On my mind this week

I have a lot on my mind this week! So much yarn and awesome things coming soon.... like the newest Opal collection which celebrates the company's 20th anniversary. Look for it to be available this Friday!

Spankin' new colors and bases are here from Zen Yarn Garden. I have new colors in the popular cashmere blend Serenity 20, and a brand new base, Superfine Fingering. And shown below is the Superfine Glitter which I have a handful of colors now and more by tomorrow.

And it's almost time for a crafter's favorite time of year! Most knitters I know love the fall because it not only brings cooler knitting temps, but it also means that Halloween and Christmas are getting closer. These holidays allow us to knit outside our comfort zone and make brightly colored projects and carry them in adorable themed bags.... and we also get to knit for people we love who might also make us knit outside our comfort zone. I'll have two Halloween Knit Kit options for you this year. Each feature a Bird Leg Bag and one has yarn from House of a la Mode (top) and the other Hedgehog Fibres. And let's not forget the adorable hand made stitch markers.

I'll have details about the kits and their availability next week.

Also on my mind are all these Ball jars. I inherited all of my grandma's mason jars- most are aqua, but there are some that are smoky gray and some clear. I can't decide how to display these, but I adore them so. How would you show them off?

Comments

[Jeanette Macon]

I put leftover balls of yarn or other knitting knick knacks in mine and put them on shelves around the house. If you also ave a collection of buttons, they can be used as well.

[Donna]

I would use some for buttons. And I would wind left over yarn into small balls & fill the rest with those. I have a couple large plastic barrels jars (from the Container Store) that I've filled with left over sock yarn.

[Angie]

I have used mine,sans lids, on my dining table in the summer, lined up on a white runner, with a little sand and a tealight in each one. It makes a pretty and peaceful display and I have received compliments on it.

[Nancy]

They need lights. Everything is better with some twinkle.

Short of that fill them once a year as time capsules. Bits of your family every year. It might seem small to start but down the road it would really be remorable.

[Sara Lee Albright]

I would open the tops and put some yarn in there - mason jars are just perfect to display that color(s) speaking to your soul !

[amy g]

What a cool thing! I use mine for storage of a lot of things - you could use one or two at the register with grab and go items (bent-tip needles). And don't forget flowers! Have fun!

[lindenheart]

I wind all my leftover yarn into mini-balls and put them in Ball jars while they wait to get added to my sock-scrap blanket.

[mary]

seed containers and empty seed packets..I don't think I have ever thrown am empty seed packet..does enyone else save them?

[Melissa]

Those jars are wonderful for storing dry beans of all kinds: lentils, chickpeas, kidney, cannellini...chocolate-covered coffee...

[Patty McDonald]

I'd put clear pebbles or rocks (from Michaels or another craft store) in them, add 2 or 3 (or whatever works) skeins of yarn upright in them, add a dowel (or 3) with seasonal items on them and put them in the store to show them off. They would be fun to play with and easily changeable to reflect the time of the year, holiday, event, knitting notions, etc.

[Leigh Ann Brown]

I have some from my in-laws and filled them with dried flowers.

[K B]

This is something I saw in a book. They had placed short strands of battery-operated clear Xmas-type lights in each one and used them for lighting for an evening picnic.