Vogue Knititng Live Registration Open for Charlotte

Remember when I told you that Vogue Knitting Live was going to do a pop-up show in Charlotte in September? Well, registration is now open for the vent, and it sounds like it will be a lot of fun.

Knitters in attendance at the event — part of the Southern Women’s Show Sept. 20-23 — will have access to classes by such pros as Lily Chin, Nicky Epstein and Mary Beth Temple, and Vickie Howell will be in the beginner’s lounge to help those who haven’t yet picked up their needles (or hooks!) or who need a little help mastering the basics. Classes cover a lot of ground, from fixing mistakes in lace knitting to the basics of couture knitting, knitting in circles, two-color knitting, edgings, design inspiration and more.

They’ll be a craft pavilion with make and takes form Universal Yarn, a Vogue Knitting fashion show and more. If you’re in the south and you love to knit, this is one to check out.

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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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