#lorrin

Properly cold enough to break this baby out. The jumbo Lenny Kravitz scarf can eat its heart out 😆

Made this giant monstrosity years ago out of various shades of black, white, and red yarn that I had thrifted.

I made it on a 41 peg large gauge knitting loom; held 2 strands together, worked e wrap seed stitch, no slip stitching, across 40 pegs.

(Been frickin freezing in the Midwest)

Does anyone else have a hard time resisting the urge to try on what you're making well before it's complete??

Could not resist...even with the loom hanging below my chin. 😆

I made a shirt.

Tada!

Lol it's just two rectangles sewn together.

This is my first time (that I can remember) using chenille yarn.

Like pretty much all the yarn I own, I picked it up second hand; this time from Goodwill. Got 4 skeins of the same yarn and they all had sleeves/labels . A rare opportunity so I had to grab them.

Decided to experiment. I wasn't sure if the fabric I was working up would be wide enough or long enough but hey, f*ck around and find out I guess.

I used a large gauge, 41 peg loom.

Only used 40.

Slip stitch the end pegs. E wrap seed stitch the rest.

Just worked away at the yarn, using 2 skeins for each rectangle.

Sewed the side seams and shoulder seams.

And done. New shirt acquired.

It's cozy.

A bit short but crop sweaters are in style right?

Posted pics of the label from the yarn I used if anyone wants to hunt some down for themselves.

(Sidenote: I finished this last night and my husband wasn't aware I was making it.

I was wearing it today when I opened the door to welcome him home from work...then we sat together at the table...then chatted...he hadn't noticed...at allllllll....

"honey, i made a new top."

"oh?" He looks around then down at the shirt I'm actually wearing right in front of him. "Oh! It looks good."

Why hello again, my beautiful little book of secrets! It’s been a few days since I recorded my last adventures so I figured I’d give it another shot.

I met a man at the Slaughtered Lamb a few days ago. I think his name was Damion or something like that. I was riding out one hell of a hangover, but I was just interested enough to ask him to sit. He was sweet, charming, and even bought me another drink! We talked for some time before walking down to the docks to continue our talking in private. We kissed goodbye before parting, and I haven’t heard from him since.

Things were fairly quiet yesterday, so I just sat around drawing and thinking about new tattoos.

Today was packed full of excitement and pretty women! It all started when I strolled my way into the Pog and Whistle tavern. There was a man there that was nice enough to buy me a drink. If I remember correctly he said his name was Lanny and his sister mentioned her name was Alis. We all talked and laughed and drank for some time before Alis suggested looking for some trouble. I jumped at the first thought of adventure and the two of us made our way to the Cathedral Square, Lanny dropping out before we got there.

We messed around with some young blacksmith and threw pebbles at knights for a while before Alis had to make her way back home. I was just about to do the same before I spotted Beth sitting on a planter nearby! I remember her coming to help save the Bottleneck from those raiders and went to talk with her. We sat about for some time just chatting. I flirted, she complimented, and other people began showing up. A woman by the name of Kyla arrived, I flagged over a woman named Clementine, who refused to sit in my lap, then Keria even dropped by. We all sat around talking about how the day went and all sorts of things before Beth and Kyla left. Lorrin showed up and told me about her and Silvain’s romantic weekend getaway. Keria ended up sitting in my lap and invited me to her birthday party tomorrow. It’s bound to be all kinds of fun! We teased her a bit too much about her girlfriend and I ended up eating a scone to make it up to her.

We spent a little time in the Pig after that. Lorrin bought Keria and I a round because she’s the best friend a girl could ask for, and we all sat around listening to one of her amazing sailing stories. Unfortunately that’s when the sun decided to pop up, so I had to pop out and get a little sleep. That brings us to the present, where I still need sleep and have to end this entry here. Farewell my lovely little book, and safe travels until next we meet.