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

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

Hooked on the Hook!

I'm still a wee bit burned out on the knitting just now, and have instead decided to revisit my old friend crochet for a little while.

I've never really known how to do much more than chain, single crochet and double crochet - nothing fancy, no cool stitches. But, boy do I make a mean granny square... ;)

So many of my friends have been making really great crocheted pieces lately, I kinda wanted to pick it up again, just for a lark, and I'm having a ton of fun with it!

I'm really just goofing around, so there's nothing to show for my tinkering, but I'm enjoying the luxury of puttering around instead of stressing out about producing something. :)