Cross Stitching, it's my new thing

So, I haven't posted in forever and a day. I would open up my site thoughtfully, look back at things I did months ago and think about all the crafts I've done since then and think, "I should update this," then I remember other stuff I have going on and think, "I'm too busy," and mosey on.

IT"S TIME TO UPDATE!

Anyway, I've been cross stitching a lot lately. I love it. Here's some of my newest stuffs:

Work in progress and the finished piece. The Aztec Tomb!

G.O.B. is my boyfriend!

Actually this is a gift for my boyfriend for his birthday. He's a huge Arrested Development fam and quotes it daily, sometimes hourly.

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Anti-Hipster Scarf - FREE PATTERN

Hooray, my first pattern. I thought because this was my first one, I'd give it to all y'all for free. Yeah, I'm cool like that. Plus... I've never bought a knitting pattern before, so why should I expect anyone else to? Soooo, here it be! Anti-Hipster Scarf Gauge: 6 sts = 1", 6 Rows= 1" Needle Size: 5 Yarn: Main Color (MC)- Poems 100% Wool Yarn in Pink/Purple/Gray/Gold (Poems has a great selection of self striping yarn, so really any of the color-ways would look nice in this pattern) Contrasting Color (CC)- Cascade 100% Wool in Black -- Cast on 30 sts. Row 1, 3, & 5: (K1 MC, K1 CC) 3 times, K6 in CC, (K1 MC, K1 CC) 3 times, K6 in CC, then (K1 MC, K1 CC) 3 times. Row 2, 4, & 6: (P1 MC, P1 CC) 3 times, P6 in CC, (P1 MC, P1 CC) 3 times, P6 in CC, then (P1 MC, P1 CC) 3 times. Row 7, 9, & 11: K6 in MC, (K1 MC, K1 CC) 3 times, K6 in MC, (K1 MC, K1 CC) 3 times, then K6 in MC. Row 8, 10, & 12: P6 in MC, (P1 MC, P1...

Staghorn Scarf Pattern

Staghorn The yarn you use and needle size probably doesn't make a lick of a difference. I used Vanna White's line of yarn because I loved the color, it was super soft, and cheap. It took 1 1/2 balls of yarn. I used size 10 1/2 needles (6.5 mm). Abbreviations: k: knit p: purl sl1kw: slip 1st stitch knit-wise sl1pw: slip 1st stitch purl-wise BC: place 2sts on a cable needle in the back, k2, k2 from cable needle FC: place 2sts on a cable needle in the front, k2, k2 from cable needle Cast on 30 stitches. Row 1 (WS and all other wrong side rows): sl1pw, k2, p2, k2, p16, k2, p2, k2, p1. Row 2: sl1kw, p2, k2, p2, k4, BC, FC, k4, p2, k2, p2, k1. Row 4: sl1kw, p2, k2, p2, k2, BC, k4, FC, k2, p2, k2, p2, k1. Row 6: sl1kw, p2, k2, p2, BC, k8, FC, p2, k2, p2...

How to waste $28 worth of yarn.

1. Don't gauge a damn thing. 2. Just wing the entire pattern like an idiot. 3. Throw it in the washer to give it a "light felt" for 5-10 minutes, but then proceed to forget about it for an hour. 4. Shrink it so it's so small nothing fits in it... >. IN OTHER NEWS. I got my first non-mom haircut ever, and my first one in 12 years! BEFORE: AFTER: I

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