Liz and Becky crafting their way through Seattle (also Becky's travel blog)
I know I said I was going to New Zealand... and I am, I just decided to take a cruise for the first half of the journey! My boyfriend and I were trying to figure out a good trip to say goodbye and, after some research and brainstorming, we determined that a trip to Hawaii... Continue Reading →
I left Seattle today (well, Bellevue if you're familiar with the area) and I'm not returning for a year. I mean, I'll go back to visit of course, but it won't be the same. My feeling leading up to leaving were very steady. Even now I don't think its fully hit me. I'm going to... Continue Reading →
This post is long overdue! I've started (and mostly finished) way too many projects since my last crafting post. Recently I have been playing around with fair isle or stranded knitting. Stranded knitting refers to multi-color patterns that carry all the color strands along the back of the piece rather than tying off the strand... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year! One of my 2018 resolutions is to make one blog post for each month - here's to a year of more crafting! About a month after finishing my hat, Becky and I went to a yarn store and I fell in love with lots of yarn, but ultimately choose one that... Continue Reading →
Winter is here and that means headband season! When I came across a skein of Mille Colori Baby shade 60 I thought that it would be the perfect yarn for some fun and incredibly bright headbands. I played around with a few different styles and techniques and ended make three different headbands. 1. The Artistic... Continue Reading →
I made this hat using some yarn from a cute little shop called Bad Woman Yarn. I went there for my birthday and found a wonderful selection of yarns. The one I picked was a nice shade of teal that was soft and surprisingly easy to work with. The yarn didn't stick to itself too much... Continue Reading →
When I was younger my mom taught me to knit (thanks mom!) and I tried to make myself a scarf. I was dropping and adding stitches left and right creating an uneven mess. Not happy, I left it unfinished and moved on to other crafts. A few weeks ago, Becky (the CO of MI&CO) bought... Continue Reading →
MI & CO 