Your eyes will be delighted

Things I Love

Hexagons

For some strange reason, my favorite number has always been six. Maybe it's because my birthday is on the 26th, maybe it's because I just like the number, but I think the three sets of twos that make it up are just lovely, and the two sets of three are rather dashing as well. I like the number six. Pair that with an unnatural love for honey and then a documentary I saw about bees in the fifth grade that stated the honeycomb is the most efficient shape in nature, and I'm hooked on hexagons. I don't understand it. Octagons, fare the well. Squares, you know what you are: square. Hexagons are where it's at. Forever and ever, amen. I love circles, too, of course, but right now I really love hexagons.

Druzy Druzy is formed when water forces itself inside an already formed crystal, creating a cavity and then a new crystal on top of that cavity. The result is intense sparkle and color and strangeness. I am so amazed by the pictures I see. Jewelry made with druse or druzy or however you choose to spell it is creative and interesting when done well, when the entire point is celebration of the stone itself. This one is from Free People and it's just beautiful! Search flickr and etsy for them, your eyes will be delighted.


Getting to know a knitting pattern

I've been knitting for seven years (wow! Seven years!) and one of the great parts of knitting a project is learning the pattern so well that it makes sense to you. Each time I look at it and say "ah, this requires a ssk, not a k2tog" and with the sage wisdom of something akin to a knitting Yoda, I proceed to ssk my heart out (followed by a yo). Granted, there are times when my confidence causes me to stumble, and I have several, several mistakes in this current project, but I still like knowing the basic movement of the pattern.

Things I Don't Love

Chores

It seems I've just finished doing laundry when all of a sudden all my clothes are dirty again. I've just cleaned and now there's a mess. I JUST bought groceries but suddenly my clothing is all gone. How is it that these things constantly have to be done? Please!

Honestly, I can't think of anything else right now.