Guess what this is?

Ooooh you’re good! And absolutely correct - it is the scarf that I’ve been knitting! My very first almost-completed knitting project!

It looks uneven from one end to the other, but I’m hoping that’s because the stitches are squished together on the honkin’ big sized 19 knitting needle. The edges look a bit uneven too, but I’ll just chalk that up to my inexperience.

The only thing I have left to do is bind off. Only problem is I don’t have a clue how to bind off. Yeah, I know - minor details. I did find an online video at knittinghelp.com. After watching the different videos, I think the Basic Knit Bind-Off in the English version is closest to what I already know how to do. I’ve been procrastinating all day giving it a try all day. I’m afraid if I mess up, I won’t be able to get myself back to where I am right now.

But hey, there’s time. After all, It’s only October.

These little pincushions are so easy to make using a soda bottle cap, felt, embroidery floss, and polyfill. I didn’t quite finish the blue one yet, but seeing the soda top as the base gives you an idea of their size - they are tiny! I also made a little pair of flip flops out of felt and beads. Originally they were part of another project, but I didn’t end up using them so they wound up in my embroidery basket.

I made car organizers for my boys before our trip to Williamsburg last week. They each designed their own organizer on a piece of graph paper. Special pockets were made for water bottles, PSPs, their DS, game cartridges, books, snacks…all kinds of fun nooks and crannies for storing their treasures.

This one pictured belongs to my oldest and he was very specific about what he wanted to be able to put in each pocket. You can see there is a spot for his pocketknife (very important), pencils, books, the blue box where he keeps his drawing pencils and tools, and a place for a notebook.  He put heavy things into his organizer which caused it to pull down in the center quite a bit.  I was concerned that the strap might not hold, so I fastened his with a giant safety pin in the back.  It worked great and proved, once again, that I really can chose function over form.

I was pleasantly surprised how much the boys loved their organizers and having a place for their stuff. And best of all?  The car managed to stay relatively clean.