Making Useless Things

Lil Bow Peep is all done! Can't believe I just finished a knitwear project. It seems crazy. I haven't picked up the needles since I cast this off. 😓

I do have another project underway, but I am in the midst of a body change (aka gaining some weight) so I am trying to cope with the idea of making something new for myself. Same goes for sewing my own clothes. It is such a complicated thing to accept. Just adjusting to my body looking different (not bad, or ugly, or wrong) just new! As well as having a very different taste in clothing and how it fits on my body. A lot of my current clothing is very uncomfortable to wear, so I have had to give up wearing some of my handmade items (which breaks my heart) Along with fighting against society's standards everyday 😭 I am also just turning a new page in my style journey too! Which I am excited about exploring. But it does make me hesitant to continue with some of the knits I have had planned. Because I am just not sure if it will bee something I want to wear once I finish it. So, until then, I will be marking things I hope to make, and seeing what new style inspiration comes my way!

Thanks for reading through my little rant. I hope you all understand where I am coming from. My heart goes out to all of you who experience changes in your body, especially serious ones. I know it is part of the human experience to have your body changes. And I truly love myself and my body, and I understand the measures I would need to take to change the things I struggle to accept... but I am also learning that it is ok to be where I am at.

I hope you all can take a moment to thank your body for being here for you. We have such high expectations for our bodies performance, when everyday it is a blessing to be here, breathing.

Geez it has been ages since I have posted anything about knitting. But I finally cast off my Bow Peep scarf. Currently have it blocking. It is such a funky shape. But you tie it just like a bow and it works so well! It is super cute. Not really cold enough to wear it out and about anymore, since I took an age to finish it. But I don't think the bow fad is going anywhere fast... right?

Knitting stickers and yarn sticker sets are back in stock! You can find them here.

As I was prepping these stickers for the update, I started to think that I might want to redesign these... it would be a lot of work. But I feel like they could use a better color palette... and maybe some cleaner artwork. What do you think?

Hey Everyone! My apologies for the lack of updates on my various projects. I have been engulfed in re-establishing my art and stationery business. I am planning an update in March. But its going to be while before I finish up any knitting or sewing projects. haha, its funny because I say that more for myself than for you all. I would love to spend all my time on everything, but time and energy is few and far between. For now my business is going first. Once I have that stabilized, on to the stuff I do just for fun :)

As always, thanks for being here ❤️

New Vlog is up! I share about the tote bag I fixed and remade, and never took photos of but I did shoot some video footage!

Bow scarf progress update. Will probably run out of yarn before this is finished... but I should have enough scrap laying around somewhere... so fingers crossed I can make it work!!

Bows have truly taken the internet by storm. I know that to some they are already on the way out. But that wont stop me from knitting my very own bow scarf!

Pattern is bo peep scarf by tiny owl knits

Skinny scarf trend alert. If you float around knitstagram at all you have certainly seen these. They sort of fall into the "bow" category in my opinion. Not going to lie though, I am just as obsessed as everyone else :)

Pattern is improvised. There are changes I would love to make. I just used scrap yarn though, so not going to attempt a remake any time soon.

Once upon a time I was going to knit myself some mittens. For reasons well ignored the mittens were far to large... so I switched up my game plan and made some leg warmers instead!

Knit these cuties up in Lettlopi wool. The color work pattern is from Alterknit by Andrea Rangel

Who wore it better? Me? or Him?

Hopped on the skinny scarf trend and knit up a soft little tie. Love this whole trend, even if it harkens a tiny bit back to the 90s sequined skinny scarves we all were obsessed with... This is still a great way to use of random bits of yarn. And we LOVE a scrappy yarn project.

Pattern: Improvised

Yarn: Knit Picks Wonderfluff

Recently someone purchased a set of yarn stickers from my shop and I tucked this little postcard print in with their order. It is one of my favorite knitting/yarn related art pieces. It is a sweet reminder that becoming yourself is one of the greatest gifts we get in this life.

Every purchase of WIP stickers sets of Yarn sticker sets from my shop comes with this postcard. You can find them here:

Been wearing my Field Day cardigan out and about. It really is an amazing fit. I am already considering making an oversized version! For now I am just waiting patiently for my friend to make me some buttons. Then this beauty is finished for real!

Switched up my mittens project for something a little different. The mittens really were far too large, so I ripped out the increases and started some leg warmers instead. Obsessed with the color palette and excited to see the color work come to life.

My Field Day Cardigan is fully cast off! It just needs a good block and the ends woven in. I am hoping my friend can carve me some cool wooden buttons... if not I am going to have to search Etsy for some.

Knitting up a pair of wool mittens. I am making them a little bit larger in the hopes that I can line them with faux fur, or something nice to make them nice and thick. Fingers crossed it works out as planned 😅

A true labor of love.

This has been my only consistent knitting project for the past few months. I still love knitting, but my obsession with it has waned over the past year. I don't have the same excitement to pick up a project that I used to. I am trying to give myself some space to be comfortable with knitting not taking over every aspect of my life. I know the bug will be back... with the cooler weather, it already is. I also know that once I cast off this sweater and start playing around with a new project, I will find the same peace and excitement I always manage to find with knitting.

Pattern: Field Day Cardigan by Ozetta

It's almost Fall and I feel like I am finally coming back. I just cast off the hem of my Field Day Cardigan, which was a huge accomplishment. Just two sleeves and four buttons and I am done! The weather has me cuddling up on the couch with my cats and some knitting podcasts much more frequently. I also feel like I am getting a lot of creative energy back. It was a wild summer, so it is such a joy to stop and catch my breath.