Heart Dishcloth

Here it is:

A heart dishcloth to go in the gourmet kitchen basket.  

Knitted dish cloth

I'm off to a "kitchen themed" bridal shower for one of my knitting friends.

A couple of us are putting together a gift basket, 

so we decided to knit a couple of dishcloths to go along with the gift.  

I'll have to churn this one out because the bridal shower is on Monday night!

And it's an opportunity to use up a ball of yarn that has been in my stash for far too long.  

Knitting Update: Grey Scarf

I've been trying to finish some of those projects that have been hanging around for awhile.

I started this scarf sometime in the winter - I don't remember when now.  

It's a lovely merino wool.  

Perhaps not the most cheery colour for those grey vancouver days...but it was a bargain.

The end is in sight.  

I think I need a couple of more nights of knitting to get it done.  

Gardening Update: Beans, beans, the musical fruit...

...but there is not too much tooting going on when the harvest is this small...only 15 beans!  

They were yummy.  

Hopefully the vine will yield a few more before the end of the season!  

Quilt Update: Slow but steady

Actually, this is pretty fast progress for me!  

I finished appliqueing the 5 leaves in place.  

And now I'm adding some embroidery embellishments.  

Gardening Update: Peas

It was hardly a bountiful harvest:

Enough said.

Thrifting Finds

Check out what I found yesterday:  

I spotted these tin cans on my way to work, in the display window of my favourite thrift store.  I thought they'd be perfect to use to store some of my crafty supplies.   

They were still there at the end of the day, so I decided that it was "meant to be".  

More stuff...just what I need.  But I figured I could justify the purchase if I use the cans for organising my sewing/craft supplies?!? 

I was surprised to find that the cans are empty! I was expecting to have to throw out some really old veggies.  They must be reproductions.  

I kind of feel bad cutting the tops off.  Hmmm, I wonder if I could find some plastic lids that fit, to make sure my crafty odds and ends don't fall out.