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It’s summertime, which means it’s time for Knit Pick’s annual Summer Book Sale. Right now you can get 40 percent off select books and magazines, with just over 100 titles up for grabs at reduced prices.

Lots of the sale items are relatively new, such as the most recent Jane Austen Knits (for $8.99; I still haven’t read it so I might need to get my hands on this one!), Custom Knits Accessories from the top-down knitting queen Wendy Bernard, and Margaret Radcliffe’s Circular Knitting Workshop. But there are also classics like Elizabeth Zimmermann’s books and Barbara Walker’s Mosaic Knitting. There are also copies of June Hemmons Hiatt’s amazing Principles of Knitting for $24.99, which is actually cheaper than Amazon.

So if you’re in need of building up your knitting library, it’s worth checking out. If you snag a deal, spill it!

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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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