I’ve been wanting to try some sort of pattern manager or tamer like the kind being sold at the Loopy Ewe, one of my favorite little shops, but I didn’t want to pay the $15.00 for a set. I’d rather spend money on fiber or yarn, but every so often you have to increase the tool box. So I pondered on this problem for several weeks.
Today it occurred to me that Hobby Lobby, where I was headed for elastic and buttons, might sell magnetic tape. Magnetic tape + pretty scrapbook ribbon = cheap ass* pattern managers. I think I spent about $4.00 plus tax and I have plenty of ribbon and tape left to make more of these. And they work quite well to track my chart row.
*An homage to Bezzie, and her cheap-assed-ness
Cool!
ohhh perrrfect! 15 dollars eat your heart out!
Nice!!! Those look like the real thing, if you hadn’t pointed out you made them, I would have thought they were the brand name ones!
Nice looking cheap-ass tools!
That’s a great idea! I’ve been using magnetic tape alone, which is practical but not at all pretty.