knitting school dropout

i made the mistake of going to work for the last 4 days, despite having a fever, and now i think i'm going to pay for it. it's just a stupid cold, but as my 82 yr-old aunt would say "i should have sat on my ass, instead of running around". so i'm staying home and sitting on my ass and blogging about a whole lot of nothing.
here's my latest project. a long overdue gift for my lovely friend andi:

it doesn't look like much more than some crumpled kidsilk haze, but i swear it's going to be pretty when it's finished and blocked. it's a ribbon lace pattern, and i love it, but it's not a great project when you're sick because it requires my full attention.
i was thinking about making some of these scarves, with all those random balls of noro i have around the house. i think they'd be cute gifts,but also easy to knit whilst laid out on the couch.
a few weeks ago, in preparation for our art/craft studio, i started making storage containers for all my craft supplies. i used a bunch of old kitchen canisters, found at yard sales.
they looked like this:

and now look like this:

i used a white enamel spray paint and did 2 coats, inside and out. i then glued an example of the container's future contents over the area that used to say "flour" or whatevs. i've done 6 or so, so far.

and i know it's been ages since i posted anything yard sale related, but i have had a few finds lately.
this however, is my absolute favorite. i've been wishing for this exact linen to someday find it's way to me, and that day has finally come:

this is a vintage startex towel (but as big as a card table), with dancing pots and pans. the caption reads " if you keep this jumbo towel handy your pots and pans will shine just dandy". isn't it cute. that was the best 50 cents i've spent in years.

i will be writing up a little detail on how the button opening is added to the raglan seam on the noro sweater, for those who have asked. it'll be soon, i promise.