I have recently begun making knitting needle roll-ups for storing knitting needles and crochet hooks. I have been looking for a smaller item to sell along side my art quilts when I have vendor booths at art festivels. I think that these roll-ups, as well as my bags, will work nicely for that.

There are two versions. The shorter one (approximately 18 1/2″ wide x 19 1/2″ tall) holds DPNs (double-pointed needles), circular needles and crochet hooks.

The taller version (approximately 18 1/2″ wide x 24 1/2″ tall) that holds short straights, DPNs, circulars and crochet hooks. I am selling these for $34.95 for the shorter ones and $39.95 for the taller ones.

Both versions have eight 2 1/4″ double-pockets and four four 1/2″ double pockets. (In the picture below, the pink fabric is the taller pockets and the batik fern fabric is the shorter pockets.)

This one was commissioned by my mom’s boss, who owns the Falconer Knitting Loft in Falconer, NY. She had me recycle some cute Victoria’s Secret ribbon as the ribbon ties.

These are available for commission as well. I don’t have a shopping cart set up yet for these, but I do accept credit card and PayPal so email me what fabrics you want and I will send you the particulars for payment and shipping, etc.

A couple months ago, I managed to get on Ravelry, which perhaps is why there haven’t been many blog entries here lately; every time I hop on the computer, I get suckered into checking out “just one forum” or “just one pattern search.”

Anyway, there is a new group that’s formed: a Stitch ‘n’ Bitch for Lake County, OH! They meet every Tuesday at the Borders in Mentor, OH. The address is: 9565 Mentor Ave. Mentor, OH 44060. It is a really fun group, so if you are in the area, come check us out!

I finally got the Christmas pictures off my camera. This is the afghan that I knitted for my grandmother. She really liked it. I used about 35 skeins of various neutral-colored yarns including cotton, wool, man-made fibers, silk, and bamboo. I also did the math and there are approximately 150,000 stitches in plain garter stitch.

I started this afghan back in September 2007 and finished it Thanksgiving weekend. Towards the end, in order to finish it time, my knitting goal was knit one skein every day, which isn’t as bad as it sounds because a lot of the skeins were only 100 yards. It turned out quite a bit bigger than it was supposed to, though. I meant it to be something to drape over the arm of a couch; instead, it’s big enough to hang over the edge of her queen-sized bed!

Now, I just need to finish Mom’s afghan.