Felted Nesting Bowls

Good tute from design sponge for felted nesting bowls. They sound super easy. Hmmm almost too easy. Part 2 of tute to be released by ds next week I guess.

I Want to Make These with OLIVE My Heart

Bad, bad, bad. Sorry. So, if you're like me you've been seeing knitted olives at every online turn. Here is the tute (from Mary Jane, Midge & Mink) I plan to use.

What To Do with Fluffy's Leftover Fluff

VIP Fibers out of Morgan Hill, CA will spin your pet's hair into yarn. You collect it from various brushings, pick it off your black pants or wherevs & mail it in. Once you receive your yarn I guess you knit away on some sweet little keepsake. Kooky but cute.

Bike Helmet Ear Warmers

These are abit silly but I couldn't not make them for my good friend Ruth who commutes to/from work each day on her bike. They are earmuff-y type things for a bike helmet! You knit 4 triangles & then stitch two together along the sides leaving the ends open. You then insert the helmet's strap into one of the triangles and voila ear warmers for when you ride. I got the pattern from Men Knit Mag - Fall/05.

Handcrafters' Holiday Meme Blog - Do you have a favorite gift that you love to give?

I like to give a hand kitted cotton facecloth with a nice bar of artisanal soap. You could beef it up by adding a nice mug with some tea bags stuffed in it or a candle. A great inexpensive gift for the busy lady in your life (ex: teacher, mature babysitter, a female co-worker's secret Santa gift). Plus, I usually have afew made up with blank gift tags on them in case somebody drops by with a Christmas gift I wasn't expecting.

There are sooooo many patterns for knitted facecloths online. You can get as fancy or plain as you like. Here is a pattern for a very basic one. Skip the day of the week embroidery though. Hmmm. You could do the first letter of their name though. Monogram it - would be cute. Don't forget to use cotton wool!