February Challenge, only a few days late....

Okay, so I actually DID make two things for the home in February, but then we went a traveling and then we got sick, and then I never did post them....

First off, I knit an afghan. I actually started it in December, so I'm not claiming it as my February craft challenge thingy. But, it's a whole afghan, which took quite some time, so I wanted to show it off.

The pattern was purchased at KnitPicks, and I've posted the details on Ravelry. I really loved that I could buy the pattern and the yarn on KnitPicks and the calculator helped me figure out how much yarn I needed for the project. Simple! There aren't any in-progress pictures of me knitting; just imagine me curled up under the blanket knitting away for hours at a time.

My second project, and the one that was partially inspired by this blog is a potholder. But not just any potholder, a recipe potholder.

I entered it into the PrudentBaby pretty potholder challenge, which sadly, I did not win. They were giving away a sewing machine and I REALLY wanted it. But, that's okay, I'm over it.....

I followed some of the tutorials listed on their site, but also used some printable fabric to print my recipe and a piece of advice right on the fabric.

I don't have any in-progress shots to share of this either. Stopping to take pictures just slows me down! I thought my potholder was pretty smart, and my advice? "For a happy kitchen, always have brownie ingredients on-hand. Then you'll have the basics. And chocolate."