Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Category: Craft

Things I make and do.

  • Crafty Monday: Pfeiffer Falls

    I finished my Pfeiffer Falls hooded scarf earlier this week! This is first project (that I can remember) in which I really enjoyed the process of knitting. In fact, this is what I’ve been knitting during the hell that is the current winter we are having and if it weren’t for this project (or knitting…

  • Crafty Monday: A couple of scarves

    I haven’t posted much in the way of my crafty endeavors for a couple of weeks but, I assure you, I am crafting. Knitting, specifically. As you know, this has been a challenging couple of months (It’s been a challenging year, but that’s a whole other blog post). Knitting has really, really helped me get…

  • Homemade Lip gloss

    I’ve been reading Allie’s Answer’s blog for about a month now and was especially inspired by a couple of posts that talked about natural skincare. I was especially interested in the guest post by Julie Gabriel in which she talks about the benefits of using oil to cleanse the skin. After reading that post I…

  • A little Sam

    I was walking by the New Book Cart at the library and saw the most awesome book. It’s called Wool Pets by Laurie Sharp. Inside are instructions for making the most adorable figurines made out of wool and created with a felting needle. I saw the instructions for the Border Collie and I knew I…

  • Crafty Monday: The shawl

    The shawl, originally uploaded by CraftyMoni. I’ve been working on this thing since March! It was my “Fire” project for Project Spectrum: the elements. I finally buckled down and finished the darn thing and I’m so happy it’s done. I used Malabrigo Lace Weight. I love the color but don’t have anything in my closet…