Yes sirs, we finally have snow here in Chicago! Hoorah, it's Christmastime. Unfortunately it's also icy cold outside. I've got my eye on one of these babies to battle the windchill (fingers crossed):
Despite the frigid weather, I'm really enjoying winter in Chicago. This past weekend Jeremy and I made it out to the Renegade Craft Fair at the Pulaski Park Fieldhouse.
This was by far my favorite thing we've been to yet in Chicago. It was incredible (and inspiring) to see such creativity expressed in so many neat handmade things! One of Jeremy's favorite discoveries was an artist Meng Yang, whose art is a reflection of Chicago's history and flag. We came home with a "Stacker of Wheat" poster, one of a series of pictures inspired by Carl Sandburg's famous poem, Chicago.
My favorite discovery was a small collective in Mulwuakee known as the Sparrow Collective. It's a collection of independent designers who hand make all kinds of interesting jewelry and accessories. My generous husband let me buy a scarf I was drooling all over. If my camera cord wasn't MIA, you'd see a picture here of the most amazing scarf ever made. Jeremy said it could be my one "Christmas splurge."
Not only was the craft fair fun and interesting; it was the final push of inspiration I needed to take up a new hobby. I took a trip to Joann's yesterday to pick up some yarn and knitting needles. I snagged some of this organic cotton yarn. Mine's french vanilla, second from the left:
I've already knitted three rows of what's going to be my new scarf (you need a lot of scarves in this cold cold place!), thanks to this great video tutorial with a girl who sort of looks like my sister-in-law. I'm pretty excited about it.
If winter keeps going as it has thus far, I may just make it to spring without going nuts.
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