Three New Things

Before Christmas I picked up this footstool frame at a thrift store. I love my old footstool but it seemed it was being borrowed by other people in the house on a regular basis and I thought another one might come in handy.

I guess before I go much further I have to acknowledge the sad tale of that big red ball of wool.

That was supposed to be my birthday sweater but just before Christmas Eve (my B-day) I realised it was not going to get finished in time and shortly after that, I realised the Top Down Percentage Method resulted in one amazon of a sweater not at all the percentage of me!  So I unravelled it.

 So the footstool. After I cut out the fabric for the stool I had enough left over to experiment with.

I was given an ereader for my birthday so I had to have a case for it, right?

I was looking at leather book-style cases online and decided to have a go at one.

I think part of the fun of making things is in the figuring out how to do it. From a photo and nothing more.

At least it is for me.

Then there was still some yardage left over, just enough for a simple tote bag. 

I may not be the best sewer(sewist?) in the world but I can figure most things out.

A friend is bringing me a bag of leather to play some more. It's really for doll house furniture (no sew just glue!) I only get my ailing sewing machine out occasionally. It has exhausting tension issues.

So back to the footstool; I got distracted :)

As you can see I also didn't have it in me right now to start the red sweater over again and so I started knitting something new.

That will be the fourth new thing, soon.

Er, relatively soon :)

 

Comments

[Vicki]

Oh, that new sweater is going to be beautiful! Love that tote bag, too. You do good work.
; )

[Hannah@HomeBaked]

I love all of the things you made but (apologies) I can't remember any of them now I'm at the bottom of the post because I am transfixed on your beautiful fairisle knitting - stunning!

[flowtops]

Love the footstool - quite elegant! And the bag, and the thingy for the e-reader.

Now, about starting new things all the time. I think we can all relate to that. I still have a sweater I finished knitting a year or so ago, partly sewn but not quite yet.

Gonna tackle that this week. Really. Promiss...

Nicki

[KM]

I'm actually blogging again (but I've switched from blogger over to typepad for good now). I love that your e-reader has a cover AND a matching tote. Can't wait to see the fair isle cardi!

[Francesca]

Love the colorful Fair Isle cardigan! I agree with you, part of the thrill of hand making is the process, figuring out things, and learning something along the way. I wonder whether all these tutorials on the simplest things don't actual hamper creativity a little!

[Cynthia]

Wow I am absolutely impressed with your skills! The footstool is great but the Kobo cover and the bag - awesome! And I also really love your sweater.