Oil Pastel

        Hello again. I have spent the past couple weeks trying to decide which craft I should talk about, and I have decided to do a piece from when I was back in high school. This is an 18x24 oil pastel of Marilyn Monroe that I drew and colored. It took me about a week from start to finish, but the time spent, I think, payed off. With this I only used three different colors/shades; I used black, white, and a pale tan.
       If you are working with oil pastels for the first time I recommend only using a few colors, trying to use too many colors can become a mess on your hands as well as the paper. Blending with oil pastels can either be really easy for you, or can become your worst enemy, my only advise is, if you really enjoy working with this media just keep at it, and eventually it will come to you.
      Again, I will just say that it is best to just have fun with this, using a picture to copy as your own can be fun, or making random patterns or pictures from your mind can also be interesting. I recommend that everyone try this at one point or another in their life, I enjoyed it very much and would have continued if not for money problems. Enjoy!

Just how I wear the scarf, but can be worn however you please.

     Today, I am going to talk about knitting. I am a self-taught knitter so I know how difficult it can be to understand certain stitches while learning. I recommend that if you are trying to learn that you watch youtube videos, maybe a couple times just to really get it down.
     This is one of my first knitting adventures and a present to myself for the use of keeping my neck warm. :) It is very simple to make, I believe anyone can do it. With this scarf I used two skeins of thick black Lion Brand yarn and size 15 needles. I did fifteen stitches alternating between a knit and a purl stitch to get that braided affect on both sides. If you do only knit stitches you will get the braided look on one side, but the other side will be a funny looking lined pattern; making it not reversible. It is a very heavy and, in turn, warm scarf, it would make a great gift idea, or just something to wrap around your own neck. Either way, I enjoyed making it, and it wasn't too long of a process. It took me about six hours of work total, over a span of two days.
       It's approximately seven feet long, for the use of knotting it around my neck rather than wrapping it, which I find to be uncomfortable and tight on my neck. Of course with every craft the creator is just that, the creator, and can make changes where they see fit. Just go with it, I say, make something fun, something simple, or just about anything. I personally find knitting to be a great pastime activity, or something to do that doesn't take too much of your attention while you are watching a movie or TV.

Looks the same on both sides, making it reversible.

Stretched to see the full effect of the knit/purl look

I hope you enjoy, if you have any kind of craft you would like me to try and cover or maybe a question, feel free to comment. I would not mind the feedback at all. Tell me how I am doing. :D

Hello!

In this blog I will talk about my various encounters with crafts and my own adventures with them. I will talk about knitting, crocheting, art work, needle work, and pretty much any kind of craft that catches my attention. I will share my own crafts, some crafts that my friends are willing to allow me to use, as well as interesting things I find on my excursions on the internet. I really hope you enjoy. :D