FO#3 - Drop-cloth Slipcover

Last year I slipcovered a very worn couch for just $75 (including zippers and thread). I liked the idea of a neutral colored sofa, but could not afford decorator fabric in the amount that I would need to do a whole couch. So I used cotton canvas painter's drop-cloths that I got from Home Depot (I can't find them on the website, but they have them in the stores). They come in a natural color in several sizes, but I would recommend getting the heaviest weight, thickest one, which comes in only one size. I used two drop cloths for this sofa, at about $30 each.

Wash each drop cloth separately and iron flat (this will take forever).

From there I followed the instructions as given in the book Simply Slipcovers, which I checked out from the library.

The slipcover consists of 5 pieces: 4 removable cushion covers (with zippers) and a large fitted base piece.

I have been very happy with it!

FO#2 - vintage wire shelf over the stove

I found this vintage wire shelf for $1.50 at a local thrift store. It's sort of a mustard yellow color. I hung it using these great drywall screws that don't require separate anchors. They are called Wall-Dog screws and I got them from Home Depot.

It's a nice place to hold my cooking oils and a couple of vintage (and one not-so-vintage) potholders. Don't you think?

FO #1 - chunky striped scarf

Pattern: Brother-in-Law Racing Stripe Scarf by Noelle at the Little Hedgehog
Finished measurements: 5 1/2" x 6 feet
Yarn: Cascade Yarns 128 Tweed in colors #7633 (brown) and #7604 (red), one skein of each. (those are the numbers from the skeins I have, but on the website it seems that they have dropped the "7" from the front of the color numbers, so the colors are #633 and #604 on the website)
Needles: Size 11 circular needles; 29" long

Notes:
1) Because the 128 tweed has more yardage than the yarn Noelle used, I cast on 175 stitches instead of 150. I still had yarn left over at the end of the project.

2) I used a double cast-on (nice and stretchy), which made my initial brown stripe thicker. I compensated for this by knitting one additional row before binding off on the other edge.

3) This is a great quick pattern. I finished it in less than 5 days, which is pretty good considering that I was only able to devote an hour or two to it each day. I think it could easily completed over a weekend if you really focused on it. The yarn is wonderfully thick and squishy and warm. I will definitely knit this again.