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Great Roundup of Websites for Knitters and Crocheters

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best knitting sitesThe fiber blogger who goes by the nickname purl3agony has compiled a great list of some of her favorite resources for knitting and crochet online, and it’s a great collection. (Yes, my site at About made the cut, thanks so much!)

Of course you’ll find all the expected favorites here like Ravelry, Knitter’s Review and Knitty, but you’ll also find some fun stuff you might not have known about, like KnitMap, an online database of knitting stores; and Yarndex, which is one of my favorite places to go to find more information about different kinds of yarn.

Speaking of, I’d love to hear what some of your favorite knitting resources online are!

[Photo via purl3agony.]

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  1. Hi Sarah – I love all the knitting info that you post on CraftGossip!! Thanks so much for posting the information and link to my article! I appreciate it!

    And I’d love to hear if your readers know of other websites that should be added. Thanks!!

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Knit a Glasses Holder for Your Bedside Table

knit glasses holder

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]