Baby sheep, finals, and coffee addictions

My first  year at William and Mary is almost over!

This means more time for blogging as summer approaches

but it also means the arrival of finals and the need for a coffee IV

Much like the frenzied atmosphere of the college library the world outside has also entered Spring in full swing.

The temperature has finally become warm (dare I say even hot at time?!)

and our friends in Colonial Williamsburg have a couple new family members <3

Spaceman and I decided to pay them a visit in a celebratory in of classes moment

By the time I return from break this little guy will be much bigger, 

but I'm sure just as sweet

(we formed a real bond :) )

and I will have survived a three month long caffeine detox 

so I can start my addiction fresh in the Fall.

Cheers,

Cristyn

Where HAVE You Been!

That, my dear friends, is an excellent question.

I've been studying, studying a lot!

(Being an Anthropology/Middle Eastern studies double major is even harder than it sounds!)

I've been coughing and sleeping far to much

I've been thrifting

and drinking tea tea tea!

I've not been crocheting very much at all

(so I did this just to prove I still could!)

Though I've been playing with colors!

I've been packing for home

and waiting for Spring to finally arrive.

I've been planning adventures.

I've been applying for internships.

I've been watching the steady pace of my blog visitors rise!

And most importantly I've been sick and away and am glad to be back!

Cheers,
Cristyn 

Insert excitement here!

Life has become a bit mundane.

Class

Practice

Homework

Repeat*

For added enjoyment add intern application or Flat Hat article.

The best way to end this tedium?

MUSIC!

Here is my playlist for the week:

1- Wavin' Flag by K'naan

2- Get on Your Boots by U2

3- Everybody Loves Me by One Republic

4- We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel

5- Scar Tissue by the Red Hot Chile Peppers

6- Fix You by Coldplay 

7- Human by The Killers

8- Hey Soul Sister by Train

9- I Choose by India Arie

Photo courtesy to my friend Carol, a fellow Flat Hatter!

DANCE, LOVE, ENJOY!

Cheers,

Cristyn

A mid-February weekend

There are two feet of snow on the ground at home, but here it's fifty degrees and beautiful!

This weekend included a lot of studying, much stress, a film festival and the making of my spring gloves!

They are thirty-three stitches round all the way up with a hole created for the thumb.
(for help on that view my Colonial Celebration entry)

They are actually a bit lighter in color that this picture shows, but they are just as comfy, cozy as they look!

With midterms coming up and fencing tournament underway
I have had little time to blog.
Though hopefully life will calm down soon
and I will be able to write longer posts more often.

Hope you are having a lovely February!

Cheers,
Cristyn

A Colonial Celebration

That's right! 

Today is Mrs. J's birthday!

(Mrs. J and her hubby!)

So naturally we celebrated in colonial Williamsburg. Where else would the first lady of America's third president celebrate turning nineteen?!

I made some crocheted fingerless gloves as a present. She really wanted some that would work with her reinactment clothing, so I let her choose what they should look like (colonial America is not my specialty) and went to work designing some that would fit her...well, fit her like a glove (pardon the pun!)

So here they are modeled by Mrs. J herself!

I did a work as you go pattern to make a pair that was prefectly suited to her arm and hand size.
Here's what I did:

Single crochet foundation chain of 34 stitches
two row of single crochet, using a single chain to move up to the next row
nine rows of double crochet, using two chains to move up to the next row
one row of (dc3 dec) repeating to end
two rows dc
one row (dc2 dec) repeating to end
four rows dc
one row (dc3 inc) to end
four dc rows for thumb (do not connect rows, when a row is completed tie off and continue next row in same direction)
two rows dc
one row sc
Bind off.

It is a bit confusing but it turned out well.
(Hopefully this all makes sense, but if not leave me a comment and I can try to help you out!)

I am hoping to make myself a less complicated pair with a set pattern, probably this one.
They are just adorable (and I don't have to worry about historical accuracy!)

It was a darling day, it was even warm for Febuary and we all had food that was not college cafeteria food!
We ate at a tavern in cw for Mrs. J's birthday and it was lovely!

Cheers,
Cristyn

The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway!

SNOW!

This is my first snow in Williamsburg! I went to bed after a well fought snowball fight in the William and Mary sunken gardens and a nice hot shower, though unfortunately upon returning to my room I discovered my unfathomable lack of hot chocolate!

.............

And this morning I woke up to this...

Classes were cancelled til noon, which meant sleeping in!

So overall a pretty good time over here in Williamsburg today.

Cheers,

Cristyn