What a weekend!

What a weekend it was! I had a fantastic Saturday helping Denise at Raw Intentions prepare for Dinner & Movie Night. I designed a cute little menu for the evening.

And then the real work began! - Actually preparing the food!

Now keep in mind, this is a raw food kitchen. It is always so fascinating working at the kitchen with Denise. She is a hoot and a half . More importantly, she is extremely knowledgeable about health and happiness, and makes an excellent cheerleader for those of us beginning our journey in that direction.

Soon, Denise's kitchen will be open for business and we will all rejoice! Hallelujah for amazing food.

The Dinner went extremely well, and Denise was definitely in her zone.
Guests "oohed" and "wowed" and we brought out eat course. I think the tacos were the most impressive - every plate was licked clean.

And the movie! May I Be Frank. Very inspiring. Look it up. There were tears in people's eyes. Not mine of course.... that was just from the onions.
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And how to follow that awesome Saturday on a Sunday?
Why, you knit a pink elephant, of course. Pattern here on ravelry.

I foresee more of these little guys...

Braided Cowl - easy knitting pattern

It's time to start knitting again! In summer... in Oklahoma... I just did NOT want to be holding yarn. So for several months I put my patterns on the shelf. To kick off the season, I wanted to learn to cable. It's not nearly as difficult as I had imagined!
I used a braided scarf pattern I found on ravelry, which can be found here.
Now, I'm a pretty lazy knitter, which means that when I get to the end of my skein, I just bind off! This usually causes me to end up with too-short scarves. In this case, I just sewed the two ends together and made my too-short scarf into a very fashionable cowl!


I used one skein of Lion Brand Jiffy Quick and Easy Mohair Look Yarn (135 yards), color Fisherman.
I just love the look of this! I plan to make a lot more of these cause it was EaSY!

Obviously, I also downloaded a new photo editing app to my phone.  It's called BeFunky and it makes very purty pictures.

What's a neckerchief?

I don't know, but I made one! It looks very hipster. That must be why I don't know anything about it. It was cool even before I made it.
I got the pattern FOR FREE on Ravelry, posted by Falling Stitches.
This was my first time ever using a chart! I must say, it was really easy! I loved it. However, I really need to get a row counter of some sort because it was very easy to forget which row I was on, and I did have to pull out an entire row once. Sad.

But I persisted! And now I have something amazing to show for it.

It's a scarf... that's a triangle!

I love the leafy look...

Again, here's the link to the pattern. Do it! It's worth it.

Also, don't forget to enter my giveaway over at Bettencourt Chase! It ends FRIDAY THE 13.

Headband Giveaway at Bettencourt Chase!

Anybody want to win an adorable knitted headband I made? Hop on over to Bettencourt Chase to enter the giveaway!

Even if you don't want to win, visit them because they are lovely!

Handmade Swap!

I am officially doing my first handmade swap! I will be making Monster Chunks by Rebecca Danger for Chelsea, and she will make me Eli Elephant from the Little Birdie Blog.
I am so excited! I think that trading handmade stuff is the most exciting thing possible because it involves a) making something and b) getting something in the mail!
Thank you, Chelsea, for getting this rad thing going.

If anyone else wants to do a swap, hit me up! Make sure to leave an email address so I can contact you.

Knit Leaf Pattern

This is officially the first pattern I have ever posted. I searched the internet for a pattern for a knitted leaf and had a surprisingly difficult time finding any. So I used my BRAINS and wrote one. Suck it.

Leaf Pattern

Cast on 3 stitches
Row 1 and every odd row: purl stitches
Row 2: K1, YO, K1, YO, K1 (5 stitches)
Row 4: K2, YO, K1, YO, K2 (7 stitches)
Row 6: K3, YO, K1, YO, K3 (9 stitches)
Row 8: K 4, YO, K1, YO, K4 (11 stitches)
Row 10: K2tog through back (or slip 1, knit 1 and pass slipped stitch over,) K7, K2tog (9 stitches)
Row: 12: K2tog through back, K5, K2tog (7 stitches)
Row 14: K2tog through back, K3, K2tog (5 stitches)
Row 16: K2tog through back, K1, K2tog (3 stitches)
Row 18: K2tog through back, K1
Bind off

Yay! Cute leaf! You can make it into a bracelet by first knitting an i-cord, or by just using the tails to tie it around your wrist. It will also make a cute brooch or add-on to any scarf or headband.