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

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

Friends, Photography, and Reenactments

Time to bombard you with pictures!

Not a whole lot has gotten done on the crafting front this weekend as I decided that a day in Colonial Williamsburg was in order. This is by far the best way to start off a semester (even if the weather was rather chilly!) Thus I spent most of my day in CW with my hall-mates Sam and Steven. We did a tour of the governors palace and went in as many buildings as possible in order to stay out of the frozen January wind.

I also went to the Sinfonicron at William and Mary Saturday night as one of my friends just happened to be first violin! If you have never been to a sinfonicron performance GO. It was well worth the five dollars and three hours. The play was indeed very loooooong. However, it was "Sullivan and Gilbert" so it was hilarious! I attended the play with A, Wonderboy (my absolute best friend) and Mrs J (A's roommate and our resident history buff), and as far as college nights out goes, it was really tame though definitely my scene and more fun than a crazy party anyway.

Stone angel pot in the governor's garden

Powder kegs in the armory

By far one of my favorites! It's one of the many benches you can find throughout the gardens.

A house keepers desk

A child's doll in the governors palace. I just found this to be the cutest thing. 

Perfect inspiration!

Original colonial drums in the armory!

Me in the ballroom. I was so ready to waltz! Too bad Sam and Steven would not have cooperated with this plan : /

Jar love!

Bridge behind the carpenters

Amazing place! The bindery, sooo many BOOKS!

Place setting for a ball.

Beautiful stairs!

Lovely quaint bed in the stables. 

Unfortunately, whoever lived there probably found it more smelly than charming.

Charming winding staircase

WIGS! Need I say more? I am so glad that this is no longer a thing!

And to end the day right, Sinfonicron! (That's Wonderboy in some ever attractive Crocs, no worries I soon fixed the situation)

Cheers,

Cristyn