all things knit and crochet

I found this adorable pattern on ravelry.com (i'm madly in love with that site!!) the pattern is called Bow Headband by   Beth Postelwait  you can find the pattern here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bow-headband-2  I've always wanted to make some ear warmers but thought they looked to complicated with all the increases and decreases. well i found this pattern and decided it looked easy enough so i thought i'd try it, and i absolutely love it, it is super simple and works up really fast, i made this ear warmer in under an hour! i'm not normally a bow type of person, but even with the pink bow i love this! the one mistake that i made was showing it to my mother, because she loved it so much that she "borrowed" it indefinitely. which is fine since it's simple to make (although i have not made another one) but i am going to make some for friends this winter! Super easy, super simple, and super cute!! let me know if you try this pattern and

You know those plastic grocery bags we all have laying around?  ya well i got tired of them cluttering up the cabinet under my sink, so i went online to find a pattern to make something i could put them all in, i found a few patterns but they weren't big enough, the one that i found that i really liked they person wanted $10.00 for the pattern, i'm cheap so i wasn't going to pay for a pattern. So i finally decided to try and make my own. here's what i came up with.      While it's not perfect, it does the job. it's pretty plain, but i'm quit proud of myself for making it without a pattern.  I worked this flat on straight needles and then sewed the edges together to make it round. i might make another one in the future and add a design or possibly some cables just to give it some character. here's my pattern for those that would like to make one... or three :D haha. Cast on 40 stitches.  (I used an U.S. size 9 needles) worked about 35