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Calorimetry and Sifa and a FREE Pattern!

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So, I got myself a couple of skeins of Sifa Silver yarn. Very nice yarn. Soft yarn. Easy to work with yarn. Yummy yarn! Composition is 95% cotton (chain plied, so it stretches) and 5% silver. Yup! Real silver!

Silver is a natural healing element and these old arthritic fingers sure appreciated that.

This yarn is from Knit Outta The Box, and while currently it only comes in the natural color there is talk of earthy colors coming down the pike.

Now, obviously the Calorimetry Headband isn’t done, still needs to have ends tied in, blocked and buttons, but it’s so comfortable. I can’t wait to have it finished.

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Comments

  1. Looks like the same free one in Knitty’s Winter 2006 & you don’t have to give any personal info.

  2. HI

    please note Sifa Silver has been rebranded by the spinner to Figgi Yarns, knitouttathebox has no legal association with this yarn anymore and is not supplied by us any more, the distributors for Figgi Yarns are xena knits

    thank you

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Knit a Glasses Holder for Your Bedside Table

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Not too long ago I was seeing a crochet pattern for a glasses holder shaped like a bear all over the Internet. It was super cute, and also useful as a place to put your glasses on your bedside table instead of just throwing them somewhere random.

This project stewed in my brain for a little while and I decided I needed to make a knit version, but I didn’t want to make a bear. If you know anything about me you might know that I’m a cat person, so of course my version had to be a cat.

The base is just a basic little basic worked from the center out to the desired size, then up the sides as long as you want them. Knit some ears and add embellishments to make it whatever kind of animal you want.

The way I figured out to work the base from the center out was to use a crochet cast on, which gives you an easier way to pick up stitches from the back of the cast on than if you worked a more traditional cast on for a knitting project. It’s kind of fun to do things in a different way from time to time.

This little project is adorable if I do say so myself, and even as a plain little basket not made into an animal it’s a cute way to keep your glasses or other little things in one place. I’m tempted to make one for my desk to hold pens or even little little scissors and sewing needles that are always on my desk but somehow always seem to get lost on my desk.

If you need a little holder for your glasses on your table, check out the pattern at Our Daily Craft.

[Photo: Our Daily Craft]