What I've Been Knitting: Feb. 2013

Baby Hats!

They're so quick and easy to knit up...I usually end up making them two or three at a time!

This apple hat is an original pattern I created last August for a baby shower where we didn't know if it was going to be a boy or a girl.  This is the 4th one I've made...they're great for gifts so it doesn't hurt to have one on hand.

The two pink hats are the "paper bag" style where you knit a tube and then thread a ribbon or eyecord through to gather the top.  These are great for using up leftover odds and ends...the one with the purple polka dot ribbon was leftover from a scarf which is why I had to make it so tiny.  It'd be perfect for a brand new baby or doll!  The light pink with the striped ribbon was knit the same way, just slightly a larger size.

She's Crafty

So here's an old bookcase (Target Home Collection circa 2005) in a new location:

To it's left is the door that leads from the Study to my bedroom and you can see the daybed to the right.

My goals was to corral all of my knitting/sewing/craft books and information in this area and also cover the cable outlet that sticks out like a sore thumb on that wall.

Here it is all stocked up:

On top we have my sewing box and new little mannequin pin cushion I got for Christmas.  The first shelf holds all of my more substantial books as well as a pincushion that belonged to my great aunt and I always loved when I was little.

The middle shelf holds my sewing machine which can be pulled out and plugged in for easy use and the bottom shelf has my 2 binders where I organize knitting patterns/inspiration I've printed from online/torn out of magazines.  The three magazine holders on the bottom shelf corral all sorts of odds and ends: 1 contains my knitting magazines, 1 contains the less substantial knitting pattern books (usually sold in the magazine racks on the knitting aisle in Michael's) and the last one has all my inspiration tear sheets/magazines for other types of crafty projects.

I like how it looks full but there is still plenty of room to fit new purchases!

Something Outta Nothing

So apparently my office trash can somehow got lost in my move approximately 21 months ago.  What have I been doing with all my office trash you ask?  Oh you know, just making small little pile on my desk and carrying it to a real trash can every week or so.  Or getting fed up with that and hanging a stylish plastic bag from the knob of my desk drawer.  It annoys me whenever I sit at my desk yet I can never remember to buy one when I'm at Target.

Today I'm off of work and I was going to go to Target to return some stuff and buy a trash can.  But it's pretty windy out and I decided the trash can could wait...again.  Then as I was gathering my recycling a light bulb went off:

I don't have an office trash can, but I do have:

 An empty box and some leftover adhesive shelf paper.

So I set up shop in the living room (yes, that's my purrrty new rug):

And made:

It cost $0 and took approximately 3.5 Dave Matthews Band tracks to make.  Pretty sure that's faster than I could have driven to Target.