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Admired, Inspired. 9.18.13

Missed last week, so to make up for it, this one has a little bit more to give!

Perma, the musical child of Sherri Dupree-Bemis of Eisley and Max Bemis of Say Anything are releasing a full-length album entitled Two of Crime! The titular song is so charming and precious.
Well, I didn’t need another reason to lust after a 3D printer, and these Brit + Co. jewelry designs certainly aren’t helping me quell that desire.
Christina of Intro to Geek has exciting news and even more exciting aspirations!
This website for Unicode Emotions (with a straightforward URL to boot) is a thing of beauty. I mean, there’s one for Horatio Caine:
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The effervescently fabulous Gala Darling discusses how to develop a bold and authentic brand.

September 18, 2013

crafting, photos

On the Needles: “Greenhaas” (Koolhaas Hat in Evergreen)

My final semester is proving to be as challenging as I thought it would be! Luckily I’ve been channelling the pressure into “stress!crafting” (see also: stress!baking and stress!cleaning). With my dad’s birthday coming up, I chose to knit up a gift and the popular “Koolhaas Hat” by Jared Flood (Brooklyn Tweed) seemed perfect.

At first the cables seemed quite intimidating, but after having worked two swatches to get the proper gauge, they’re actually pretty fun! Since it’s only a single stitch being held, I’ve been working the cables without a cable needle à la Grumperina.

Speaking of swatches, here’s the second swatch I made:

As you can plainly tell, there are three colors, only one of them actually being used in the final product; all three are the same yarn! In all honesty, this pattern was chosen not just because I know my dad will appreciate it, but because I’m also trying to whittle down my yarn stash (shh… I would like to think my father would appreciate the resourcefulness and pragmatism!). I had so little the other colors and just barely enough green for the hat, so I did what I had to do. It’s a pretty looking swatch though, right?

February 28, 2013