As an Aries, I am easily distracted by new and shiny things. I've been looking at those Rainbow Loom band bracelets for a while now. I thought they would be fun to make for our booth and apparently my son was thinking the same thing. So we ordered the loom and bands and got to work.
You have to pay attention to what you are doing to make sure all your loops are secure is, of course, the first rule that I learned. The second thing I learned is these bracelets are fun and easy to make if you are patient and I'm kinda addicted.
Being around Halloween they had a lot of glow-in-the-dark colors so I'm a happy camper. There is something that always makes me smile when I see something glow.
When I first saw them I fell in love with the Starburst pattern. I have wanted one of these for a while now. When my son and I watched the video it didn't seem to hard even though it was marked advanced. But we had a good teacher. I like Ashley's videos because she clearly shows how to layout the bands and she is really easy to follow. Hopefully, I will have one of these to show you next week.
I'm looking forward to conquering new patterns with my son; it is nice to have a project that we can share together. He is looking forward to making bracelets for his friends with his mad new skills. It is a win/win deal.
The only thing bad about this hobby is the bands are little and we have a little white terror who wants to save us from the evil snapping rubber bands. I ordered a case for the bands but it is running a little late so my son volunteered one of his Lego sorting boxes and it is perfect to keep the bands away from Frost.
Frost is an amazing kitten. He has been pushing his limits a little more each day by jumping, climbing and winning every game of Cat Fishing. Yes, my little kitten loves to play on the iPad. He is ferocious as he hunts down the fish and he has learned to restart the game as well. I think hubby found him eyeing Candy Crush the other day. Frost really gives credence to the dog that ordered stuff on amazon; so we are watching his computer time closely. lol
Frost hates napkins. They are evil and he hunts them down and rips them to shreds. You will hear this growl and suddenly Frost will appear with a napkin trailing behind him. I keep taking them away and he keeps finding new ones. I gave him a white towel that he couldn't rend and he seems happy to hunt that as well.
Shadow seems to be adjusting and they have started to play now and then which makes me really happy.
No knitting has taken place at home due to the fact that needles move and it is hard to make stitches with a kitten lunging at you every few stitches, but that is okay. I knit Friday night at our meet-up and it was refreshing and nice to pick up my project again.
While I have not been knitting much; I have been working on a gift design for my secret Yule person. I'm having a lot of fun with it and I think it will be a cool thing to knit. But that is really all I can say right now. I hope to be able to give you a peek later.
I also jotted down an idea for a Widdershins memorial pattern. I always liked the way her contrasting fur made her beauty shine and I want to design something to highlight those aspects.
Lots of ideas gelling in my head. Hopefully this weekend I will get some time to chart them out a bit. Maybe I can sneak in some swatching while Frost is sleeping?
Happy crafting,
Ruinwen
:)
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