For the Love of Knitting

Hello!

Welcome to my knitting update. Care to think of a catchy name for me? Thanks, doll!

Bound Off 


I finally finished this super yummy scarf! Yes its summer and I am wearing a scarf in 90 degree weather! It actually is quite breathable though, if I were outside all day it may be a little much. It's the Ribbed Lace Scarf by Pearl Avenue, which you can grab here (its free!)

This was actually really fun and super easy to knit! Also, I love the yarn that I used. Not the most practical color, sure, but it is so beautiful and soft (especially for acrylic). Its Uptown DK in colorway Desert Rose.


Cast On 

Since the next few projects I want to work on are all longer projects, I decided I needed to knit something short so I don't get burned out. Enter the Vintage Knit Tie Headband from Mama in a Stitch which you can find here.  It is so freaking adorable! I am knitting mine with some leftover black yarn. Not the most exciting color but my entire wardrobe consist of black and grey so I think its a good start. Depending on how this goes I may knit up a few in every color! Good stash buster.

In the Pipe 

My next three knitting projects are all cowls.

One for John/Me for when we get colds from Purl Soho (see here)

one for me because it's awesome... and really more like a scarf than a cowl (color your own? yes please! mine is grey, white and yellow)   from verypink.com (see here)

& one for my mom just because it looks so freaking cool  and I want to try it but it's not my style. (see here)

I would add the pictures here but I don't want to violate copyright or something. Just clicky the links!

Reading/Listening To... 

I just found out that knitting podcast exist. I know, I know, I am way behind. I have lots of catching up to do! Currently, I am loving the Knitmore Girls Podcast.  (BTW, they followed me back on instagram as did Staci from Very Pink Knits and I fangirled so hard!!Please tell me I'm not the only one that finds this exciting!)

The Future Is Now

You know how I said I'd be back? Yeah.... that was almost a month ago. Yeah, I know I failed. But here's to finally getting my thoughts together and on the page.  You may want to skip this post, and that is fine. I am getting my bearings for what I want this new age of blogging to be. Its rambly, it not that interesting, and there are no pictures... you've been warned.

First off, I've been thinking a lot about this blog, and whether or not I should keep it. I have decided that I absolutely want to keep it. I am even worse at journaling than I am at writing on this blog if you can believe it! And I truly believe that we are commanded to keep a record, and I know that for me personally, it is extremely important for me to keep a record. I am thinking that maybe keeping this blog and striving to keep it regularly updated help me to become more motivated to do that. Now that I am out of school, its not that I don't have time, it's that I don't have the energy to go across the room to grab the laptop. So, yes, blog stays. Great. What does that mean?

I've been thinking a bit about what I want this blog to be. I definitely want to keep up with the Monthly Mayhem, and let's be honest, I won't be able to stop myself from posting my soap-box style post so "Life's Little Lessons" will for sure stay on. Also, I would love to post my knitting creations, to document my progress, and just to share with the world. So, expect more Cozy Housewife post. I don't think High Five for Friday will stay on... and now I am rambling!!   I know that I don't have  a traditional blog, but that's okay. I've come to terms with that. I have finally figured out my goal for this blog. Its not to make money, its not to be popular or have a following or go viral. My goal is to record my life. Record my thoughts and feeling. Record how Heavenly Father is in every aspect of our lives. I also want to share things, to help others if and when I can even in small and simple ways, whether that is if I come up with a cool activity for Young Women or a printable... so, expect those things every so often, but that will not be the primary goal.

I hope this blog will stay with me for years to come. I may eventually want to move away from blogger, but we are far from that day. For now, I'll stay here and try to get back into the swing of things.

How to Do Colorwork in Knitting

Since my last Cozy Housewife post, I've made a infinity loop scarf and a pretty awesome knitting binder. I will not show the loop, its nothing fancy, but I will show the binder if you all would like. 

One of the pictures I'm working on right now is a present for my friends birthday that involves doing color work. I found a chart that I wanted to use, but there was no pattern attached to it. I did some research on what would be best for my particular project and here is what I found. 

Intarsia- 

From my understanding, Intarsia would be best for color blocking. As in shapes and colors you only use once, or sporadically.

Fair Isle

Fair Isle knitting is better for when you need to carry your work. 

and 

Double Knitting

(Don't watch Biz or Sarah! A possible present is shown!)

This is really, really cool. Its basically, the stitch you want to use if you want something reversible. I will definitely be trying this out when I get the colors of yarn I need.

Stripes

I'm sure that these aren't the only stitches that you can do for color work, but they are definitely the most popular. 

For my project, I chose Fair Isle, and I really like it so far. Its amazing to see a project come together and turn into a pattern. I can't wait for you guys to see it! 

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Hello darlings and welcome to my new series,The Cozy Housewife. For now it will be mostly documenting my knitting journey but, eventually I would like to add printable, my sewing journey, and other crafty things.

So far, I've made a grand total of four things. One was just a beginners scrap, two were Christmas presents for my parents, these washcloths with the number "48" (Jimmie Johnson) for my mom, and "88" (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) for my dad.I'm pretty proud of them as they were my first real projects, and I think I did really well.

Which brings me to my third project, a headband for my sister-in-law that she requested during Christmas. 

I'm pretty proud of this, I think its super cute! I used this pattern and it was super easy for this beginner knitter. Check out the pattern if you want to knit this too! 

Happy Knitting