CSN REVIEW

This is my review of CSN.com. Recently, I was asked if I could do a review for them and I said yes :) I chose to review AllModern.com which is a great place to get just about anything you'd need for your home. They have bedroom sets, kitchen items, office supplies and more! For my review I decided to receive Sin In Linen Dreamy Linens Collection Zebra Pink Sheet Set in size twin.
They arrived in just a few short days and came by FedEx, always nice to have a package truck pull up in front of the house!
These sheets are very nice. They were crisp yet soft when I pulled them out of their packaging. The colors are bright and cheerful. Don't let yourself be fooled by the muted shades on the site, they are a much brighter pink then it seems! They have not faded in the slightest, even though they've been washed a couple times.
I did find however, that the sheets was a bit big for my bed as was the pillowcase. I washed them and they seem to have shrunk just little bit but they fit better now.
The sheet set comes with flat sheet, fitted sheet and one standard pillow case (two if you order Full or Queen, King comes with two king size pillow cases). You have a choice of Black/White or Pink/White, depending on the rest of your decor. It is 100% cotton; 200-thread count which makes for a good nite sleep :). And if you have a newer deeper bed they fit mattresses up to 15" deep (this would be why they didn't fit my bed at first, I have an older style twin). Best of all? Bedding is machine wash, tumble dry! I always make sure of that myself - who wants to handwash bedding??
The sheet set I received is 35.00 right now, 30 % off! What a bargain! You want a set too? Just go HERE and choose your size!


I was not paid in anyway for this opinion, it is my own. I did receive one sheet set for review.

Magic Loop and slight changes

If you want to learn a new knitting technique, you have got to check out the KnitPicks tutorials. They are very informative and some even have videos for you who learn best by visual learning. I learned the Magic Loop technique very easily thru their instructions and have been making a set of fingerless gloves for a knit a long over at Ravelry.
As for the slight changes, I'm going to be doing reviews here, not necessarily craft related but reviews and possibly giveaways,too. First up is a review from CSN.com. They're a really cool site that is connected to over 200 stores! Right now they are excited about their kids bedding. There is lots to choose from such as the Kayla collection, with its sweet pastels, and sports bedding such as the Detroit Red Wings collection. There is bedding for every age, from nursery to teen!
I'm also going to be switching my book reviews from Livejournal over here because quite frankly no one ever goes to my Livejournal including me because I just can't do anything there. I can't do buttons or HTML or much of anything so I'm moving the reviews here instead.
For those of you who read this blog for crafts, don't worry, still gonna be blogging about that! Still love knitting!

I am back again :)

Well, I was going to give y'all a little present. An easy baby socks pattern to be exact, but it seems I cannot write it out as easily as I can knit it. Sooo, until I can figure that one out... how about a different post?

I participated in the Ravelympics this year. I've never done that before. Have any of you? I made the River Tam, which can be found HERE. It's not very hard, basically just ribbing and yarnovers but I really really really HATE ribbing. So, I made it anyway and finished with three days to spare :) It turned out really nice and I've been wearing it a lot. I did make a few mistakes, but you wouldn't notice them unless I told you.

It was my first knitting project with alpaca and truthfully, I don't see what the big deal is. It really felt no differently then Caron Simply Soft. Only difference I could tell was when I went to block the hat. The hat, when it is knitted, looks like a triangle until it is blocked. Then, I saw the difference in alpaca. Caron Simply Soft would have just stayed a triangle. But alpaca when damp and stretched over a plate, turns into a flat circle. This is because alpaca fibers stretch out when wet and dry in whatever position you've put them into. Cool, huh?

Sorry for not posting in a while, there are nine people in my house, eight of whom use the computer and it is our television as well. Not enough hours in the day!!

DVD giveaway!

A bit off topic from my usual knitting rants, but I have a sister who LOVES the Air Bud movies and collects stuffed golden retrievers, all named Buddy :) And so, in honor of Hannah, I'm going offtopic to blog about this cool giveaway!
Feisty, Frugal & Fabulous is giving away Air Bud - Golden Receiver Special Edition on DVD! This is the first in the Air Bud (and now Buddies) series. These are wonderful family movies based on sports, family, and friendships. And of course, a golden retriever named Buddy!
You wanna enter too? Just go HERE!

Wordless Wednesday

Happiness in a box :)

I'm going to write a review of what I bought for another post soon (and yes, I paid for everything, no one is paying me to review.)