Halloween + Crocheting

Browsing craftgawker I spied this excellent 'last minute Halloween costume' - or at least it will make a warm hat for trick or treating!

Yet another reason to learn how to crochet:

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There was also a recommendation to braid yellow yarn (in thick bundles) to make a sweet lady viking hat. Awesome? Yes!

Next New Skill: Crocheting

After searching for knitting projects I've managed to stumble across a lot of super cute crochet ideas. This is definitely one of them and I'm going to attempt to crochet as my next crafting project!

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There seems to be hilarious uses of crochet skills...

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And others that are a cross between hilarious and useful...

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And one more idea for good measure:

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Knitting for Tiny People

Learning to knit is a bit daunting. I keep seeing patterns for beautiful sweaters with intricate stitches and think...someday I'll know how to make that!

Actually finishing a knitting project and being happy with the outcome is also something that I'm struggling with. So I've been really excited to make a pair of booties (really they are slippers for babies, I'm not sure why the name is booties) and a hat for a new addition to Greg's family. It's great because since many things about babies are tiny, it makes for a speedy knitted product.

It took me a day or so, knitting here and there to make these booties:

This was my first attempt and you might notice that they are both for left feet. I learned my lesson for the next pair and the straps are going in different directions. It would have taken me SO much longer to make adult sized slippers so it was nice to realize my mistake and view it in a tiny version - it was like they became cute mistakes!

Fun Friday (Music) Find

I'm not sure how I stumbled on this band, I was listening to terrible pop music on youtube and it came up as one of those 'recommended songs' so why not give it a go!

They are called Cocoon and sound super cute - nothing like boy-girl harmony to peak my interest!

Here are a few adorable covers:

#1 American Boy (Estelle):



#2 Empire State of Mind (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys):



#3 Rehab (Amy Winehouse):



And because their own music is cute here's one called On My Way:

A Thoughtful Beach Note

You might already know that I have the best boyfriend ever, but just in case you were doubtful here's a photo of something Greg made for me while I was in Labrador and he went for a hike:

He sent the photo when he got home from his hike, but I was a bit late on getting it up as quickly as I would like.

Yay!