a cozy day in my life 📖🫖 book shopping, new hobbies & Dorian Gray

Hope you all enjoy this cozy book shopping, reading and knitting vlog! It's been a hot minute and a half since I've made one of these. I had an almost day off last Friday and thought it might be nice if we went to a couple of bookshops and read a novel together :-) Hope you enjoy this day in my life vlog 💛

My book 📖 A Year in Tōkyō: An Illustrated Guide and Memoir:
Or, if you can, order it from your local bookstore! The ISBN is: 978-0-646-86639-0

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[ByHrish]

This should have been titled 'trying my own daily routine'

[danacrouch]

If you’re finding your knitting is tight, you can go up a needle size to help loosen the tension. I’ve been knitting 10+ years and just naturally have a tighter tension. I routinely have to go up a needle size or two to match the pattern gauge. Some people have looser than average tension and have to decrease sizes. Doesn’t matter what size you use if the gauge matches the pattern. 😊

[tonydeluna]

You are a very cozy human being with a soft and wonderful voice Christy! Have yourself a wonderful weekend! And happy reading 📖 ❤

[mateuscamposs]

you're so real for singing the alphabet i do that all the time, and as always such a nice and cozy vlog, really made me more interested in reading dorian gray, he's been eyeing me on my shelf for a while now

[Anna-ewbp]

Yay knitting! A tip if you want cheap yarn that for practice or beginner projects is to check at a charity shop. People donate rest yarn from projects and whole yarn balls they haven't used, and sometimes you can find very good quality yarn for super cheap:) There are also lots of wonderful people who've made youtube videoes of all kinds of knitting techniques.I classify myself as an advanced knitter, but those videoes still save me, cause even if I've done a technique lots of times it falls out of my brain if it's been a few months since last time

[tstockto]

Le Papier is my signature scent for the colder months. I get so many compliments when I wear it. I switch to Philosykos in the summer (smells like fresh fig trees in the bottle but does some kind of magic when in the skin).

[devayanig.]

Wow..I was just thinking about you and why you haven't posted for so long. A smile came to my face after seeing your video ❤

[pagestowrite]

Books are great, but when it comes to learning how to knit all by yourself, videos are definitely the way to go! Once you've got all the basics down (by doing it again and again and again), it's going to become relaxing, I promise you ;) (except when you need to count - then it's hell). Keep on going, don't get discouraged. I strongly recommend VeryPink Knits's videos, they are amazing.

[karmenx]

One of my favourite types of vlogs of yours! Nice Sunday treat!

[РоманПаляниця-кэ]

I try to constantly watch your videos, because I have been subscribed to your channel for a long time.
But I am writing a comment only now, I want to thank you for the interesting videos and positive things that you share with us.
Yesterday, the Russian army again bombed civilians in our place: three drones were purposefully sent to a hospital, and another to a residential building. As a result, 9 civilians died and 21 were injured. I don't know if I will live, so I hasten to thank you for this great video!
Thank you once again and greetings from Ukraine!

[edermancera]

Love the Sleep Token at the background 😄

[barbaralemon]

I think crochet is easier. I started with that and later tried knitting. I learned both on that crochet for Dummies and knitting for Dummies series which I got at a used book store. My suggestion is relax and practice step 1 until you have that learned thoroughly. Then go to step 2 and so on. It just takes time. Enjoy each stage.

[RebeccaFairbrother]

Love the new video Christy! I’m a knitter & crocheter myself. I struggled to learn how to purl initially! 😂 I recommend learning through stocking stitch. This is where you alternate knit and purl rows.

[pestobee]

Ooooh, hell yes to the Sleep Token in the background of your knitting!!

[megreads]

Actually after my last book shopping, I stopped for a while due to the situation that happening in my country, I hope you are hearing news about Lebanon, I am going to save money for urgent cases only, no body knows what will happen to us unfortunately and sadly many cities in my country has been destroyed fully and many people are passed away 😢. I did a short film about my birthday just a day before that happening, I want to steal some joy from life. 😢

[mangaluver]

I've been knitting and crocheting for 20 years, and I suggest sizing up your needles! That should help you with your tension and keep the stitches from becoming too tight as you finish the row. Keep at it, the book isn't lying, once you get it down, the stitches will become second nature! ❤

Also, I read The Picture Of Dorian Gray recently and I was surprised by how much I loved it. The writing is SO pretentious but I was living for it, lol. Henry was one of my favorite characters as well although I couldn't stand him half the time lol. Love these day in my life vlogs! ❤❤❤❤

[megreads]

When I was a child mom brought to me big yarns and needles and a crochet to spend my summers wisely and I did good then now I don't have any patience to sit all the time and to make even a stitch, I forgot all about how to do it, so keep trying haha. 😅

[maggiegoncerz]

It's also really funny because new knitters who learn the purl stitch first say the same things about the knit stitch; they struggle with it, say it's more difficult, and find it much easier to do the one they learned first! It's just a matter of practice and you'll get it for sure!

[ChicGeekLifeAndBudgets]

Remarkably Bright Creatures is a must read! Pick it up soon! I loved it! And that bookstore was so pretty! I love the ceilings and arches!

[ChicGeekLifeAndBudgets]

When you were sitting down and talking about the wool and the jumper you wanted to knit, when you turn your head sideways, you have the more precious pretty curls on the side of your face by your ears. My daughter's hair does the same thing and I think it is so pretty. Keep up the great work! I love your real, simple, cozy channel vibes! We all should take a page from your book and slow our lives down and really soak in what's around us!