Several years ago my mom gave me six skeins of Ironstone Fun Yarn in the Rainbow colorway. She had purchased it for a project and decided not to make it so she passed the yarn on to me. It has been sitting in my yarn stash for several years and I finally decided to try and make something with it. This yarn is listed as a Super Bulky weight so that is what I looked for in a pattern. I knew I wanted a simple sweater pattern to let this yarn shine and fell in LOVE with the pattern Passerby by Erika Knight.

So far I have finished the front and back of the sweater and I am working on knitting the sleeves. I have been working on this on and off for about two weeks and so far it has been a very quick knit. 

I am hoping to finish knitting the sleeves this week. Then I can start sewing the seams and knit the collar. I can't wait to block this sweater and see the final product. 

What are you working on (knitting or otherwise)?

~ Katy

Fall 2019

Simple Self - Daily Self-Care Planner - Value $30

This planner was designed for self-reflections, intention setting and simple self-care.

Artisan Direct - Sustainable Grocery Starter Kit - Value $22

Artisan Direct is the CauseBox in house brand. This set contains 3 mesh and 2 muslin bags made by a team of artisans in Jaipur India. 

Earth Harbor - Aqua Aura Reparative Eye Cream - Value $34

An all natural eye cream which contains seaweed collagen, blue tansy, and plant oils. Earth Harbor partners with 1% For the Planet to donate a percentage of sales to Wild Earth Allies Inc., Oceana, and Water for People.

Cardea Auset - CALM Mood Mist - Value $30

This all natural mist contains witch hazel, lavender, frankincense, and bergamot to promote focus and support sleep.

Like I mentioned I LOVE this box and can't wait to see what they have in store for the summer box.

~Katy

It has been a year! 

To start I made the decision to change career paths last February/March. I was working in biology research and decided to pursue technology picking up from the computer science classes I took during undergrad. To do this as efficiently as possible I joined an online coding bootcamp (more on this in a post to follow). For most of the last year I was working a full time research job (quite often more than 40 hours a week) and working on my bootcamp course another 30-40 hours a week. This didn't leave much time to do anything else. 

Over the last year I did take some time to do fun things. Steve and I went to two weddings. The first being Eric and Annie's wedding which we were both in. The second was my friends from college. Both weddings were great and I had a lot of fun helping Annie with various crafts for her wedding.