Knitting fail

So I woke up this morning and thought I would do something creative and make my own hand towels for the bathroom.  In my mind, knitted towels seemed like a wonderful idea. I mean, how often does one see hand knitted towels? So I thought I was being clever and unique and to keep that streak going I figured I would create my own pattern so the towels would be truly original. I searched the Internet high and low looking for the perfect stitch pattern to use. Then once I knew exactly what the I wanted the towels to look like I cast on and began knitting.
I did a few rows of garter stitch feeling very pleased with my creativity. I do the first row of my pattern thinking about just how artistic I am but once I get to row 3 I notice something odd. Although the front of the towel looks just as I imagined, the back looks a hot mess. In my creative frenzy, my brilliant mind completely forgot there was a back to the towel. So it is official I am a sock knitter and anything else, including knitting a double sided square, is just too complex for me. Not to worry I'm not giving up on the towel, I'm just going to use someone else pattern. That way I have someone else to blame if disaster strikes.

Simple bookends

In an effort to make the dungeon I call home tolerable, I've been trying my hand at decorating. Now to be fair what I consider decorating some people might simply consider cleaning, but to me it's a big deal. I'm taking teeny tiny baby steps toward a more pleasant and comfortable living space and I'm doing it on a budget. My first project, gold bookends for my nightstand so I have an organized place to put my current reading. These are not exactly rocket science to make but they look really nice for how simple they are. 

Gold Spray Paint $3 & Two Brick Pavers $.69 a piece

All painted

My 2nd attempt to capture how gold they were after painting.
 I just couldn't get the color right.

Add rubber feet $2.49 

All done and so very shiny! 

 This is a pretty cheap way to make book ends and I like the look a whole lot. I've seen this done with any old brick and in most cases they chip away at the sides before they paint to make it look my gold ore like. I didn't want that look so I skipped that part. I figure in a few weeks if I want  a new look I can just take a hammer to them and repaint.