And the winner is...

   First I want to thank to all visitors and friends here! Keep on knitting and having fun! I love ya'll!
Now is the moment to announce the lottery winner. Her name is Mrs. Moira from South Australia!!! Her blog: www.missapippin.blogspot.com.au
She won the knitting tutorial for Dog & Lion neck wallet! Congratulations!

Make a Heart Knot

Emilie's Old-fashioned Knitting Set

  I made this knitting set to my niece Emilie for her 5th birthday party! I took this suitcase from the local flea market. I'll keep in secret the price, cause it's exclusive, almost unbelievable! Great deal for me! It is inspired by another French knitting case, I've shown you in my post Here

   Here how it looks like after I used sandpaper. Then I wash it and paint it using satin varnish.

To make it you will need:

-sandpaper

-satin varnish

-wrapping paper

-glue

-ruler

-scissors
-cardboard

-paintbrush

-elastic band

 The very first thing I did after painting the suitcase was to cut a piece from the wrapping paper and glue it using decoupage technique.

Take a look inside before:

   Before:

   Also, I cut two pieces of cardboard and art plate to fit inside. Mark with a pencil where you want elastic band to go. Push the band through and bind to secure not too tight. Cut off excess elastic band. Place the knitting tools underneath the band and fill the suitcase with the other crafty goodies.

After painting and decoupage:

Wow! Is this the same suitcase I bought? Yep...it is!

It means "Emilie's suitcase"

The suitcase contains all the elements you need to learn knitting and crochet: 

-crochet hook

-kinder knitting needles (by Susanne's)

-scissors

-sewing meter

-apple pin-cushion

-I-cord maker machine

-buttons

-beads

-balls of yarn

Now take a step back and admire your work!

Knitting for Health

I've already told you about stress relief and knitting about how knitting helps us to relax, puts us to the meditative state, which is so important for stress relieve and the optimum health. Today I found a curious website and feature in this direction, posted in KY and I'll tell you about it today!

The first few times a person knits can be a little stressful. You have a tendency to concentrate perhaps a little too hard. Stitches sometimes get dropped and other times they seem to appear out of nothing. However, once a person has been knitting for a while, things change. An experienced knitter is comfortable with his or her needles. He or she can work peacefully for hours at a time.

It turns out that there is something about the hand motions associated with knitting yarn (and other activities) that helps to boost cognitive skills.  While this doesn’t mean that you should give up studying and focus on knitting, but it does mean that knitting in your free time might help you to retain the information that you’re learning in class.

Knitting doesn’t simply have educational benefits. Former physiotherapist Betsan Corkhill has taken up the cause of knitting for health. She has started an online community known as Stitchlinks that is dedicating to discovering how knitting can help people dealing with all sorts of different health problems.

It turns out that knitting is good for just about everyone. Picking yarn in bright colors and visualizing your finished project can help people with depression. Knitting groups will help those who aren’t able to get out much. Knitting helps those with chronic illnesses feel useful during periods in which they have to rest. Knitting can even help sooth pain.

On Stitchlinks, Corkhill discusses many of the different ways that knitting can help people from all different walks of life while providing them with a place to come together to tell their stories. The site also includes a great deal of resources for anyone who is looking to use knitting as a form of therapy.

Of course, everyone who knits does so for a reason. It doesn’t always have to be something so clinical or serious. Perhaps you just like making things for your friends and family. Maybe it’s a way to carry on a tradition that you find important. Regardless of why you knit, the simple act of knitting can help your mind and body become stronger. Think of it as a knitting bonus.

Let's Knit 2gether!

Did You Know?

Stress Relief and Knitting


Doctors have finally realized what knitters always knew - knitting helps us to relax, puts us to the meditative state, which is so important for stress relieve and the optimum health.

Knitting helps us feel fulfilled because we are able to create something beautiful in the process and relieve stress as well. Knitting is both creative and organized. In this way it occupies the left brain to maintain the structure needed to follow the pattern, but also stimulates the right brain as a creative activity. So a part of the soothing, meditative effect could be a result of this as a possibly balancing activity, along with occupying the left brain which often is a source of stressful mental activity.
Knit, Enjoy and Relax!