FO: Knit Sunglasses Holder

First off, let me talk about how hard it was to name this project. A knit sunglasses holder? I mean...it sounds terrible! Awful! Like the itchy cruddy iPod holder/necklaces after-school knitting clubs teach kids to make for their family for Christmas because they are totally lacking in creative energy and resources. Anyway, I promise this project doesn't live up to that disappointment.

So this is something I have had my eye on for ages - ever since I saw a neat craft idea for hanging jewelry. Can't find the original inspirational photo now - dammit. I think it was on Apartment Therapy or something like that... Anyway, it's amazing and I've dreamt of using picture frames for hanging accessories ever since.

For this project I focused on a place to hang sunglasses - as that is a problem in this house - but it can be used for earrings, buttons, etc. (Buttons and brooches are the next item I need to address, in fact.) Interestingly enough, this idea has popped up a few times since then - most notably here (from my favorite inspirational knit-tastic blogger, of all people!) but never quite in the way I envisioned it.

Fast forward days, months, possibly a year? And I have FINALLY found the time and resources to make this happen. Here's a picture of the finished project:

There is, admittedly, room for improvement (I can see the sagging~ I didn't pull it tight enough around the glass! Bulky yarn made framing this a lot harder than I hoped - I actually cracked the glass.) But overall....I LOVE IT! And now, finally, have a cool place to hang all the sunglasses that end up floating around the house. 

Full notes coming soon !