mp3 holders or Cell Phone Neck Holsters

Over your shoulder or around your neck, these knit pouches are handy to hold keys, lipstick, and your cell phone or MP3 player. Off you go on a walk or quick trip to the grocery.

These little pouches can be used in many ways. Vary the dimensions according to your needs. (I made seven of them in different sizes!) Women's clothing is notoriously poor for providing pockets, so you might need to resort to making this as your own "pocket" to wear around your neck.

Materials: any DK weight yarn, ribbon yarns and purchased broaches and fur yarns for embellishment. A half ball of yarn makes a small pouch; size 6 or 7 dp needles; broaches for embellishment (optional)
Directions are provided at Fig and Plum.

For a long strap, you might want to try this simple technique described in Elizabeth Zimmerman's instructions to make the handle termed Idiot Cord I-cord. They are fun to make and can be used for a variety of purposes.

Epiphany and our Wedding Anniversary

My husband Gene, on his blog today, composed a collage of pictures of us from childhood and through the past nineteen years of our marriage. It is shared here.

We chose to marry on Epiphany for many reasons,

The term epiphany means "to show" or "to make known" or even "to reveal." In Western churches, it remembers the coming of the wise men bringing gifts to visit the Christ child, who by so doing "reveal" Jesus to the world as Lord and King.

but the symbolism for me was most apparent in that I was given a special gift of a wonderful husband on this day in 1990.

Let each day bring a new awakening. Happy Anniversary, Gene!

Dogs and a Bewildered Toad

In review of 2008 videos, this one was not posted. Remember all the greenery and warm weather, now that winter cold is upon us?

Music is by Iris DeMent.