a little teaser (I'm so excited, I just can't hide it)

Oi! Do I have news for you... Yes I do, just finished a cross stitch that I've been working on since around easter. & it's lovely! But you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see the finished result, 'cause it's a gift for some friends & I don't want them to accidentaly see it online before they see it irl. Just felt that I had to brag a little about my own creative genius, haha.

For now you'll have to settle for this very simple bookmark design, inspired by the work of Sarah Utter.

knit it or quit it!

Today I started my new knitting project - which actually means to learn how to knit. I've done it before, but since that was about fifteen years ago I consider myself a newbie at this. But a friend at work showed me the basics today (thanks Sofia!) & this is the result... Just a practise piece, but I guess I'll find some kind of use for it (note the handmade Kylesa bag in the backgrund - I accidentally shrunk my t-shirt when I washed it, so I made it into a bag to carry around my craftstuff in). So, to celebrate this fantastic event & the fact that today is payday (stora löneutbetalningsdagen!) I dwelled in some mindless consumerism & ordered this wonderful t-shirt from buyolympia: