Some recent projects

[fadedwings]

I haven't posted here before but since I'm trying to be a bit more active in the communities here during 3w4dw I thought that I'd finally post.

Here are a few things I've made recently...


a tiny envelope wallet for a bit of cash and my ID along with a cozy for my iPod touch...



and an art quilt as a gift for my mom...


6x6 inches

(you can see bigger versions by clicking on the photos)

Comments

[undyedyarnpire]

Most of the people I know who crocheted before they learned to knit prefer the Continental style where the yarn is held in the left hand.

Your "Knitting... feels wrong" is how I am about sewing. ;-) I've been known to staple fabric pieces together--- staples because glue washes out. heh. So I'm totally with you about having a preference. The above comment is just if you were interested-but-discouraged you might not have known about the alternate method.

If someone sews something, I can usually replicate the shape of it through knitted stuff. Snaps are hard, but buttons are easy enough (especially the loop over kind). It's just that as soon as I add a closure, it's too much trouble to answer the phone.

Do you remember those coin purses where you squeeze it and it opens like a mouth? I've been considering using plastic "stays" (or "boning") to replicate that for a fabric (or knitted fabric) electronic-things holder but I can't quite figure out how to make it go. In early efforts, the stay goes straight through the fabric at the ends.