Adventures with Polyvore and Amy Pond

Sorry about yesterday, I've got back to back to back classes from 1 till 9 and all time spent not in class was spent studying for a german quiz! I DO have pictures and they'll be up in a bit but for now I thought I'd share something I've been messing around with recently. Polyvore.com lets you create your own looks and designs with anything from the internet or anything someone has uploaded to the site. It's alot of fun and I've been procrastinating with it a bit too much.

This one I made after seeing a picture of Karen Gillian, the new Doctor Who companion on her visit to NYC. I just thought the look was cute and laid back and wanted to try putting together something similar.

Day 2 of Show and Tell Week: Chevron and Feather Scarf

Today is a scarf I made quite a while ago. It's the chevron and feather scarf from The Little Box of Scarves. The patterns are really convenient because they're each on a little card so you can throw them in your bag and keep them with your knitting.

The yarn is Lion Brand Midnight Mohair which I found on sale for a $1 but foolishly only bought two skeins. This resulted in a shorter scarf. Luckly I found this perfect peacock pin at Micheals, I think it really complements the yarn and pattern.


The yarn is made up of two threads stranded together, a bright multicolored shiny yarn and a whispy mohair. The effect is something not easy to photograph but in person you can see it's true beauty. The pattern was fun and easy to memorize quickly (my favorite kind of lace).
Well that's all till tomorrow,
♥ Freckled Crafter

Show and Tell Week: Day 1...the vest of glory!

So I've decided that I haven't posted nearly enough of my own work on this journal. Therefor I declare this week show and tell week. Each day I'll be showing something I've made recently. This week is all knitting and thanks to lovely weather and lots of sun I've got relatively good pictures to show off.
First is something I've been working on for the past month. I finished it on saturday and it's just in time for a Doctor Who photoshoot I'm attending this weekend.


I used The Doctor Who Pattern Book by Joy Gammon with heavy modifications. First off I made it sans sleeves because majority of the time I'll be wearing the jacket over it and when I'm not there will be puffed or rolled up sleeves sticking out (I like doing a modified femme!five instead of classic to the T). I added alot of shaping in hopes of creating more shape because for whatever reason white cricket sweaters are generally not too attractive on me. It looks a little wonky here but when it's on it fits quite well, although I'd love even a little more negative ease. When it came to the neckline I did some odd short rows across the front and up the sides of the neck in order to get the right width and number of rows per color without alot of bulk around my neck. You can see this especially with the burgundy which should actually be brown but I took my own creative liberties with it. The original worn by Peter Davison WAS brown but it just looks burgundy to me.

(ooo, pretty cables are pretty!)

I used Knitpicks Bare Superwash for the off white and Telemark in black, poppy, and garnet heather. I've got 3/4ths a skein of superwash left and almost all of the three telemark yarns. I'm debating between the five hat on ravelry and making up my own wristwarmers (for when I eat celery, naturally!).

Overall I'm quite happy with it, it's quite soft and pretty, and if I can find the right pairing may actually wear it outside of cosplay once or twice. Pictures of me wearing it WITH costume this weekend after the shoot along with a full costume breakdown.

See you tomorrow with something else I knit up this weekend!
♥ Freckled Crafter

(Forgive my nerdiness, this gif was necessary)

This week isn't so much inspiration as images I've been saving this week. Little things that make me smile. Hopefully they'll make you smile too!

Alice in Wonderland has been a long time love! Everything about it is so perfect and cute and just the right amount of crazy. Burton's movie was awesome, just like I knew it would be!

I love love love spending time in the city. Chicago has so many awesome things to offer! I want to make alot of day trips this summer and visit all the museums. I think I'd like to plan a thrifting day as well and visit some of the best thrift stores in Chi-town!
This song makes me smile. I put it on a mixed CD for Matt ages ago, right around the time we'd started dating and it always makes me think of us ♥
Kurt Halsey, I used to be totally obsessed with Kurt's work and I still love it, although in a way I've outgrown it. Images like this make me smile though, they remind me of Matt and I, in the summer when we get slurpies and hang out at the park all the time!


Pretty craft rooms are such inspiration! I've got zero room for crafts right now but one day I want a room all of my own and an entire cabinet for yarn!


This one is just so much win! I love love love Star Trek, it reminds me of my childhood watching Picard with my dad on saturday afternoons.

Have a great weekend everybody. I'll be back later with some of my own stuff I've been working on recently (oh gosh, there's SO much!)

♥ Freckled Craftster

NEWWHONEWWHONEWWHONEWWHO!!!!!

Uhh excited much?! The answer of course is YES! It's a new era and a new doctor and everything is so fresh and new! I made a quick little project while watching. Something I've been wanting to mess around with for a while but never got around to till today: shrinky dinks. I was awesome though and used some old plastic packaging instead of going out and buying anything. 100% free always makes me happy! So here's my new earrings to go with my Five costume:

This is the just beginning of trying out this new technique but I'm thinking maybe I should do a little photo tute? Just for funsies?!

Holy TARDIS consol Batman! I think I'm in love!!! THIS SUNDAY! My fangirl heart is squeeing!!!

This week in honor of my new tattoo I thought I'd bombard you with some of my favorite tattoo pics, all of them from weheartit. Oh yea, I will be showing my tattoo, it's just about healed!










Have a great weekend!
♥ Freckled Crafter

Bringing you more videos, of the Whovian type.

This video has been making me laugh all day! I'm currently loading a clip of it onto my phone for my new ringtone!

Finally back into the swing of things after my mini-break in Florida. It was good to see family, relax, and just have fun for a few days. I almost always come back with a new idea or new inspiration after a trip to Florida, especially when I get to walk along the beach and see the sunset. Here's the inspiration that got me going on my newest endevour:


I got some nice soft vinyl 50% off at Hancock Fabrics after going out to lunch with my mom on wednesday. I've also picked up a few patches and a paint pen. Right now I'm just trying to figure out how to seal it after drawing on it, my own images and ideas of course, a little homage to everything that encompasses me.

It feels good to have new ideas and sketch and plan. I want this purse to be absolutely perfect so there will be tons of planning and sketching before I even begin cutting the fabric. Hope everyone else has lots of creative inspiration and ideas festering! Friday inspiration a little later.
♥ Freckled Crafter