Several months ago Amy’s Kitchen asked if I’d make a bag out of their burrito wrappers, similar to the Trick or Tote from my Kiwi Mag column. The timing Gods were not with me however, so it took me FOREVER to get to it. I finally sent it in a couple of weeks ago, and thanksbegoodness, they were happy enough with it to put it up on their site! If you’re an Amy’s food fan (and if you’re not, clearly you’ve never tried their goodies) and find yourself with a collection of wasted wrappers, don’t ditch ’em– stitch ’em! Get the free instructions here.
Burrito Bag
Unrelated, thanks to all of you who sent me birthday wishes yesterday on this blog, Ravelry, MySpace and Facebook! They made me feel all gushy-mushy inside. 🙂
Yesterday was a happy celebration filled with facials, friends, and silly phone messages. I also got some amazing gifts including, a hand-made wallet, lightening-bolt necklace, and honorary donation to Heifer International from my editor, Valerie. Good stuff.
The day ended with a dinner with close friends at a local restaurant, El Chili. We had a great time although unfortunately, the enchiladas made a few of us sick, later that evening. No Bueno.
Under the category of awesomeness though, my friend Jaime made me this kick-arse yarn cake (lemon cake, light on the frosting–just how I like it!) I *heart* my creative friends!
Jennifer, Tina & Jen A. from ACM were all there, as was Jody (the photographer from Not Another Teen Knitting Book) and Jenny M. (aka Websy Daisy). See more pictures on my Flickr pool, here.
Another thanks to all of you who have and will participate in the 35 for my 35th giveaway (scroll down to one post below this, if you don’t know what I’m talking about)! I’ll post the winners, shortly after Thanksgiving.
I’m off to do dishes, watch Oprah, and knit a wrist warmer. Have a good night!
Vickie Howell is an on-air host, designer, author, entrepreneur & community builder in the D.I.Y. genre.
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🪡𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧! 🧙♀️ It`s my favorite time of the month, when we have a guest expert join Stitchwell Social Club to share their knowledge and creativity. October`s guest is my friend and founder of @hellobargello 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗮. During this one-hour session, Brett will give us an up-close-and-personal tour of their spooky season kit for the 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗡𝗼𝗼𝗸, give a brief tutorial, and give us a sneak peek of her gorgeous, Christmas ornaments. Oh, hello bargello, indeed! Live events are accessible with a free (Community) membership to Stitchwell Social Club (recordings available with paid plans). 𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 @𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗶𝗼, 𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲! #halloweencrafts #witchycrafts #needlepoint
👻 Boo-tanical Bag Charm Knitting Pattern 🚨 Oh hey, boo! Add a little spirit to your spooky season with this cutie-pie ghost charm, with sweet little floral embroidery. Happy haunted handbag! 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗸𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗞𝗼𝗼 𝘆𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘀! 🧶 Link to my shop in bio, or go directly to https://vickiehowell.com/product/knit-boo-tanical-bag-charm/
MATERIALS Yarn: HiKoo CoBaSi (or approx. 15 grams of equivalent sock-weight yarn) + small scraps of the same yarn weight in 3 different colors for embroidery Needles: Set of 4, Addi Crasy Snakes double-pointed needles (2.5mm) — or any equivalent DPNS
Join us today at 2pmCT, for a special Stitchwell Social Club session, Crafting Through Turbulent Times with therapist, Sara Blevins-Ranes.
This mental health-focused workshop is open to all. For more info, join (free level now available) Stitchwell Social Club. (Link in @vickiehowell bio.)
I’m headed to the first @hhamericas in Houston, so today’s #tbt post is photos from the first h+h in Chicago in 2022. Coming out of the pandemic, it felt like a luxury being in the same physical space as so many smart, creative people.