Something New

Happy Halloween everyone! I hope you all had a good one! I had a fabulous time, watched my friend make kids cry and celebrated Halloween with all my favourite people.

I was a porcelain doll this year, a Victorian porcelain doll.

Isn't my costume cute?? I can say that because I didn't make it at all. My wonderful friend, Tiziana made it. We went to a vintage store and found this dress (it was long and very 80's prom dress). I absolutely love my bloomers.. my boyfriend actually was the one to think of them.

Anyways I hope you all had an awesome Halloween.


What I really want to blog about was music.
I'm a lover of music, but who really isn't?
A few years ago I went to concert at least once a month and blew my savings going to Coachella to see one of my favourite bands reunite: Rage Against the Machine. So in the past few years there was very few concerts that I went to because I had seen almost everyone I wanted to!
But in the past few months, my love for concerts has been rekindled.
I love finding new music so I thought maybe I should share it.

Please keep in mind that I'm not showing you these youtube videos because of the videos. It just the easiest way to share the music.

CocoRosie: 2 sisters who lives were very different and lost contact in their early years but then were reunited and brought back together because of music. This is definitely a different type of music, they use children toys in their songs. I just saw them live for the 2nd time and it was amazing. They have a pianist, bassist, beat boxer (the best beat boxer I have ever seen or heard) and children's toys. It was amazing. There is nothing like getting goosebumps while sweating. I hope you enjoy this video. I love almost all their songs, but most popular ones are Rainbow warriors, Japan, Noah's Ark and Beautiful Boys.


Ganga Giri: What can I say, everytime his music comes I can't help but smile. Watch the video and you'll understand. I love the didgeridoo.


Dead Man's Bones: a fairly new band, you might have heard of it because Ryan Gosling is in the band (YUM) but that's not the reason why I like them. The music is really amazing if you don't believe, check it out yourself!


Well I hope you guys enjoyed the music I shared with you today.
Let me know what you think!! I hope they make you smile and dance!

Festive October

October is probably one of my favourite months.

It has nothing to do with the weather. The weather sucks... well here in BC. I suppose if you live elsewhere *cough* Australia *cough* then October weather can be fabulous.

It's my favourite because of the holidays! Thanksgiving and Halloween!

I love Halloween!!!

Thanksgiving is fantastic because of turkey and also getting together with family and close friends. I know most people feel this way about Christmas but it makes more sense to me to feel this at Thanksgiving.
Give thanks, let the closet people know you love and appreciate them, eat together, laugh together and create new memories with each other. What could top that?
Isn't that part of being thankful?
Christmas is so overrated (I dislike Christmas.. if you haven't noticed).

but Halloween..
Now let's be serious, best Holiday ever.

I am so excited that I changed my blog theme! I don't know why I enjoy it so much, but I just do.

Last year I was a dust bunny














and the year before that a tea fairy





and this year I will be.... You will have to wait and see!!!

Star Cross Alaska

Haven't been knitting lots... have been spring fall cleaning

Photos for this project was so over-due.
Have so much free time since I quit my full time job and I finally was able to take some pictures!

Star Crossed Alaska
named because I knitted it for my cruise to Alaska with my parents

Pattern: Star Crossed Slouchy Beret by Natalie Larson
Yarn: Manos del Uruguay Wool Clasica
Needle Size: US 8 & 10

Mods: I knit the toque shorter in length.
Notes:
If you are going to knit this pattern, I would recommend to knit the length even shorter. I just find that it's too long and the slouch is no longer slouchy but just foldy (creating words is my forte). I feel like if I don't tuck my hair into the toque, it doesn't look good or give me the look I want. I do really like this pattern. I think the cables look great, used only one ball of yarn and it was a super fast knit.