It's What I've Been Working on Wednesday! Heart trivet potholders

I starting making these a few weeks ago, and oddly enough it wasn't because Valentine's Day is approaching. It just occurred to me that a heart is the perfect shape for a potholder trivet. Here's the backs. I'll explain why they are all different.

I started out with this one... a pain in the you-know-what to line up the finger pouches. I pinned them in place before sewing, but they still managed to move around on me. At least they were still function, or at least I thought, until a friend with smaller hands than me said they were too big & her fingers slipped out of them.


Next I made these. The finger pockets are closer together, so good for small & big hands! .... but they are still wonky & unsymetrical :(


Then, I saw this design on a craft website, and voila!... a little sloppy on my stitching here, but symetrical pockets! I just need to make them a little closer together now, for the small of hand.


Jack has been loving his cashmere solar system pillow, but informed me that I really needed to add Pluto (it's a dwarf planet, you know!), and it made him sad that Pluto wasn't there. See the smallest brown circle at the end? That's Pluto. I added him last night, and all is happy again in Jackville.


Here's a sneak peek at what i'm working on, but haven't finished... a blanket made of my favorite scraps. More on that in a future What I've Been Working on Wednesday!


So, what have you been working on? Feel free, as always, to post your finished recycled wool projects on my Facebook page. I love to see them! :)

Christmas gifts I made - trivets

These are simple to make & a very practical gift! I use mine every day. Since wool is insulated, the heat doesn't come through. One of my favorite uses for these is holding a hot bowl of soup on my lap while on the computer or couch without having to worry about getting burned. I used a pie tin as a template for the circles, and pinking shears to cut, then sewed them together, & added a loop for hanging up.



Obviously these are not trivets, but I wanted to sneak it in somewhere. I made this hat & mittens set for a friend's baby that just turned one. I was really happy at how it turned out.

Logan's Rugs

I made a few trivets to sell at the fiber fair this weekend, but they are not nearly as beautiful & well made as the ones I found in Logan's Rugs Etsy shop! Leann is a true blue (or should I say green) recyclist, using mill waste from Pendleton to make her trivets and rugs.

The Hot Dish

I found a brand new recycled wool Etsy shop, The Hot Dish! It's no secret that wool is a great material to use around heat. It is slower to ignite than most natural fibers, and won't melt like some synthetic fibers. Even firemen wear wool! The Hot Dish smartly, and beautifully, uses recycled wool to make oven mitts, handle nubs, trivets, and more. Be kitchen fabulous in a smart & green way!