Pictures of the beanie and the blanket (so far...)

So I got super excited about blogging that I bought a ton of apps for my phone. So far none of them work... lol just my luck. oh well. I'm updating my phone now so hopefully it will work later. However the camera app is still working so I took pictures of the beanie and what I have of my baby blanket.

Here is the baby hat that I made a while ago. It is super stretchy and will last little baby Bean for awhile. 

These are my first squares of the blanket and I think they came out pretty good! I want to add a couple of pictures to it and Mom and I decided that the V not only stands for Valdez but also for Vanilla Beaner ^-^! I am super excited for this blanket and am working on making a pattern for the middle square today. When I knit it I will make sure you guys can tell what it is supposed to be. Oh! I forgot that I have a picture of the three together! Here it is:

The blanket is about three and a half feet long. This blanket will last the baby for a while! (hopefully)

I have decided on my next project after this! I am super excited for it! I can't keep it in anymore! I am going to knit a pop tart pillowcase. It will look something like this:

It will of course be bigger (so my pillow will fit in it)! Also instead of strawberry I am going to make Wildbery!! The colors are beautiful and are going to pop while it sits on my bed! I am way excited to start my pillowcase! Mmmmmm pop tarts sound so good. I think I am going for lunch! I'll keep you updated as I finish stuffs! - ^-^

Blogging is the new black?

I went to a very uplifting Family Home Evening where the lesson was on journal writing. I do not like writing in a book and having to keep track of it. At times I feel like my life is not interesting enough for a journal to be written about my life. I know now that every life has a story and each story is priceless and should be written down to be preserved and to show our posterity what we have made of our lives. There is a famous quote that says something like a man learns from his mistakes, a genius learns from the mistakes of others. We do not have time on this earth to make all the mistakes we want, we must learn from others what not to do so we can progress. The best way for us to learn is from reading about other lives. This blog for me is mainly for my crafts. I have a long list and want to complete as much of them in this life as I can. I also may include my feelings from time to time. I want this to be a fun and uplifting experiment. I want to feel something from this blog. I am hoping for accomplishment, but just it being here for me to go to will suffice. There are so many things I want to do but there is so little time, so now I go in order to get things done.

I am starting off the year with a huge project and a quick deadline. I am working on a baby blanket for one of my very best friends, My uncle Ben. He has been there for me through most of my life and when he lived with us (my parents and siblings) we got even closer and I am so excited for the baby!!! We found out that it is going to be a boy so I am making him a baby blanket and a matching(ish) beanie. The beanie is done and I will take a picture and upload it shortly along with the progress of my baby blanket. It is about a third done but I keep putting off what I am going to do next. I want to add some pictures but I do not know which ones.

If there is anyone out there reading this please send me some inspiration (and possibly a pattern (that's ok if its too much just inspiration then)). Well it is time to enjoy the stars and good company. Until next time. ^-^




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