Two ways to reuse your bath puff
My bath puff always comes loose after a few weeks and I just end up buying a new one. It seems such a waste. There must be ways to reuse or recycle the bath puff.
I unravelled one that was destined for the bin. The centre cord that held it together just needed a little snip and the whole thing came loose very easily.
There was nearly 2 metres of tube netting in that one puff! No wonder the bath puff doesn’t fray after washing. It’s a tube! Duh! It just comes loose and looks like a ball of mess.
I’ve seen yarn sleeves made with a similar netting. They are sold as knitting/ crocheting accessories to hold centre-pull balls of yarn.
Photo from Ozquilts.com.au
I snipped a small section of the tube netting and stuck my pretty red yarn cake in it. Voila! One yarn sleeve!
My only concern is that when the ball gets really small, the netting will be too loose for it. I think the netting can be cut lengthwise and the edges re-sewn (or crocheted) together to make a tighter tube if that happens.
Anyway, I still had a lot of netting left. So I cast on 6 stitches with the largest needles I own, which is a pair of 12mm needles, and began knitting in plain garter stitch.
I knitted till I ran out of netting and cast off.
I wove the ends in with my fingers and reattached the hanging cord. Ta-da! A “new” pot scrubber!
Now for the test. It’s a good thing I didn’t do the dishes last night. 
It aced the pot scrubbing test but how will it go getting machine washed? I threw the pot scrubber in the washing machine for a wash with some tea towels. It survived that too with just some of the ends coming loose. I just wove them back in with my fingers again.
So there you go! Two ways of reusing a bath puff – make a yarn sleeve and knit up a pot scrubber.
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Wrapping Up a Crafty 2009
What a busy year 2009 was! Look at all the knit and crochet projects I’ve made last year. These doesn’t even include the sewing, cooking and embroidery I did too. I’m surprised I had time to do anything else.
1. Berry Stitch Bag Revisited, 2. This Handknit Scarf Could Be Yours!, 3. Knitted Possum Pouch, 4. Asherton Reversible Scarf, 5. Rosemary Wearing Bow-knot Wisp, 6. iPod Nano Knitted Socks with Earphone "Pocket", 7. Crochet Hearts, 8. Crochet Cupcakes, 9. Emma & Jackson, 10. Crochet Swirls Cap, 11. Quick B’day Makeup Bag, 12. Winter Amigurumi Octopus, 13. Sushi Toilet Roll Cozy, 14. Knitted Bunny, 15. Crochet Baby Pear, 16. Muir Scarf, 17. Crochet Teapot Cozy, 18. First Graffiti Knitting, 19. "May the force be with you", 20. Richard loves Amigurumi Pears!, 21. Ysoline & Amigurumi Pears, 22. Novelty Yarn Crochet Hairband 1, 23. Pear Tawashi, 24. Baktus Scarf FO, 25. Missy Strawberry in the tree, 26. Juggling Amigurumi Pears, 27. Summer Shawl Collar Vest, 28. Whimsical Christmas Tree, 29. Crochet Potholders for Christmas Gifts, 30. Chrysanthemum Washcloth, 31. Crochet Flower Fridgies, 32. Rose Petals Square, 33. Crochet Apple Trio, 34. Vesper Summer Tee, 35. Vesper tee & FF Shawl
Warning: I’ll be tooting my own horn for the rest of the post. Please excuse the blatant self-promotion. It’s hard to reflect on the year without patting myself on the back at the same time.
So what have I achieved in 2009:
- I moved my blog from Blogger to Wordpress and started writing regularly.
- I lost my job and started my own business selling crochet patterns and handmade soft toys.
- 66 patterns and 19 soft toys were sold last year. Thank you for your support!
- My blog traffic grew from less than 1,000 visitors in January to nearly 10,000 visitors a month by the end of 2009.
- More than 300 of you are subscribed to my blog too!
- My tutorials were featured on several great websites like Whip Up, One Pretty Thing, Tipnut and Totally Tutorials.
- Other bloggers and online shops were nice enough to collaborate with me. These include Yarn and Kisses, Ecoyarns, American Yarns, Melissa Goodsell and CraftPassion.
- I also started working at two different part-time jobs.
