This evening I’m hosting my first ever Craft Night. I’ve invited my most crafty friends to bring whatever projects they’re working on — be it knitting, crocheting, sewing, quilting, beading, etc — so we can craft together. I find that doing things in groups helps motivate me and inspire me to be more creative. I’m so excited to see what results we produce tonight! If all goes well, this may be the beginning of a monthly tradition at my house.

I’m trying to decide what project I’m going to work on. I could practice my knitting and purling for a scarf I want to make. I could sew another sweater toy for Briscoe. Or I could make the beaded earrings I promised my mother-in-law I’d give her for Hannukah — and then forgot all about. Oops. They were meant to match a necklace I made her for her birthday over the summer. Yes, maybe that’s what I’ll make tonight. Sorry, Mom #2!

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How gorgeous are these handspun yarns from Larimeloom? I’m inspired to finish up with my practice ball of yarn so I can move on to more beautiful materials. I have a pattern for a scarf I’d love to complete while J is deployed this winter, but I need some help because I don’t understand all of the instructions. I can knit and purl just fine, but when it comes to those fancy stitches, I’m completely lost.

I believe Julia Roberts played a large role in making knitting trendy several years ago. Do any of you knit or crochet? How did you learn your craft?

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When my mom came to town last week to help me unpack, we made a special trip to String of Purls at Countryside Village.  I had fallen in love with a pattern for a scarf from a scarf pattern book and wanted her to help me get started.  First on our To Do list: Buy Yarn. Forty dollars later, I was all set to start.

However, my mom thought it’d be best that I brush up on my knitting and purling skills before playing with my new yarn, so she gave me the world’s largest ball of yarn and knitting needles with which to practice.

Yarn-loving cats everywhere are totally jealous of me.