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Monday 26 November 2012

2 Projects finished!

Well I declare my first non-working day a success!

I did a bit of pottering (washing in, loading dishwasher etc) but tried to maintain focus.

1 washcloth finished:

I can't remember where I got this particular pattern from, I've scribbled it down on a piece of paper. However, there are loads of free patterns on Ravelry.

I used Sirdar Simply Recycled DK, it's a good texture as it's a cotton acrylic mix. I've made up a few different patterns which use different amounts of yarn, I can get 2 from a 50g ball. I bought the yarn in the sale so this cost about 80p I think.




1 Denim Do-It-All Bin for my brother to store his project stash in:


(Please excuse the terrible photos, so dark and miserable today)

I'm really pleased with how this turned out. I wanted to make the bigger size (this is the medium version of the tutorial) but sadly my husband's choice of jeans will not be influenced by what I hope to make out of them when he's finished with them! I'm on the look out for family members who prefer wide-legged denims.

I'm pleased with how the Levi's badge and red tab look. I couldn't match the yellow/orange stitching thread exactly but it's pretty close.




The lining fabric is a repurposed shirt (I stitched the button sections together).

So, totally free! There are 8 balls of yarn in there (also part of his gift from Santa) but it will hold more. And this will suit the decor of his flat much better than a wicker basket.

Right, off to cut out the crochet rolls!

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5 comments:

  1. That denim yarn stash bin is just about the cutest thing I have ever seen!

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    1. Thank you so much, I'm really pleased with how it turned out (that doesn't happen very often!) and I'm pretty sure my brother will love it. To be honest it's a very clear tutorial so that's where the credit belongs :)

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  2. HI Jac, thanks for posting on my blog. What new job? Who's your new boss? I'll bet he/she's better than that awful Christine you had a few years ago! You could email me so I can get your email address. My address is on my blog.

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    1. Hi Christine
      'Awful'? Hardly! I'll email you separately. Good luck today :)

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  3. These look marvelous!! The denim store all is so much better than a wicker basket - what a fabulous thing for your brother!

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Thank you so much for taking the time to comment :)