I really want to love this more than I am as it works up.
I'm really hoping like, more progress and blocking works miracles.
It's the same yarn as the pattern, but idk, it looks SO messy and blaaaah to me. Maybe I'm just too close to it. And maybe the yarn will really look great after blocking.
So very pleased with how this bag came out. If I was ever to make it again, I would have matched the brown leather top stitching thread. I thought I'd like the contrast look, and I don't hate it, but matching hides a multitude of sins.
Still, this piece is a beautiful bag that is going to last me a long time.
Harris Tweed (did you know it's a protected fabric, like champagne?) and leather. With a fun canvas lining.
Getting back into the swing of crochet has been a lot of fun.
This is the body of a little amigurumi doll. It's the first thing I've made in quite some time where nothing's fudged. I do not think I made a mistake on it (cue everything going horribly wrong for the next parts, lol)
I would like my groceries to arrive soon please, so I can have a damn shower.
I've done basically all my chores today: sheets and blanket (busting out the spring weighted blanket!), baked a lemon chiffon cake (it's cooling now), swept my bedroom as part of the slow plan to reclaim my sanctuary, took out compost, loaded and turned on the dishwasher...
I'm a rockstar and now I'd like to be a less sweaty and dusty rockstar.
Tomorrow I WFH and I'm going to make enchiladas, with sauce from scratch.
I'm so excited. Never done it before, but I have a few recipes to riff off, and my friend who is Mexican has given me several tips (but no recipe cuz they learned how to do it via vibes, which is valid AF, lol).
I just remembered something else that is going to bring me joy when I'm back at my house..
I AM BUYING A NEW PLANT (or a few... hehe)
Decided to celebrate my new job by getting a Monstera adansonii. Not 100% sure where I can get one, if I can find one local or if I'll have to order. (sadly while the US seems to have a bustling cutting trade on etsy, Canada just... doesn't?)
To celebrate new job, new chapter, new me... I splurged on a set of All-Clad D3 pots and pans.
Not a bunch, just your basics, as I also frequently use cast iron. But teen dislikes cast iron (even the enamel pots) and I will admit they're not always best suited to a task.
I am so excited. Literally the snow white meme on the window waiting on them to get here.
I've lusted after an all-clad set for years. Big BIFL energy.
I had some leftover beer yesterday, and a really active sourdough starter...
So y'all know where this is going.
I really love Emilie Raffa's basic loaf. I chuck everything in my kitchen aid, give it a whirl. Rest 30 min. Another lil whirl. Then into a container to proof overnight.
Quick shape in the morning and into a banneton. Give it like an hour or two, slice the top and bung it into the dutch oven for 50 min with the lid on. Perfection
Why yes, I do bring my sourdough starter on vacation...
Also my kitchen aid, pasta machine, and rice cooker... Lmao.
Vacation for me means holing up in an apartment somewhere else and just checking out of my life for a bit. Currently enjoying a big storm on the west coast of Washington in a tiny little fishing town. It's lovely.
Tomorrow I start work! I'm excited and oh so very nervous.
I want to, mostly, take today as a rest day...
But, at the ripe old age of 40, I'm realizing that I actually DO derive dopamine and endorphins from just like... ¿?¿Adulting™¿?¿
Who IS she?!
It's true. Idk when it happened, I don't hate it? Spending all day in burrito mode with video games doesn't hit the same as it used to when there are Things™ to do.
So today's task is cleaning out the upstairs freezer.
This one is special. This doll is wearing traditional Ukrainian garb. The rooster from the pattern is the Unbreakable Rooster, a ceramic jug that remained unbroken in a Kyiv apartment during the early days of the invasion. (I do urge you to check out the pattern and read the whole story!)
Had an AMAZING meeting at work today about partnering with a local center. They help people with obstacles to employment get jobs, but also volunteer spots to help them gain references, skills and confidence.
THIS is why I do what I do at this job. It's why working at a non profit is worth it to me. And it's a way I can use my job to help build and be in community.