Making Bread and Dual Toned Cowls :)

 There is nothing like homemade bread!

I usually hate cooking, mainly because I am pretty bad at it and don't have patience for it (yet I have patience for knitting :D ).  My boyfriends mother taught us both how to make bread from scratch the other day, and now I really want to make more.  It reminded me of my childhood years when my grandparents owned a well known pizzaria in town.  I spent a lot of my days there and they entertained me by allowing me to play with dough and make my own pizzas.

Below is my journey on making my whole wheat bread from starting with the basics of ingredients, to finishing with warm fresh homemade bread:)

Dual Toned Cowls!

And as for some of my more recent knitting, I am always excited to finish a cowl and then step back and see how beautiful they look on people.  They really really are a wonderful gift and treat to have yourself.  

I also updated my shop with a ton more inventory.  I hope people take advantage of it, they are not something to miss out on:)

www.etsy.com/shops/embracethelamb

Below are photos of my most recent Burgundy and Oatmeal Dual Toned Cowl on my beautiful sister.

'Does God delight in witnessing unending tortures? Is He pleased with the groans and shrieks of suffering creatures whom He holds in the flames? Can these horrid sounds be music to the ear of Infinite Love?...that for the sins of a brief life on earth they suffer torment as long as God shall live...

What terrible blasphemy!' - The Great Hope

"I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his ways and live...

For why should you die?" - Ezekiel 33:11. 

There it is, you heard it from the Lord Himself.

Cable Knitting for the First time

Cable Knitting!

So I was inspired by a few knitting books at Barns and Nobles the other day to try this thing called Cable Knitting.  Never done it before, and it made no sense to me, until I met another fellow knitter at Barns and Nobles who shed some light on me.  She showed me how you would do it and told me about cable needles, and it all made sense to me after that.  So I found a beautiful stitch online (which you can find here: http://www.knitting-bee.com/knitting-pattern-treasury/cable-knitting-patterns/basket-weave-aran-stitch).  It is not an easy one at all, took double the time and the yarn, but it was well worth it when you see the end result:)

Its not to late to order!  

If you would like one of these precious cowls in your choice of color, please contact me at embracethelamb@gmail.com.   Totally custom made to your needs:)

That's all for now, its about Sabbath time, so I'm off!  I'll leave you with a word of Wisdom that I gathered from my devotional this morning, hope you enjoy;)

Bitterness is a root that bears fruit of jealousy, unresolved anger, resentment, etc. A plant grows slowly, but what is in the root will surface in time (Hebrews 12:15).

New Tags & Wrapping!

Printed and Designed New Tags for Embrace :)

I got some inspiration from other fellow knitters and found a solution on how to wrap these wonderful cowl orders.  It is as simple, yet as beautiful as can be.  Thank you God for all of the orders you have given me this season.  I am So thankful for everyone who has ordered already from me!

And it is great to be back home in NY for a short while.  I hope everyone is making the best of their winter break.

(See some of my home photos on instagram at @ninamariephoto)

So Many Cowls, and hopefully more!

I am so grateful,

I have already received 6 orders of cowls, and have completed 4 of them in the past 5 days. These cowls are such beautiful chunks of lovely knitted yarn. I just get so excited by the different types of yarn there is and the different colors motivate me so much more! Yarn is full of potential:D

My beautiful boyfriend and I leave to go back to New York tomorrow at 3:30am. Finals are all completed, and it is now break! I will be using my time to knit and fill up my Etsy shop and take as many orders as I can before Christmas.

Who would want to pass up an opportunity like this to purchase a beautifully hand knit chunky cowl in the color of their choice? That is not even something they are going to be able to find in stores, not with my quality of knitting and yarn. My cowls have some weight to them! Just a perfect companion for the winter:)

Thank you Kerry for your wonderful modeling:)

Kitten Palooza

Today was Kitten Palooza at my college.  They brought in 11 kittens from the Berrien County Animal Shelter as a stress reliever for the students to give attention and affection to.  The cats loved it, though some of them were oh so sleepy:)  But they were SO CUTE!

And on the same note, my pre-veterinarian friend and I have been working on a documentary for the past 3 months for a very worthy cause - The Animal Shelter.  We have gone back every week to film and plan and edit, and the documentary is now officially completed.  We aired it at our world premier last Thursday, and it won the viewers choice award!  Praise God for people being touched by our experience and our video of it.

So I cannot express how much this means to me. We are trying to raise $2,500 for Berrien County Animal Shelter as a wonderful Thank You for letting us film there and helping us to do it.  They are in desperate need of a new building to be able to house all of the animals they get.

Please, if you are in no option to donate, even as less as a dollar, at least watch it and pass it on to friends.  I promise you, it is worth your time.

Click on the picture to the left to 
Watch Cries From Within.

Finals are this week, though I have been very busy taking orders of cowls before Christmas.
They take some time to do, but they are well worth it.
Here is my most recent accomplishment in a Large Extra Chunky Cozy Cowl:)

I hope everybody is hanging in there, the holidays are almost here 

and we can all take a slight break from work:)