New Project

Hi all- you may have noticed I haven't been updating as often lately as I have previously. That's because I'm working on a new project- my Etsy shop! In the future I won't mention it much here, but just this once I would appreciate you all taking a look. I've got vintage housewares, accessories, and collectible glass. I will be adding handmade goods in the near future. Thanks for the love!

gishgish handmade & vintage  on Etsy

Using up my leftover yarn.

From Readymade.com, see link above.

I started knitting a "patchwork" style blanket to use up some leftover yarn, using an idea from Readymade magazine (I actually have the print magazine, but here it is online!) However, I find the time estimate of "half a day" to be absurd! Maybe I am a really slow knitter, but it takes me about an hour to knit a square 20 stitches by 20 rows- and that is a LOT of squares! I expect this to a winter-long project, not a day-long project.

This is a great frugal project because I am using my leftover materials (and possibly some from friends!) that are just sitting around making clutter to make a functional item or even a cool gift. Furthermore, it makes good use of my time, because I can do this while I watch stuff on Netflix.

I'm hoping it will end up looking granny chic/modern vintage rather than random old knitted blanket.Wish me luck!


What projects have you done to "use up" leftover materials from other projects?