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We Think We Are So Brilliant

Observe our crocheted-knitted candleholder in 24-gauge craft wire and lots of czech seed beeds and rounds:

Melanie Fallick, in Handknit Holidays, also features a votive sleeve in wire and beads, designed by A. Modesitt. When this was brought to my attention, I immediately looked it up to see how I could have independently designed the same thing. And there on page 21, sure enough, is a wire-knit beaded votive holder. But! That's a sleeve that's a couple-inches tall! knit flat and then joined along the cast-on edge. Mine is a 10-inch tall tube with a crocheted round bottom, joined with picked-up knit stitches to knit in the round on dps, then finished with a crocheted edging. So I feel free to brag about mine here even though it's not as efficiently designed as the ones in Handknit Holidays.

Isn't it nice? I plan to make several more. The other thing I'm planning is to prepare for the new year by getting things in order here at my house. I love New Year's Eve celebrations because it's just such a nice new start to an all-new year that's ready to fill with dreams, ambitions, and projects. And I like to start all that with a tidy house, so, in Yoda-speak, busy we are off to get. The dachshunds are not very interested in being busy, but in catching some rays while sniffing around in the herb garden. And that's okay, because we also observe Chinese New Year. Whatever we don't finish now, we'll finish by February :-)

Wishing you a good weekend, a happy New Year, lasting dreams and wishes, and dachshund-proof herb gardens. Cheers!