Mar 1st, 2012 by Danielle
Sometimes you’ve just got to be a bit silly. It’s been an interesting couple of weeks, full of stress and laughter. I love my friends for always being able to help me out a funk.
And I think I should pick up some glow sticks for a little bit of a disco tomorrow night.
Oh that nail polish is Essie: Set in Stones, and yes it is fun to wear. 
Feb 22nd, 2012 by Danielle
My first go at Damson by Ysolda Teague ended up in something that I just wouldn’t wear. It took a while to get over the sting of that failure and have a re-hash of the pattern in a brighter color, this time in a cheerful coral color that’s easy for me to wear.
I’m usually not one for overly feminine things, but I just couldn’t get this pattern out of my head. I’m glad I gave this pattern another go. All I had to do was let go of the disappointment of the last one. You can read the quantitative details on the Ravelry page for ‘let go of your yesterday‘. The yarn is amazingly soft; especially after I used my washer’s rinse cycle to get out the excess water, the stitches puffed up, and the cashmere really started to show itself. I love what blocking does to shawls, you finally get to see what the designer intended.
Now I need to sew up a pale aqua dress to go with it, and maybe find a bright coral colored belt. Oo! Or a medium heather grey dress with an apple green belt. Hmm. Choices.
