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Heel by Soak

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Let me start off by saying that MY heels are my socks worst enemy. From the minute the snow melts, the shoes and socks come off. I mow barefoot. I garden barefoot. I walk through the woods barefoot. I do my farm chores barefoot. Do Not Like Shoes.

So you can imagine the calluses, and the sharp cracks on the bottom of my heels. Now, seriously, I do not care what my feet look like. I’ll never be the type to score a pedicure, and if I did, the poor pedicur-er would run screaming in the opposite direction. That being said, it would be kind of neat to have feet that smelled like a cucumber instead of whatever I last stepped in!

Here’s what Dreamweaver Yarns says about this product:

Heel is a rich, nourishing foot cream for feet worthy of hand-knit socks.

Our unique combination of ingredients restores the skin and soothes tired feet. Cucumber extract, vitamin E and the soothing powers of menthol work together to form a luxuriously rich treat for sock-worthy feet. Go ahead. Indulge.

Click over to Dreamweaver to get your own Heel!


Comments

  1. I’m a barefoot mama too and tend to soak my feet of an evening in peppermint tea then slather my heels in vaseline – it takes care of the worst of it at least and keeps them smelling fresh. 😉

  2. Calluses and rough, dry skin are one thing, but cracks in your heels can be a sign of a fungal infection. You might want to talk to your doctor.

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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]