This weekend, after realizing that our plans were being kiboshed by the weather, I felt a little restless knitting-wise. I've been working on my cardigan all month and I love it, truly. But I wanted a small, simple, routine project to occupy my grey afternoon - one that would be finished relatively quickly.
So I did a little hunting on ravelry for some inspiration - and decided to make a jar cozy with some yarn that Mr. got me years ago, when I was first discovering knitting. Actually, the fact that Mr. bought me yarn says something about how fledgling my hobby was - neither one of us knew what a stash was at that point.
I cast on before the chores were done, paused every once in awhile to accomplish something around the house (and maybe to take a nap), and a few hours later, my drinking jar had become decidedly more snuggly. And I was ready to start working on my cardigan again. There's nothing like a little finished project to inspire you to keep on keeping on.
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A yarn jar...that's one of the neatest things I've ever seen!!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteI love those small projects to make you feel like you've accomplished something while works on a big "forever" project.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, me too. :)
DeleteI LOVE that jar cozie - Do you sell them? haha
ReplyDeleteThanks! I will totally make you one if you want! :)
Deletenothing wrong with another quick project! I do it all the time, love the color of the cozy!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Mr. has good yarn taste, right?
DeleteSo true! I'm in the middle of making a big blanket for our friends who were married this past fall but I keep taking breaks to make smaller things (hats, toys, cowls, etc.) so that I don't get completely burnt out on working without finishing. Love the jar cozy!
ReplyDeleteAnd oh my gosh, a blanket is such a big deal! They are going to absolutely love it!
DeleteQuick projects are the best! I looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks! They sure are!
DeleteI love this little project. Sometimes you just need something quick to work on to see immediate results before diving back into the big ones.
ReplyDeleteI'm totally with you - thank you! :)
DeleteI always have multiple projects on the go because I get so restless with just one. Especially when I'm knitting cardigans and vests in DK yarn. YAWN! LOL. The cozy is lovely. I'm working on a cardigan for me in almost that same colour of tweed. LOVE. xo
ReplyDeleteI know! I'm that way with books sometimes too - thank you!! Your cardigan sounds like it'll be amazing! :) xox
DeleteI've been looking for a mason jar cozy. This is great. Do you find it gets dirty from your drink at all?
ReplyDeleteNot really! I poured water from a pitcher too quickly once, so it got a bit wet from that, but it sits far enough down that I don't have any mishaps when I'm not being clumsy - haha! You could absolutely shorten it if you needed to, as well!
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