kadyellebee - knitting designs/patterns by kristine beeson

instagramed: my beautiful @souplantation salad and potato and more didn’t get photographed but my pretty muffin+ dessert sure needed to be captured 🙂 i do miss their breakfast so much still tho… - on 8/20.

instagramed: bound off two things today – socks and a cowl, and both deserve better pics, but wow did it feel epic to finish them both. the cowls’ tubular bind off took many hours of tv! #operationsockdrawer - on 8/19.

instagramed: The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire #boardgamegeek a little #gencant fun from @minion.games.llc for today! #kdlbbgg5x10in2016 #fiberanddice - on 8/19.

instagramed: sometimes, it takes pulling out the third reference book and restarting things before the third set of instructions make a brioche bind off edge that i like! the others are satisfactory but this matches up with the way my stitches are, in the best way 🙂 - on 8/19.

instagramed: this is a summer miracle. i cleared off enough of my craft table to block my newest top #projectsweaterchest – cleared for the first time in many, many months. i started this at the beginning of summer and bound it off a few weeks back, but had it waiting for a space to block because i hope the blocking wires in the front and two back pleats are going to make all the difference. plus, it’s been beyond too hot to wear handknits here, much hotter than our normal summers (as the highs inch up each summer, not a fan of this new norm). i’m really excited to try this on post blocking! i may still have to go back in and be more aggressive to the bottom hem with a spray bottle too, the garter wants to flip up to the stockinette. - on 8/17.

instagramed: yesterday in the sunny shade 🙂 my pinks and purples make me happy, as does a glitter bomb from @theworstedpurl on my “knitting is my superpower” necklace! wearing sephora cream lip stain #girly #fancifulchatter - on 8/16.

instagramed: combining #fvrlphotoscavengerhunt from yesterday of my local library and today of small town life. i love being downtown vancouver – old cool buildings like where Rosemary Cafe and Black Rock live, just down the street from the @van_library with its’ glass and concrete. downtown often has these beautiful flower baskets (although this is from a few weeks ago, they are a little more dry today). @fvrlibrary 🙂 - on 8/15.

instagramed: i’ve almost used every bit of yarn possibly on these socks, they’ll be done soon! #operationsockdrawer bus knitting, on the slower bus 🚌 from point A to point B, but it picked me up sooner than the normal one. thank goodness for knitting and podcasts 🙂 - on 8/15.

instagramed: starting off a busy day at the grocery store near my dentist until that appt. we didn’t opt to use the energy to grocery shop yesterday, so i’m grateful for some fruit and a blueberry fritter and a cheese stick to be my snacks from here for now and/or later until i get lunch. plus, it let me sleep a little longer by not taking the time for cereal st home and sometime that time is more important. plus, some mini gel pens. maybe these can attach to my planner to help me spice up my pages! i’m excited for some laptop time later to catch up on many conversations i didn’t get to read/reply to while i was prepping for the weekend away and actually away! - on 8/15.

instagramed: feelin fancy with my sparklies on (matching necklace and earrings too) while i car knit on something really improvise-y as we head home from #kandeanniversary 🙂 - on 8/14.

instagramed: Notre Dame #boardgamegeek another #kandeanniversary game yesterday, followed by 2 games of Jump Drive 🙂 #fiberanddice - on 8/14.

instagramed: between the bed and the couch area is this handy curtain you can pull in and out, making my vacation naps even easier for the other person in the room 🙂 #kandeanniversary - on 8/13.

instagramed: we managed to accidentally turn on the new Ducktales!!!! #kandeanniversary - on 8/13.

instagramed: yesterday Splendor #boardgamegeek came out for a few games and E won both. it’s always so fun 🙂 #fiberanddice and my pretty Amelia dress got in the pic 🙂 #howiroe #kandeanniversary - on 8/13.

instagramed: the continental breakfast was seriously crazypants. too many people in the space and kids darting in and out quickly at me. but i was rewarded by my patience by a beautiful bowl of fresh oatmeal 🙂 #kandeanniversary - on 8/13.

instagramed: while at the game store, we tried Kingdominos #boardgamegeek because it has been on the hot right now list. it’s kinda cute and an interesting idea, but not quite perfect. #bggkdlbnew #fiberanddice - on 8/12.

instagramed: we stopped at a game store on our way thru Olympia and this was only a bit of it! so many comics, probably the largest selection of different fandoms of funko pops, and board games. really a cool shop. #kandeanniversary - on 8/12.

instagramed: i am so freakin excited to get @thedoubleclicks new album! signed CD, with stickers and pins!! i’m a #sensitivebadass 🙂 releases for everyone in a few days – i’m ripping it so it can be car music on our anniversary drive, but it’s so hard not to press play right now and instead wait for E to listen! #kickstarter #thedoubleclicks - on 8/10.

instagramed: my mom brought me roses from her yard and so now i have pretty flowies next to me in my sitting room 🙂 - on 8/9.

instagramed: i got asked by @atangledyarn #widn – i’m a little dressed up to go to an early dinner with my mom. good excuse to play with my new eyeshadowz and try a different combo on these earrings (there are multiple pieces that can mix and match), and go out briefly in the sun. #girly #fancifulchatter what are you doing now @eszka_sedai @ballke @althemer ? - on 8/9.

instagramed: i carefully stripped down a 4oz braid of fiber into 8 strips to spin up next and ply with the last braid. it looks so cool all laid out here in my sitting room 🙂 #teamsasquatch - on 8/7.

instagramed: the prompt for #fvrlphotoscavengerhunt today was library card. i had to get a replacement sometime after i was married and that’s this one. i previously lost one from the first run when we got barcodes (i was in my early teens i think) and then one before that from ages 10 and up (86, when we moved to WA). did you know your library card may have more power than just checking out books like downloading ebooks and audiobooks and more? maybe inter library loans for books not in your system? check out your local library to see what’s possible. @fvrlibrary has a lot and i appreciate that 🙂 📚 - on 8/6.

instagramed: i did get a break from gaming this afternoon to take a selfie in the full length mirror. gotta seize the moment and capture myself when those opportunities come up 🙂 - on 8/6.

instagramed: New Bedford #boardgamegeek a whaling game! nice design and iconography but not quite right for 2 player and it wasn’t obvious some buildings were only 3-4 player so we messed up our balancing. ah well! #fiberanddice #bggkdlbnew #gamestorm - on 8/6.

instagramed: Century Spice Road #boardgamegeek they had this hot right now game in the library! i really liked it and would like to add it to our collection. easy to learn and teach. #fiberanddice #bggkdlbnew #gamestorm - on 8/6.

instagramed: Burgle Bros! #boardgamegeek after seeing @eszka_sedai @csgaidin and probably @spugwit play, i’m glad to finally try it. it’s a #gamestorm gameday today and so we are playing things we don’t normally get to 🙂 #bggkdlbnew and look at my cute player token! i’m a superburgler with a drill! #fiberanddice - on 8/6.

instagramed: waiting for breakfast 🙂 - on 8/6.

instagramed: for yesterday’s #fvrlphotoscavengerhunt the prompt was childhood memories and this is my most cherished and well-read book. my parents got it for our trip to England when i was eight and i read it 3 or 4 times on our trip. i went on to collect the entire series, slowly with christmas and birthday and babysitting money and it totally thrilled me to get to share them with my niece. this one also featured my first fancy sticker inside the cover. 🙂 @fvrlibrary - on 8/5.