Thrift Store Find # 8

Thrift Store Find

Although I've bought hundred's of fabulous items at thrift stores over the years, I'm mainly posting crochet and knit related items. I found this stylish knit capelet for around $3.00. It caught my eye not only because of the colors, but because the 70's zig zags have been a hot trend all over the country. And I'm not just taking about crochet!

I'm sure you've seen the zig zag pattern everywhere on clothing, scarves, purses, shoes, notebooks, and even furniture! Back in the 70's most people called this a "ripple" pattern and it was very popular as an afghan design. I wasn't crazy about ripples back then, but I've discovered that it was mainly the colors they put together, just as I posted about the 70's granny square colors that were just not appealing to me. With the right colors zig zags have kind of grown on me.

This capelet could easily be done in crochet. If I were doing it, I would work the ripples in the round (or in a rectangular piece) but work the solid color in vertical rows attaching the ends of the rows to the bottom part as you go along. of course I would use my Graduated Stitch Method and work sc and dc on the same row to get the shaped effect.

Notice the baskets on the bookcase at the left of the picture? The bookcase has 15 baskets and yarn stuffed in each basket. I though it was a cool way to store some of my yarn. Of course I have probably 4-5 times that much yarn in my stash!

Most of my other yarn is in big tubs, bags and drawers. I'm hoping to have one of the rooms in my house dedicated to just yarn and some other crafts. One day, that is........

Knitted Chair and Ottoman

For Sale Here

 Don't you just LOVE this chair? If you're a fan of cables in knitting and crochet you will want one! I'd love to have one but it would have to be just part of my decor. I probably wouldn't let anyone sit on it because of the color. Can you imagine trying to keep it clean? The creator of this fabulous set has her own Etsy shop here: Check out her other items! She also sells patterns

Lynn Garnett's Etsy Shop

           Quote from the designer, Lynn Garnett,  who lives in South Africa
"I knit with multiple strands of wool and huge needles to create giant over sized knitting. I love to knit anything from big objects such as ottoman and armchair slip covers, to smaller and sillier leg warmers for chairs!."

Ottoman is also for sale Here

Extreme Knitwear - BIG Knits

WOW! This is something!

This is cool!

 I like these big, bulky knits and wanted you to see them too! I wonder what size needles the designer used for the gold sweater? It probably took more than one person to do just 1 stitch!

Uhhhh, which planet are they from?

I think these styles were from last years runway shows, but you probably have seen how hot big cowls are now!

 Some of these are a bit extreme and I wouldn't wear them, but I still like the way they look!

Beautiful!

I like this but wouldn't it get a little heavy on the arms?

This is pretty tame