- I paid more attention to my health and started bushwalking regularly.
- And last but not least, we celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. Yipee!
So what’s in store for 2010? HEAPS! In the following blog posts, I’ll dig into my stash and start planning for the year ahead. It’s going to be fun coming up with all the projects to knit and crochet. Hope you join in too!
P.S. Don’t miss another blog update.
Cross Stitching Again
I’ve started a new cross stitch project. It’s weird that the last time I did some cross stitching was around Christmas time too, but that was back in 2006. I handmade Christmas tree decorations and a stocking for Richard’s family then. These were the pretty cross stitched ones:
In retrospect, these look dang good and I can’t believe I made them! 
*pats myself on the back*
You can read more about that Christmas at this blog post and if you would like the
Anyway, back to my new project. Cath gave me an old copy of Cross Stitcher magazine (May 2008) that she no longer wanted. I like gifts like these. There are so many pretty, non-nanna-ish patterns in that one magazine.
Plus, it came with a free complete cross stitch kit. Woohoo! Don’t you just love those red tulips!
I got cracking on Saturday when it was too hot to move off the sofa. This is how much I’ve done over the weekend.
My poor RSI-stricken elbow is thanking me for taking a break from knitting and crocheting. When my elbow is happy, I am happy!
Hmm… I wonder where I will this hang this up when I’m done…
Related Post:
Christmas 2006
Tree Mobile WIP
The granny squares I starched yesterday are completely dry and they have kept their rounded shape without being cardboard stiff. Phew! Now I can work on the other parts of the mobile.
I had picked up a reddish branch from one of my bushwalks and kept it with the intention of using it as decoration in the home some day. Well, the day has arrived!
This is just a mock up of what the mobile will be like in the end. None of the pieces were tied on properly. I simply wanted to see whether the idea is worth pursuing. I originally thought of using fishing line, instead of the kitchen twine. I thought the fishing line will make the pieces seem like they were floating on air. I’m undecided because Richard and I actually like the rustic look of the twine.
I especially
But that’s not nearly the end of this mobile. I would like to crochet four little birds to hang from each end of the branches. Attic 24’s birdie decorations {pattern} would be perfect for this. I am so loving this project!
Related Post:
Starching Granny Squares
My Craft Space
I have organized my craft space and I’ve kept it clean and tidy for a few weeks now. Hard to believe that my new system stood up against overly enthusiastic stash enhancement shopping sprees and even more yarn acquisition from a generous friend and the dabbling of yet another craft hobby and most importantly, “I’ve-got-a-great-idea-that-I-must-do-it-right-now!” moments!
Computer workspace
Ifa, my female cat, pretty much lives on the printer. The only time she gets up voluntarily is when I’m cooking or eating or when it’s her dinner time. I normally kick her out of the room halfway through the day so that she can get some exercise.
Craft workspace
It’s so good to have a table just for my sewing and crafting. The white board and stackable storage boxes helps keep me on track and in check. Cats have learned to keep off this area, otherwise, Mummy goes psycho!
Store related containers
Two of my 50 litre containers hold my store related materials, stock and yarn. My thinking is that if these boxes are overflowing, I’m not selling enough products quickly enough. Time to re-think a few things.
Yarn stash
The largest of the containers is 57 litres and it holds all my stash yarn. I really can’t afford to have any more than this much yarn. I don’t have the space or the money to let this grow any bigger. I have enough stash yarn to keep me knitting and crocheting for at least one year! Although, I will make allowances for free yarn. I’m not that silly!
ECO-FRIENDLY & ORGANIC YARN FOR SALE
I would like to talk more about this in detail next week. But if you can’t wait to enhance your yarn stash now, CLICK HERE to grab a one off deal from my shop. 35- 50% off!
Knitting WIP
I have Shawl Collar Vest [pattern] and Feather & Fan Comfort Shawl [pattern] on my needles now. I am almost finished with the vest and I’m obsessively knitting it every chance I get.
Crocheting WIP
These are hot off my crochet hooks. I’m just waiting on a delivery to put the finishing touches on them. Watch this space for my new Christmas crochet pattern. Coming very soon!
Did you like the voyeuristic peek into my craft room? I’ve shown you mine, now show me yours.
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