comfy mon

i finished this beanie mid-december- just in time for the winter season. i made this for my partner because he loves wearing beanies. january brought a lot of below-freezing weather, so i'm glad i finished it in time for him to wear it outside.

while in japan, we were in setagaya, and we passed by a yarn store on the way to lunch. so after eating, we hurried back. i was so excited to find a cozy, little yarn store! some people were sitting at a table in the store and working on their projects. in the store, i browsed the yarn and found some pretty yarns from husky brand. the yarn is made in Italy, and it feels so soft! my partner said that he would like a beanie made from the yarn, so I purchased it with that in mind. he usually wears a lot of blue, so we picked the red/orange for something different.

you know the feeling of using a really nice yarn for a project? it makes you want to keep knitting. i loved seeing the colors unravel while working and was surprised at how neatly the colors laid out!

my partner loves a folded brim beanie, so i took inspiration from my acne studios beanie which is the warmest beanie i own (it better be for the price!!!) i measured the acne beanie, and it was about 15 inches before the decrease, and the brim is folded twice. so, i knitted this beanie to be pretty long. i knitted this flat on circular needles, i find it way easier than knitting in the round. it's been a while since i've properly knitted in the round lol

my partner loves this beanie a lot and wears it happily!

yarn store: puppy yarn

one of my new year's resolutions is to knit the folklore cardigan. i'm not a swiftie, but I cannot deny that it's a cute cardigan. i also figured it'd be a good challenge for me. i've never done cable knitting or knitted a full cardigan.

i started on december 30th. i made sure to be smart and do a swatch and block it. it also gave me a chance to practice cable knitting.

i'm jumping back into using a hobonichi as my planner for the year. the last time I used a hobonichi was the hobonichi a6 techo for 2020...you can imagine how that went.

when i traveled to japan in 2023, I was determined to visit the hobonichi store. i visited the one in kyoto (tobichi kyoto). it was a small store, and i was in there for a good 20 minutes trying to pick out a planner.

i ended picking the a6 day free. having the techo made me feel pressured to fill each day, so I wanted something that didn't feel as stressful to maintain.

so far, it has been fun and easygoing. i definitely enjoy not having the pressure, I can fill it out when I want.

i thought i would share how i decorated the front and back of my hobonichi!

some info on decorations:

can't go wrong with stickers from mini super sticker club :)

the blue color card is from a workshop I did with lucky risograph

my name in katakana

some stickers from tobichi kyoto