crochet

artesa winery in napa

12/30/2011 by Jennifer 1 Comment

This week, my friend Sara and I ventured off to Napa for a fun photoshoot. Because we were limited in time, we didn’t get to stay for very long, but at least now I have some new favorite places :)

Such as Artesa Winery. Yay for finally being 21!

Artesa is located on top of a hill, overlooking tons of vineyards, with fountains everywhere. The people who worked there were so nice to us too!

Probably my favorite picture ever

I got bangs and cut all my hair off. Craaaazzyy.

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We also took some pictures for Etsy.

Pattern from the lovely Sarahndipities

Oh, Etsy. It’ll be here. New Year’s resolution…?

Have a happy and safe and sparkly New Year’s Eve friends :)

lacy crochet scarf for alissa

12/27/2011 by Jennifer 2 Comments

One big problem I have with crocheting is that I can never finish long projects. I get so anxious to start something new. Well, my friend Alissa asked me to make her this pretty scarf by A Little Slice of Life, and it was the most worthwhile long project :)

This pattern has so many stitches! It turned out very soft, warm, and comfy. A big blanket for your neck.

And of course it looked lovely on Alissa.

excitement overload

08/12/2011 by Jennifer 4 Comments

I have so many exciting things to share today! I’ll start with yesterday, which was my friend Sara’s 21st birthday. We went out to one of my very favorite restaurants, Kasbah Lounge, ate some delish Middle Eastern food, and belly danced, something many of us had sworn we would never do. I was finally able to give Sara her birthday presents and now I can share them here!

A few weeks ago during my photo adventure in Davis, I found this beautiful wine bottle tote in a tiny antique store. It was one of those things that I knew I should give away, but really, really wanted to keep for myself. Isn’t the pattern so great?

Then, I crocheted her a wine bottle cozy using this pattern from Crochet Spot:

The little bow is courtesy of my new sewing machine. Yay!

Lastly, I bought some fusible web, which I think is the best thing on earth! And I covered a moleskin using a wonderful tutorial from CraftyPod.

Oh, and I tried to something similar with stripes…let’s just say I didn’t really think before I start cutting and sewing. I ended up with a weird mess, but I decided to cut the fabric into hearts for the front of the card and for other random crafts.

Fun, fun!

Another exciting thing about today is that I officially have an internship for the school year! I will be working with formerly homeless children. The job description sounds like a challenge, but also like a dream to me. After meeting with my supervisor, I drove the hour and a half back home and went over to see my sisters. And look what my sister Adalin gave me:

A crocheted “J” necklace! She is seven years old and already a pro. But she thinks “pro” sounds boyish, so she likes for me to call her “profesh.” I taught her how to make a circle today :) Pretty soon, we’ll be moving onto flowers.

Last but not least, today is exciting because I am packing for a fun weekend road trip to second favorite state of all. My friend Adrianna is having a wedding ceremony on Saturday in Oregon and I haven’t seen her in a few years because normally, she lives in Alaska. Oh, I’m so excited! We have known each other literally since age zero. A good friend of mine, Haley, is coming along with me, and we’re going to hang out in Portland while we are there. Portland is my favorite city. I want to live there soooo much, but only in the summertime…

I could go on and on with more exciting things because I just have that attitude today, but I have to go and pack before seeing Crazy Stupid Love tonight.

Hope everyone is having a very nice Thursday evening :)

crochet: baby love

07/26/2011 by Jennifer 2 Comments

As I said the other day, this weekend I had the privilege of attending a baby shower. My friend Jenn is having her baby any day now! Holy moly. She has been such a friend and mentor to me, and I can’t help feeling overly excited about her son or daughter to be. I decided to make a couple of hats for the little one, and let me tell you, baby things are so much more fun to make than grown up things. Probably because they are tiny and take less time.

Both patterns are from Alli Crafts. This lady this amazing and has so many baby patterns for free! I always appreciate free things. So, thank you Alli :)

I didn’t attach the flower due to the baby gender mystery. Yay for surprises :)

This pattern was for a bear hat, but I wanted to call it a “monkey hat”
since Jenn’s theme is monkeys and jungle friends.

Anyway, I love babies. And yarn. Jenn is not the only friend of mine who is bringing somebody into the world soon, so watch out babies!

Check out Alli Crafts for some more adorable crochet patterns.

crochet: the golden snitch

06/28/2011 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

This summer, I am re-reading Harry Potter 1-4 and reading 5-7 for the first time. I know, I’m not a “true” fan yet. But I have dressed up as Hermione on multiple occasions so that counts for something.

Here is what I just learned to crochet!

The pattern I used is from Woodhill Design.

I have made bookmarks but also some normal snitches that I can use as magnets or just appliques. I’d like to add sparkly yarn too :)

moustache, mustache

05/01/2011 by Jennifer 1 Comment

…moustasche! Mustache? How do you spell that? Anyway, they drive me crazy. Fake mustaches are far too loved. When I saw a bunch of fake mustache-themed weddings, I knew things had gotten out of control. (look)

So I haven’t been into the whole mustache thing.

Except then I found this crochet pattern from Easy Makes Me Happy: