afford a morgage and live here. times like this, it is occasionally hard to remember why i am still in grad school...

crooked still

"Maybe someone saw me in the forest last Wednesday night, I don’t know.
I visit all the time but then again I try to not to be seen, in the green.
‘Cause I’m a mountain jumper, when I ride the night.
I’m a mountain jumper, when I ride the night!"

We're going to the concert tonight at Avo's! It's going to be fantastic ~

i'm engaged!

To the most wonderful man in the world! How shall I bear so much happiness! If only everyone could be as happy as I.

sweet hearts

have a wonderful 14th cold day of February!

vintage love

Drove by this festive, vintage car on my way home from work and couldn't resist the urge to share this classic. Happy weekend!

love poems in chocolate letters

Venus:
'Bid me discourse, I will enchant thine ear,
Or like a fairy trip upon the green,
Or, like nymph, with long dishevell'd hair,
Dance on the sands, and yet no footing seen:
Love is a spirit all compact of fire,
Not gross to sink, but light, and will aspire.'

~William Shakespeare

kitty

For Charee



This was my first stuffed animal project, made from the Knitty "Kate" pattern. He came out a bit differently than I expected- do his ears seem a bit large for a kitty? But overall, he knit up fast on DP8s and turned out very squishy and lovable. My brothers girlfriend, Charee, was delighted, and named him BeauBo.

blood oranges and sweet, cold coffee

because it was monday
i was a bit bitter
i sweetened my coffee
which made it seem better