Fall Fashion and some tutorials

Happy Friday! Also, happy 11-11-11!

Today because my older sister and I did not have to go to school (the rest of my siblings are homeschooled, as we used to be), we went on a field trip (photos hopefully coming soon). We visited a few of the places mentioned in a book that my mom had read out loud to my siblings. It was pretty cool since we got to drive by two houses that we used to live in and explore some parts of Maine that I had never seen before. Plus, we spent a lot of time in the van so I got a lot of knitting done. :) {you can see a photo of what my project, a doll sweater will hopefully look like here}

Now, for the Fall Fashion Challenge. Today's theme was Fall Trends. I chose plaid. I didn't get a photo of my complete outfit, but here it is in pieces:

It was really cold!

I wore this plaid shirt {minus the purple long sleeved shirt} underneath that pink sweatshirt in the above photo.

Plaid Shirt: Christmas Gift (from Kohl's)

Jean Skirt: Made by me

Pink Sweatshirt: Hand-me-down

I have been inspired by some projects that I have seen recently! There are so many great ideas for Christmas gifts! Here are a few of my favorites:
No-knit yarn necklace:
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Lovely scarf"
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Fabric covered boxes:
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Newspaper bowl:
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5 Strand braided headbands:
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Needlebook:
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Knitted Cowl:
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Also, check out Gabby's post and Kelsey's post for even more great ideas! And don't forget to check One Stitch at a time next week for a blog event with lots of tutorials, recipes, and Etsy treasures!

What have you been crafting lately?
What do you plan on doing with your weekend?

Sorry!

I am soooo sorry that I didn't get a real post done today or yesterday! I was really busy, and I will hopefully tell  you all about it tomorrow. :) For now, there are a few giveaways and posts that I would like to share with you!

Giveaways:

Perfect Pumpkin Soap giveaway over here.

Two giveaways in this post:

Pumpkin Pie Lip Balm

and Pumpkin Earrings.

A $15 gift certificate giveaway in this post to this lovely Etsy shop that has earrings like this:

Now for some posts that I enjoyed reading today:

This lovely autumn post by Miss Grace over at Grace's Garden Walk.

This autumn themed post by Miss Johanna over at An Old-Fashioned Girl (she also had a post filled with gorgeous autumn photos here).

Miss Gabby had a miscellaneous post here filled with some lovely craftiness.

My sister started a blog a little while ago, and I am her first and only follower. Here blog is called Searching for Truth, and you can visit it here.

Did you have a good Monday?

Oh, Knitting

Miss Grace over at Grace's Garden Walk had a lovely post about knitting. It inspired me to write a little bit about knitting and include some tutorials in my post.

I love to knit. 

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I go through phases where I will knit constantly and then slack off for a little while, but I almost always have at least two projects going on at the same time (and very often more than that). 

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Right now I have about four projects in my room a more portable project in my school bag. Yes, I am the nerd sitting in the school library knitting and reading. :)

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I love sitting and letting myself fall into the rhythm of clicking needles. The smooth yarn slides through my fingers as I count stitches. I enjoy watching the knitted work grow little by little the longer I sit.

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For me, knitting is not work or a chore. I knit to make things for others.

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I knit because it is cheaper to make handknits than buy them.

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I knit because it feels old-fashioned and feminine.

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I knit because I love to be creative.

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But more than all, I knit just for the pure joy of knitting.

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Now, for some tutorials.

Gabby over at Ambitious Homemaker posted this lovely tutorial on her blog a little while ago. I think these bows are so sweet! Gabby also posted a crochet version of this tutorial the other day if you are a crocheter.

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Isn't this such a sweet headband?

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This little pumpkin is just perfect for autumn!

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I love these even more because they are purple. :)

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Wouldn't this idea be perfect for a yarn-lover's Christmas or birthday gift?

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Grace is also holding a lovely giveaway for knitters and crocheters here. The prizes are simply lovely!!

This post by Lizzie is simply amazing. Do yourself a favor and read it! If you do, leave her a sweet little comment letting her know you stopped by.

Do you knit or crochet?

My latest crafts

After reading Gabby's post showing photos of her earrings, I went out that afternoon and bought what I needed to make earrings. I had a lot of fun with these. I have already worn a couple pairs of them.

Just so you know, earrings really aren't hard to make. I actually used my brother's Leatherman instead of spending money to buy the special little pliers.

This is one of my favorite pairs. The circles are from some trim that my sister had that fell apart and I kept these circle thinking that they would come in handy someday. I was right!

It took me a while to figure out how to hook the hoops together and they're not perfect circle, but I still like them.

I don't really know what my thought process going into this pair was. I just saw some embroidery floss sitting there while holding the earring things. So...this happened.

I love these purple beads! They're just so cool!

My school's colors are green and white and we have a school assembly next week where we are supposed to wear green and white, so these will be perfect.

I have a lot of outfits that match these earrings, so I think I will wear these a lot.

Another one of my recent projects has been this:

This was my inspiration:

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It probably won't end up looking like this, but I want to make another one and style it after this cowl more.

What have you been crafting lately?