Wishing I Was Wise

Well, I am now back in my dorm room facing another semester of college. This semester, I’m taking a lot of great classes that I’m really excited about. Against all odds, I am finding macroeconomics unbelievably interesting and enjoyable. I’m hoping this is the beginning of the end for my quest for what I want to do with the rest of my life. Slowly but surely, I am narrowing down what interests me and what inspires me to work hard and go the extra mile to not just understand but to analyze what I’m learning.

Fortunately, before I left I was able to complete a crochet project for my friend’s birthday. She loves owls and I saw these great crocheted owls in New York City. You can see them here: link.

I thought they were so cute and though immediately of her, but of course I didn’t buy one. So when her birthday came around I decided I would try to make my own for her. (Besides handmade is always a bit better, right?)

Pattern: Improvised
Ravelry: Link

I crocheted the body and the eyes. The rest was done by embroidery and embellishment. Then I stuffed him with polyfill.

I think his name should be Charles.

Maybe some of the owl’s wisdom will rub off on me for this next semester?

Hopefully he speaks Spanish.

¡Adiós!
Jenny

Lazy-Day Crafting

When I watched my sister come home for winter break from college, I was so jealous that she got an entire month off. Now that I have a month off, I definitely appreciate, but it sure creates a lot of down time.

Thankfully, I have been given some work hours over break and my friends are always around… except now it’s turned into: “what are you doing?” “nothing” “want to hang out?” “sure what do you want to do?” “i don’t know.”
But sometimes being bored together is better than being bored alone.

Which I’m not sure I mind so much, especially when I had such a successful crafting and blogging days two days ago and yesterday.

After I finished my scarf I couldn’t decide on a pattern for my other skein of Cascade Eco + so I decided to do some smaller projects:

Project Name: Versatile Little Flower
Ravelry Link

After I finished crocheting the flower I hot-glued a pearl bead in the middle.

I just stuck a bobby pin in the back through the stitches.

So cute and simple!

I will definitely wear this. It’s too often when I make something and think meh, I don’t like this.

Project Numero Dos:
Pattern Name: Pearl and Purl Posie Headband
Ravelry Link

I hot-glued more of my pearl beads in the center of the flower, then I hot-glued the flowers to the black headband..

Thanks for reading!
<3 Jenny