Where Are My Glasses?

A felted kiss lock glasses case perfect for your readers, every day glasses, or your favorite shades

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Difficulty: Easy

I have recently had to start wearing glasses. The cases sometimes take up a lot of room . . . or they do not close and so out fall the glasses into whatever bag I am carrying. Consequently, I set out to solve this problem by designing a glasses case. I love it. This little felted bag has a kisslock frame to keep the glasses where you put them. And it is simple enough that you can fancy it up in any way your heart desires: decorate with flowers, bling it up with sparkle rivets, put one of our benevolent alien skulls right in the middle for a one-of-a-kind statement.

Now that I have carried my glasses around in these cases for a while, I am realizing how great the case is for pencils, my favorite fountain pen, the every day pens I use in multiple colors. A friend says it's perfect for her epi pen. She has a special pocket in her purse for easy access.

A great gift for glasses-wearing friends, or those who only wear cool shades, for the school-going person who wants to carry pens and pencils in something other than those not so great looking pouches you find at the office supply store. Have fun with these: pink for readers, blue for shades, red for pencils and pens . . .

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Shepherds Wool Worsted

(SW-)

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$13.25 to $13.95

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ON SAAAALE $13.25 per skein for in-stock yarn from now until Noni closes. The price for colors I have to order is $13.95. I will be ordering out-of-stock colors on May 30 and shipping as soon as it comes in.

IMPORTANT: If the color you want is sold out, get in touch. I can special order it for you but the discount for special orders will only be 10% - I cannot extend additional discounts to special orders.
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ON SAAAALE $13.25 per skein for in-stock yarn from now until Noni closes. The price for colors I have to order is $13.95. I will be ordering out-of-stock colors on May 30 and shipping as soon as it comes in.

IMPORTANT: If the color you want is sold out, get in touch. I can special order it for you but the discount for special orders will only be 10% - I cannot extend additional discounts to special orders.

Shepherd's Wool by Stonehedge Fiber Mill is a 3-ply worsted weight yarn made and milled in Michigan by a family-owned and run company. The yarn is fabulously soft, made from fine Merino top. There are 17 saturated solids from which the all the heathers and marls are created for a complete palette of delicious colors.

The yarn is perfect for felting, making it my first choice for felted bags and flowers. Because the colors are so vibrant and alive, Shepherd's Wool worsted and fingering was also my pick for many of the flowers in Noni Flowers - the Shepherd's Wool flowers always look at the peak of floral perfection, rather than garish and overly bright or too muted for flowers at their best.

But it is much more than a great felter: we feel this yarn rivals some top brand Cashmeres, making it wonderful to knit with and a pleasure to wear, even next to bare skin. Once you knit with this yarn, you will find an excuse to make mittens, sweaters, gauntlets, Ella Coats, and hats out of it. You'll find yourself saving even tiny bits so you can make crazy ski beanies out of it. You might not want to knit with anything else . . .

Each 4 oz skein contains 250 yds (228.5m) and knits at about 5 sts/inch on US size 6 - 8 needles.

Difficulty Level

Requires knowledge of knitting, purling, decreasing, knitting in the round on circular needles, a 3-needle bind off, and some hand sewing during the finishing process.
Finished Dimensions

3 1/2" (8.75cm) wide across the top
3 1/2" (8.75cm) wide across the bottom
8 1/2" (21.25cm) tall from bottom to top of frame

Pre-Felted Gauge

20 sts and 28 rounds = 4" (10cm) in stockinette stitch

Materials

Yarn Requirements

70 yds (64m) worsted-weight, feltable yarn

Needles and Other Materials

2 Size 8 (5mm) 16" (40cm) circular needles for bag
Stitch markers to mark bag center sides, 1 in a different color to mark round beginning
Fabric glue (clear drying)
Thin gauge sewing or beading needle for hand-beading
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
1 Noni hardware kit:

1 Classic Purse frame with no loops
1 Noni label

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