A word of encouragement

My daughter wants to pick up crochet. It's one of the handicrafts that I enjoyed working on in the past. I started finding on Pinterest, crochet patterns that will be easy for her to learn.  I suggested that she starts with granny squares. 

I know what it is like to learn to crochet.  You need lots of patience and you may spend more time unraveling your crochet efforts because it does not look quite like what you see in the photo. I came across a quote from James Clear and decided that this is what I have to highlight to my daughter.

Her interest to learn has revived my interest to start again. I was inspired to create just by looking at this bag on Pinterest.

Here is my version, created with some of the balls of wool I have on hand. 
 

The orange and yellow strips inserted through the holes on the bag are cut out from plastic bags. The idea is so that you will never be bored with your bag as you can change how it looks by changing the colour or material of the strips. You can hide the ends of the strips inside the bag if you do not want them to look obvious. 

I checked out all the crochet work I have created in the past and managed to find some granny squares I used to make lanterns for my children.  

These granny squares were made with cut strips from plastic bags.  It was a green project I was working on.  This is the crossbody cum waist pouch that I managed to create with the granny squares.

I then made this for my sister so that she does not have to bring out her handbag when she is out for lunch break.

I got inspired to create it when I looked at crochet patterns for the top of a bikini on Pinterest.

I am now working on a round bag for my niece. It is a nice way to spend my time while watching TV series or movies.

Where to visit next?

Here is a game for someone who can't decide where to go to for a holiday.

Atlas Obscura has listed 24,336 places with extraordinary sights to visit at their site. Close your eyes and just roll your mouse all over the map and right click it.  If you can't afford the trip to the destination you have just discovered, I am sure you can find some videos on YouTube about the place so that you can visit it from the comfort of your couch.

By doing that I discovered inforamtion about Soyuz 11 Memorial. Not a place I will consider visiting for a holiday though but the story behind it is interesting but sad.