Felting… It’s Not Just For Sweaters Anymore!

The whole world is felting! I don’t mean that the actual planet is in danger of being felting, I mean if you’re a crafter, you’ve probably tried it.

I haven’t. Not intentionally anyway, there was the time… never mind, I’m sure you have similar horror stories about your dad’s favorite wool sweater, knitted for him by….. never mind. Well, suffice to say, it now fits me.

Anyway, I found the cutest felted acorns on Etsy, here:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16882632&ref=em

They come in all colors and flavors. Ok, I made that up, but you can get them in any color you want. Life size. Way easier than shuffling through the leaves in the woods picking up the real ones, and dodging gunfire, and, the tops are actual acorn tops, talk about recycling, these are just so cute. I can see them hot glued onto the Christmas Tree (that lives in my house year round and currently sports pumpkins), set in a bowl on the counter, as part of a centerpiece on the table. When news of these hit my mailbox this morning, I just had to tell someone about them.

I pick you!

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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]

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