How to Decorate with Fiber Arts

Knitting garments is great, but there’s something really fun about having knit, crocheted, woven, whatever you like to do items around your house. It’s a great way to show your love for fiber arts and a lot of home decor items like pillows and blankets can be great first or early projects when you’re learning a new craft because they don’t have to fit a person.

I was recently asked to contribute my thoughts on knitting home decor items to a post for Porch.com. It covers knitting, crochet and quilting and covers materials, stitches, things to make and more.

I talked about knitting stitches that are great for beginners to use in home decor projects, which reminded me of this great knit wall hanging I have in my office. It’s made with jumbo yarn so it literally takes minutes to stitch and I keep all my buttons and pins on it. So fun!

Do you have knit or crochet decor in your home? I’d love to hear about 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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