Style

I was thinking today, as I was getting dressed, that at the age of 25, I seem to have found my style.  I don't mean by that that I am stylish in the slightest. It's probably more that I'm a lazy dresser and shopper and all my outfits are much the same. 

My process goes like this...

Do I have time to iron anything?
No - wear a lace dress
Yes - choose dress on basis of whether or not it requires a slip underneath

Choose tights..
Black, skin colour or branch out into grey or brown

Choose a cardy from drawer stuffed with cardigans. Black, grey, beige or purple.
Or pick a power blazer if pockets are required for the day.

Put on large necklace or earrings or both. Preferably one featuring owls.

Belt and scarf optional.

If cold or hair unbrushed, put on handknit hat.

If time, straighten hair. Normally just chuck it in a messy bun or put hairtie on wrist to deal to later.

Pick shoes. Black flats or black flats unless you aren't on the way to work and it's between August and May, in which case jandals are appropriate. 

Apply basic make up in a 2 minute job in front of the mirror at work. Foundation, mascara and lipstick only.

And if it's your day off, jeans, a cardy and black t-shirt will do.

What's your personal style?

Movies I've seen on the big screen recently

I'm getting a bit behind on movie watching. I only get one night off a week and am not an early riser so I struggle to see them on work days, and hate to go to work on my one day off. Tomorrow I'll be getting my Ryan Gosling fix though at a different cinema in town.

Love all three of these (saw Gatsby twice) except Man of Steel. I thought apart from the eye candy, it was a little dull. Really enjoyed World War Z though and Before Midnight was a perfect end to the trilogy (unless they make a 4th in a decade's time?) but the conflict throughout did make me feel more than a little tense.

Knitting in the islands

I am still meaning to do a post about my trip to Samoa. For now, here's some pictures of knitting in Samoa. 

I find it really hard to sit still and relax these days without knitting - it just feels wrong. So of course I took a few small projects to the islands with me. I knitted every day, bar one (and only because I was so ill I could barely move, let alone pick up the needles).

Thinking of the heat, I took cotton with me to make a dish cloth, and sock yarn. I attracted a lot of attention knitting over there - both from fellow tourists and the locals. Men and children were not shy to come up and stare and ask a lot of questions while I knitted in public. The woman running the fales were intrigued by what I was making and kept checking my progress at meal times, as most of them do a lot of weaving and edge their mats with yarn. 

There really is no better way to unwind than sitting on the beach with a beautiful view, the sun shining and needles clacking :-)

Finished projects

This week I finally finished the baby outfit I started to work on in late May. It feels good to have it done and sent off. Now I can knit for myself guiltlessly. I love the look of the booties but must convert them to the round because sewing up, quite frankly sucks!

I also whipped up a hat for my friend in a couple of days. Inspired by the life aquatic, it's made from the most gorgeous scarlet yarn. I had been promising a hat for a while and this jumped from 12th in the queue to 1st because I feel so deeply in love with the yarn. I needed to knit it then and there. I now have two spare balls to use as I massively overestimated how much I'd need. Ideas?