Alright Zippers, we can be friends again...

Zippers have always thwarted my sewing attempts with them, but today I thought I would give it another shot. Armed with this tutorial, a bunch of scraps of fabric, and a couple of zippers salvaged from failed projects and ugly purses, I made these:

Aren't they cute???

Look at how useful they are!

This first one I made to hold various purse items; like hand cream, my foldy hairbrush thing, makeup, a nail file, hand sanitizer, chapstick, etc.

The next one is for knitting notions. A tape measure, yarn needles, stitch markers, stitch holders, blah blah blah...

And last but not least was one for my mom:

Now I'm keeping my eye open for anything I can steal a zipper from...

I've also sewn a couple more totes! One for my mom and another for my sister. Here's my mom's, modeled by her and our adorable doggie:

She's really not a purse dog, but she obliged for my photo shoot :)

And when I gave my sister hers, she promptly stuffed it full and headed off to the beach with it.

Now, I know that this is technically a knitting blog, and I have been knitting! I started Ari by Berroco last week, and it;s going super fast!

I already have the back and both fronts done, and about half of one sleeve. I'm using the recommended yarn, Berroco Weekend. I love this yarn, and I think it's going to be a nice summery, wearable sweater!

Well that's all for now, I'll catch ya'll on the flip side!