Is January almost over already?

I would have thought I cold have finished my
rogue sweater by now, but alas….. I have made some progress on the sleeves of
my rogue. i am about half way through the sleeve cap shaping. I have decided
to attempt an applied i-cord edge to the front where i will install the zipper.
Found some good directions over at the keyboard biologist’s
blog
.If you ever need to make a simple knitting chart check out Microrevolt’s Knitpro. you can take jpeg, gif or png and it will turn it into a chart for you. the possibilities are endless. The entire reason that i am putting this link here is for my own reference. I had seen
this before, but it took me forever to find it again.

I have completed most of the body parts on my little crocheted rabbit, and I must say he is freaking cute. The big challenge is going to be his hat since it will need ear holes cut out of
it.

Finally, I am very excited about the new knitting needle case I made. It is a very small case that I designed primarily for holding my sock knitting DPN’s and circular needles… So i bring
you the ‘ Sock Knitters needle case’

This is the one that I am keeping for myself, but you can buy similar ones in my shop. I made a few without the little stitch marker holding ribbon, then I decided it was worth the
work of installing it, since I always use mine. It has 2 pockets for circular
needles in the front, and the back row is for DPN’s. New features include the
introduction of a snap closure (thank you snapsource). It folds in half, and looks just
like a billfold. I also used heavy cotton canvas for the outside (red) and it
provides just the right amount of support so the case isn’t too
floppy.

This has got to be the absolute perfect gift for a sock knitting secret
pal!!

Someone asked how I make the tags attached to my items. I designed a small Iogo and used word processing software to duplicate it all over a page using a label template. Then I printed them onto some ink-jet iron-on T-shirt transfers and cut them out. I ironed them on to
small pieces of ribbon that I can sew into everything. They are pretty cheap,
and fully customizable. In fact, you could make them in color too! Some
people print from their printer directly on to fabric – I haven’t tried this. i
wish i could take credit for this great idea, but I found it over at craftster.

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