High waist shorts

As promised, here are some photos of me wearing the linen high waist shorts that I made :)

They look cute with the cropped shirts that I have been buying.

I also got this shirt today that I think looks cute with it:

I'm glad I found this shirt, I was planning on making one, and I think it will go with my Audrey Hepburn pants when I make them.

I didn't use a pattern on these. I don't usually use patterns because I am imagining something specific in my head, and I can't normally find a pattern that's exactly what I want, so I just buy a little extra fabric for trial and error :) I do the same thing with knitting, if I use a pattern, I almost always modify it in some way. Are any of you the same way?

Have a lovely day!

Sewing storage boxes

Yesterday I bought some boxes to hold some of my sewing and knitting supplies, everything was getting a little spread out.

I love the map print, maps and globes as decorations are my favorite.

Anyway, not much to share today, just my little boxes, and I have collected a few more things for my giveaway, I will post about it soon!

Miss Indie

Miss Indie is having a super cute Hello Kitty giveaway on her blog!

How fun is it that it's Hello Kitty themed? There are lots of ways to enter, so make sure you get your entries in!

By the way, I have started collecting items for my first giveaway! I don't know when it's going to happen just yet, but it's going to be cute!

Paper bag shorts

I love the high waist shorts with a cropped shirt look, it looks so vintage and pretty, ever since I saw Sabrina, I wanted to look like this:

Or at least have that outfit :]

It just looks like summer to me

Unfortunately, not too many stores sell high-waisted shorts, and if they do, they're not as high as I would like, so I made my own! They are linen paper bag style shorts

I will take a picture wearing them, I promise, but by the time I was finished, it was too dark outside to take pictures. I didn't use a pattern because I couldn't find one, but they came out really cute and they fit great! I'm so excited to wear these all summer, they will go with anything!

My Garden!

I wanted to show you what I'm growing in my garden!

There are tomatoes, corn, carrots, peppers, zucchini, onions, parsley, basil, honeydew, and raspberries. I'm really excited, this is my first ever garden!

There are already 2 red cherry tomatoes and 2 green peppers growing!

There are also strawberries growing!

And I planted another few things the other day, so they haven't grown yet :]

The bigger one is rosemary, and the smaller ones are sunflowers, forget-me-nots, parsley, cucumber, and lemon basil.

I'm excited to have my own fresh ingredients for cooking!

Have any of you planted gardens this year?

Also, I have seen some bloggers replying to comments on their blog page, which I think is a good idea, because I always want to reply, but I don't know if the commenter will ever read them! So, to Julie, I had no idea hairpin lace could be so beautiful until I saw those links you posted! I really want to try out those gorgeous patterns! P.S., I love your blog and your knits are beautiful! Plus you're so darn cute! I think the same thing about Anna! Love your blog and knits too! Same with the cuteness :] Thanks for commenting on my new pattern! And yes, I love reading your sister's blog too! And it was kind of funny, she posted a comment here and said I should read your blog! It really is a small blog world!

I seriously love getting comments, thanks to everyone who takes the time to comment on my little blog!

Sorry!

Sorry I haven't blogged in a few days! I was at a family reunion for the past few days, and I didn't get a chance to get online!

I want to thank everyone who posted kind comments about my new pattern!

A lot of bloggers have been posting about honesty, and in the spirit of that, I want to say that I really love getting comments on my blog, especially nice ones, expecially from knitters that I look up to and from bloggers that I regularly read!

So, when I was gone, I went to the craft store and I found a hairpin lace kit! I had never heard of it until I saw it in a vintage 1950's pattern book, and I tried looking at my local stores, but I just figured that no one really used this technique anymore, but I found it! Here's what it looks like:

I know it doesn't look like much now, but you make lots of strips and then you connect them, and it looks awesome when they're all connected, here's a picture from my 50's pattern book:

Also, in the same spirit of honesty, I worry a lot about what I'm going to post here, I have lots of things to post about, but I never know which one to post about first, and if I should combine things into a post. Anyway, I'm learning as I go, and I'm having lots of fun doing it!

Thanks for reading!

Newport Beach Pullover!

My newest design, the Newport Beach Pullover is now for sale on http://www.knitpicks.com/! Here's the Ravelry link: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/newport-beach-pullover

The Newport Beach Pullover is an off-the-shoulder sweater knit in one piece with no seaming. The relaxed gauge creates a light and drapey fabric. This sweater reminds me of my hometown in southern California. It’s the perfect sweater to wear on a chilly day at the beach.

I have other pictures to upload, but I'm about to leave to go to California, like, right now :] and the picture uploader isn't working right.

Anyways, I'm really excited about it, and it's only $1.99 with Knitpicks Independent Designer program!

Have a nice day!