Who, What, Where, When, and Why

Hi there! My name is Kristine and you've stumbled across (or, even better, intentionally visited!) the blog that goes along with my little business, Peasblossom Creations.  I'm glad you're here!

This blog will have updates on what I'm making, thinking, designing, and doing.  But first, an introduction is in order.

Who: I'm Kristine!  I am a twenty-something soon-to-be college grad who knits and sews and makes general crafty projects.  I also like to read (see over there on the left for what I'm currently reading), watch TV (True Blood, anyone?), and I've recently become interested in yoga and zumba.  I cook a little bit too, but mostly because I need to eat to continue knitting, not out of love of food (with the exception of peanut butter & Triscuit sandwiches, which may be the happiest thing on Earth, but I don't know if that counts as cooking).  I do enjoy cooking and baking for others; who doesn't love a nice dinner party?  I like bright, happy and really rich, vibrant colors.  Burnt orange doesn't do it for me.

What: I make handmade crafts.  I spend most of my free-time knitting and most of my non-free-time thinking about knitting.  In between, I read books and online sources about knitting.  I also sew and I'm pretty interested in paper.  Hopefully you'll see some interesting things from me!

Where: I currently (April 9, 2011) live in Walla Walla, Washington.  "Such an out of the way place," you say.  That's definitely true.  There are some lovely restaurants out here though, some wineries and we have a Macy's AND a Wal-Mart.  There's plenty to do.  I'm only here for about two more months; at the end of May I'm graduating from Whitman College with my BA, focused on art history and visual culture studies.  Then I'm moving to Bellevue, Washington and will be working on my Master's in Library and Information Science from the University of Washington.

When: All the time!  I'm always thinking about crafts.  I'm hoping to get going and build up my inventory of fun, useful, and high quality items soon so I can start sharing them with you!

Why: There are lots of reasons why.  Crafting is something I am going to be doing anyway, but you can only knit your boyfriend so many hats no matter how much he says he likes them (and wears them!).  So this is a positive outlet for my pent-up crafting energy.  I'm also starting graduate school soon and a little extra money might help with things like groceries, tuition, and (of course) more yarn and fabric!  I love crafting and creating; this is for fun!

Extra tidbits: No pets.  I want a dog, but can't realistically take care of one right now.  No smoking.  (Both of these things are pretty good for craft-ers anyway.. no weird smells!)  I'm addicted to lip balm. I like to color code and enjoy making lists.  I am (slowly) teaching myself Japanese.  I hate having to change light bulbs.  Toilet paper is meant to roll over, not under.  Slow internet or internet connections that won't work properly will set me off more quickly than anything else.  Old milk kinda freaks me out.  I like most animals (except water fowl), but I particularly like elephants, pandas, giraffes, and hedgehogs.

Want to know more?  Leave a comment and ask a question or email me and I'll answer them on my blog!