Craft room update

I hope my American readers enjoyed Thanksgiving!

I’ve been lucky to have some time to work on my craft area in the new house. If you recall, I had some cute little metal cubes I scored as floor samples from The Container Store. They were split up into a few  different units around the house, and experienced a reunion in the name of yarn:

My Namaste needle binder is on the top, holding a bunch of my straight needles. They’re woefully underutilized, unfortunately, due to my lovely Addi Lace Click interchangeable needles, which tend to work perfectly for all of my large projects.

On the top left, I’ve compiled my knit magazines in file boxes. My parents give me a Vogue Knitting subscription every year, so I have quite a few! On the right, there’s a black bag for my lightbox, which has currently been replaced with a few skeins of yarn that need to be filed. Below are my foam blocking mats, all in a little pile.

Below, I have a jewelry box that holds my notions and DPNs, as well as some pushpins. The rest are knitting books – mostly pattern books, but a few Yarn Harlot volumes, as well. In the very bottom, behind the doors, I have some more photography equipment, which really needs to find a home elsewhere. I need to add my Cricket loom, ball winder, and swift to the cabinet, too.

I’m really happy with how it turned out! I’d love to have even more of these cubes, although they’re sorely undersized for some things, they work out quite well for knitting!

I also began to set up my photography area:

A plain, white backdrop to take FO photos, and my light box on my cutting table. The lights go off to the side, and the table folds out to create an excellent cutting surface for sewing. I love the lightbox setup now, as it’s always ready for a quick snap. I was able to create those desktop backgrounds right before the holiday, and it was so much easier!

I can’t wait to share my studio with my knit group! It’s always a pain to try to get decent photos of your own stuff!

– YX

(PS: Still a few days left to win a Ravelry pattern!)