Katydid Knits

Today, we have a combination of things that have come into my life – stuff from Etsy and some stuff I made.  It’s all about needle wrangling today. 

First – Etsy.  I’ve determined that my new Twitter habit is very, VERY dangerous.  People like to tweet about awesome stuff they find on Etsy.  Since I’m not usually an Etsy browser (I go when I’m looking for something specific), this shows me things I wouldn’t otherwise find.

Exhibit A: Stellar Babble Creations‘ DPN cases.

Beautiful little sleeves that hold multiple sets of DPNs, with a coordinating clear vinyl zippered case to hold them all.  Each of the sleeves is labeled with US and metric sizes, and holds DPNs up to 7″ long.  The green and purple sets are sock sets – US0-3, including 1.5 and 2.5.  The green one holds my Harmony DPNs and the purple holds my nickel KnitPicks DPNs.  The multicolored print set is one of the hat and mitten sets.  The 5 sleeves are for US5-8, with the buyer’s choice as to whether the 5th sleeve is labeled for a US4 or a US9 (I went with the 4).  Those are my nickel KP needles, which are 8″ long and don’t quite fit in the sleeves.  They do, however, fit in the zippered case, so I’m ok with them sticking out of the sleeves.  They are beautifully made, and I absolutely love them.

Exhibit B: Flower Pie Circular Needle Cases.

OK, so, technically, I found these on my own.  But I blame having cute DPN cases for creating the itch for cute circular needle cases for my KP fixed circs.  These cases come with 12 pockets, but one of the nice thing she offers is that she’ll add another page to the center of the case, for an additional 4 pockets.  There was a small mixup on mine (she missed the message that I wanted the extra page in each of them), but once the pages get here and I sew them in, I’m thinking of using printable iron-ons to label the pockets with the needle size and length.  Haven’t fully decided yet, though.

So, with my new DPN and circular cases in my hands, I decided that I needed a new case for my KP Options.  I figured, hey, I have a sewing machine, I have plenty of fat quarters, I can come up with something!  So, I came up with this:

It’s not quite right.  It’s a little too big and unwieldy.  I was hoping for something I could put in my knitting bag.  This doesn’t roll up quite right.  I do like the snaps I put in to hold the cables, though – those will stick around for the next iteration of the case, which will happen when I have a little more time.

Speaking of time, yeah, it’s a little short right now.  Not only am I still working on the LazyMan (update to that to follow), I’ve also been recruited to help with PGLT’s upcoming production of “Alice in Wonderland”.  The director is a friend I met during “Laughter on the 23rd Floor,” and she is a bit stuck.  She’s short a soldier for the second weekend of the show, so I agreed to step in.  I’ve been at rehearsal this week, and it’s been fun.  It’s not a big role, mostly moving scenery around, but the cast is great, and it’s fun to be on stage even a little bit.  It has certainly whetted the appetite for next season’s auditions!

Oh, and yes, the laptop survived the surgery just fine.  I haven’t noticed any more skipped v’s, so I think the problem is solved for now. 

April 15th, 2009 | Tags: Etsy, Knitting, Sewing | Category: Misc. | Subscribe to comments | Both comments and pings are currently closed