The Beach!

Each year my family makes a point to visit Lincoln City. It's a nice coastal town here in Oregon and we always like to stay at the same place. It's a little spot along Siletz Bay. There is a little grocery store, lots of restaurants, little shops, and the beach all in one great spot in the Taft neighborhood. It's an inexpensive place that fills up quickly in the summer.

It was a lovely trip and my kiddos enjoyed the sand. The weather is never a sure thing, especially in June. We were lucky enough to have a sunny and fairly warm weekend.

One little shop had all kinds of neat bohemian goodies. I have eyed the shop for some time and finally had a moment to go inside without my kids.At the Into the Mystique I picked up three stones to share with my older kiddo. I remember collecting rocks as a kid.

I'm hoping to use them as inspiration for patterns in addition to be additional inspiration and tools for meditation.

I jotted down an idea from the Septarian Nodule and I'm excited to put it to paper. I've written down the concept for both knitted and crocheted versions. The owner of the shop talked me into this very interesting stone. It's a remnant of the Cretaceous period.

The stone is the brown and cream round you see on the right, and is essentially an ancient mud ball. The Ammonite is the fossil and the Kyanite is the blue crystal that you see pictured with my almost 9 year old.




I'm continuing to make progress on Kelly White's Design Caranvanserai. Since taking the photo, I'm now over halfway through the last section. The finishing and tassel making are driving me to get this done quickly.

In addition, I've continued working on the Vibrant Vintage Crochet Along and I'm going to start working on a 4th color now that we're in week 5. This is a lot of fun and I can't say enough good things about all the lovely patterns that Cypress Textiles is publishing. Check out her blog. There are so many lovely free patterns...I want to make them all. I might take some crochet thread and use the designs for a lovely table setting or table cloth (ambitious!). Take a look at her Etsy Shop too.

I found another pattern to test, but in the crochet realm. I love chevrons, so this should be fun and quick :).

The last pattern treat that I'm excited to share is the Karoo Vintage Mystery CAL. The best $2 I've spent in a long time :). It started last month, so I'm now trying to catch up. A new section is released every two weeks and two sections are out currently. there are some helpful videos that go through sections of the pattern. I'm using odds and ends from the other CAL I'm doing along with extra colors. Another fun adventure :).

Here is my start with five rows completed. I'm hoping to do more tonight.

Off topic...We had a Feng Shui class at my office. Keeping fresh flowers was recommended, so I treated myself to these lovelies. The yellow, green, red, and peach tones are wonderful.

My hubby's birthday is Monday and our anniversary is next weekend. I can't believe we've spent a third of our lives married to each other. Time flies.

I hope you all have a great week. Happy crafting.