Grafting With Ms. Kitchener

I know, I know, you don’t like to sew it together. That’s why you have a whole basket full of UFO’s. Like mine, they’re all just waiting for you to put down the pointy sticks and pick up a sewing needle. How about a stitch that will graft an invisible seam?

As Ms. Kitchener steps up to bat here lets say a few things about her.
She’s elegant (did I mention invisible?)
She’s easy
She’s all over the internet! Just google “kitchener stitch” and you’ll find diagrams and pictures galore guaranteed to have you sewing up those UFO’s in no time. Go to YouTube for videos on this versatile technique.

In most of Interweave’s books they have published a very simple diagram, along with tons of tips for other techniques too.

There, I’ve done it, I’ve officially inspired myself to finish another UFO, sometime today, but first….. gotta go stack some firewood. That should be good for some sore hands!

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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