Baskets
July 23rd, 2004 at 2:30 pm (socks, storage)
The UPS man has been very kind to us lately. Not only did he bring us new movies for my daughter (so we don’t have to listen to Monsters, Inc for the 400th time), but yesterday he brought me these:
These are baskets from Royce Craft Baskets. I have three other baskets I ordered from them about 8 years ago, and they are still in great shape. They are handmade, and signed by the person who made them with their initials and date. While they are a bit country for my taste, but they work so well for knitting that I couldn’t resist ordering these two with liners & lids. The lids will keep the cats out of my knitting and help hide it from little inquisitive hands that might decide to pull a needle out of my work just for fun. The larger size is a Canawl, and the smaller one is the Tollhouse style. (I think of choc chip cookies when I see the word Tollhouse, don’t you?) I thought the tollhouse would be as square as the Canawl, but it tapers more at the bottom. It’s perfect for the midsize projects, and the larger one is great for bigger projects. See?
You can see the liner in this shot too. I ordered those so that I wouldn’t lose very small stitch markers through the bottom of the basket, but I’m not sure I would again. The Tollhouse basket’s liner is a much better fit than this one, which is a bit farther from the sides that I thought it would be. I’m still in love with the baskets, and I’ll still carry my knitting to work with me even though lots of people ask me if I’m having a picnic for lunch!
Sock
Forgot to mention - I’m making decent progress on Katie’s sock. I’ve started the heel, and am chugging along:
