Lazy Sunday Afternoon

Where is Spring!?!

It is snowing.

Again.

 

It Happened Yesterday

 

It involved the storm door, Wishbone, the cats and my foot.  Don't worry, the storm door and animals are fine.  My heel, however, has 5 stitches.  On the bright side, maybe I will get a project (or 2) completed while I am convalescing.

Handmade Knitting Needle Cases

I had this problem.  Too many knitting needles to fit into this pink box.

Oh, yes, there are several needles for every size from 0 to 13 (no room for the bigger ones).  I was always frustrated digging through them trying to find the ones I needed.

I looked for a nice needle case (one that was actually designed for the job), but they are expensive! And I could not find one that I loved enough to pay $40+.

So I did what any girl who took home ec in high school would do.  I pulled out my sewing machine, dug around in my fabrics, found some notions and made my own.

And the best part  - -  I already had everything! I re-purposed an old denim jumper that I used to wear, an old ironing board cover (see the one with the green, blue, yellow and pink stripes), a yellow and white fat-quarter square I bought sometime ago at a quilt shop because I liked it, binding tape and snaps.  How's that for savings!?!


Here are a few features you might not notice right away:

Tie closures...

Snaps to keep my needles secure...

They roll up just like the store-bought ones...

So they are easy to tuck into my knitting bag just in case I stumble upon a new project which I must start immediately (that happens occasionally).

Some things are just better when you make them yourself.  ;-)

Outside Looking In

Good Eats!

Homemade.

From Scratch.

Pizza

Cupcakes

Nuff said.

Too Cute

A Tiny Sweater Wine Tag!

I made this mini sweater using Susan B. Anderson's Tiny Top-Down Pullover Sweater pattern.  Easy Peasy.  A small amount of worsted weight merino yarn and a little bit of time.  Adorable!  I definitely will be making more of these (maybe as Christmas ornaments next year).