3 Favorites - Week 4

Ravelry
"Ravelry is a community site, an organizational tool, and a yarn & pattern database for knitters and crocheters."
I can't say it any better myself. It's free to join and essential if you want to take part in the knitting and crochething world online. There are also innumerable groups you can join to find exactly those people you share interests with.

Etsy
"Etsy is a marketplace where people around the world connect, both online and offline, to make, sell and buy unique goods."
I use Etsy a lot. This is where indie crafters can share and sell their unique items. This is where I buy all my dyed fiber, home goods like tea towels, and unique gifts for my friends and family. I love creative people, and want to support them the best way I can; by buying their products.

WritingForums
This is the biggest and most active writing forum I've found for writing interested people. They have a nice setup of rules for when you can receive criticism on your work, and you need to be active in order to take advantage of this. I enjoy that, it forces people to give before they get. It also creates a way more alive community, which is the whole point of a forum. If you're interested in writing you should check this forum out,

3 Favorites - Week 3

My three favorites this week are all related to my wish to travel. It's spring, it's been a while since I've left my nest and I'm feeling hungry for new inspiration. These two places are my favorites, and the third is my favorite thing to look for in a new city.

Image by _dChris

London, England

Image by Bosc d'Anjou

Lisbon, Portugal

Image by Mr.TinDC

Yarn stores

3 Favorites - Week 2

Socks from the Toe up by Wendy D. Johnson
I adore this book. I bought it a good long while ago, and was daunted by the instructions and charts, being brand new to knitting socks from the toe up. I just picked it up again and really, it's not hard at all. The patterns are really, really good! They're well thought-through, and I've yet to get stuck anywhere (apart from my own uselessness, I should know that reading through the pattern before beginning is a good idea by now.) I'm currently knitting two pairs of socks from this book, and I just can't get over how much fun it is. Highly recommended!
This book can be bought several places, they're listed on Wendy's page.

I need a prompt.
Sometimes I need to step out of my comfort-zone and try to draw or write something I normally wouldn't think of. This page is great for that. You can choose nouns, adverbs, adjectives, location ... Endless possibilities at the click of a button!

Have you seen Pusheen the cat?
I'm sure you've come across it somewhere on the internet, here you've got all of the drawings! I always go here when I need a pick-me-up. I also love that Pusheen has stickers on Facebook's messenger. I use it instead of words, just ask my friends.
Pusheen is also on Instagram.

3 Favorites - Week 1

I'd like to share three favorite things with you every weekend, this is first three things I'd like to share:

Top Of The Month Club by Three Waters Farm

I just joined this. I've bought two of their braids before and I just love this fiber so much, and the colors! I was looking to buy a braid again from their Etsy store, but I just could not decide on one. I wanted all the colors! Then I discovered there's a club, where for a really reasonable price, you'll receive one braid a month (or more if you want). After a look on our budget we decided I deserved this; I'm so excited! My first braid will arrive in May.

The braid on the picture is named Scottish Landscape, it was my first braid from TWF. It spun up like a cloud, and I'm saving the finished yarn for a special sweater.

The Blue Rabbit House

I can't stop looking at her illustrations! The soft tender lines, then the surprising amount of details, not quite realistic but so far from abstract. She has a style that speaks to me, and I truly enjoy it when she posts new pictures. I also love how she incorporates these into her craft and the final item that she sells in her Etsy store. On the subject of her store, do go in and look at what she creates there. I bought a crochet hook holder from her in 2012 to hold all my double point needles. That holder is in constant use, on constant travel and under a lot of wear, and it still looks brand new. Her stuff is quality! 

Sarah Selecky's Daily Writing Prompts

I used to write short stories all the time before. Then life happened and the inspiration disappeared. Lately I've felt the need to put my thoughts on paper again (or rather into a google document, so I can access it at all times). I do feel a bit rusty though, so when I found Sarah Selecky's Daily Writing Prompts through Pinterest, I signed up immediately. It's free, and every day she will send an email with a prompt. I choose to write only for 10 minutes. If I feel done before those 10 minutes are up, I force myself to continue. If I'm not, I finish it right then and there anyways. It's working well for me so far.