Odds and Ends

 Just a few of my non-knitting projects that I've been working on...

Magnetic under-cabinet mason jar spice rack

Embossed flatware plant tags

Embossed flatware key hook

Home Sweet Home Embossed Silver coat/mug hooks

Bike-Friendly Fingerless Mitts

These mitts are some of my very favorite things to knit, especially with this gorgeous Aslan Trends Royal Alpaca. It's like buttah!

Modeled here (and nearly swiped!) by my 10 year old, Scarlet.

This is the first of many pairs that I have on deck. I also have some of this same fabulous yarn in basil, Andean coal and bone. I think that a striped pair might be in the works!

Almost ready...

A wee preview of some of my bazaar offerings. The late nights of knitting, mixing and painting are paying off - I have some pretty nice looking inventory (if I do say so mahself), ready for market. Wahoo!

 Bath Fizzes & Sugar Scrubs

Goats Milk Soaps

A mish-mash of useful and whimsical knits

I'll be here! Come on down and see me and score some one-of-a-kind gifts from local crafters and makers. :)

Shop Local!

Lincoln Winter Market 2012

Woohoo - I'm in! Time to get some serious knitting done!

Please join me and scads of other Olympia area makers and vendors for the 2nd annual Lincoln Winter Market, November 24th, 11-5 at Lincoln Elementary School.

For more info on this and other Make Olympia sponsored events, check out makeolympia.com. :)

Felted Kindle/Nook Cozy

I've been toying with the idea of trying felting for a while now, but I was intimidated, and so, put it off. Well, I finally got off my duff and did a felted project! This is an improvised pattern, using some lovely wool that I was given as a birthday gift.

Now that this has emerged a relative success, I can move forward with my original plan to make a slightly more masculine-looking one of these for a family member who is presently deployed overseas. My thought was that felted wool would be fairly impervious to assault by moisture and hopefully, sand.

This cozy is 9 1/2 by 6 inches, and may soon be growing a wristlet-type handle. ;)

Would you use something like this for your e-reader or tablet PC? What would you expect to pay for this baby?

Three cheers for the magical properties of wool!
Michelle

Building Inventory

This comprises about half of my "body of work" over the past 4 weeks.

I've kind of been in the dishcloth zone. ;) Last year, dishcloths and bike helmet earmuffs were my two best sellers, so my plan is to make as many as humanly possible in the run-up to the holiday season. Dishcloths are one of my very favorite things to knit, because they're short and sweet, and there is room for endless creativity and variety.

My family and friends can definitely expect a few of these in their stockings this year!