I haven’t taken my new digicam, Pixelle, out much yet because she didn’t come with a case. Do most cameras not come with one? Anyway — I looked into buying a case, but then thought back to Castaway’s comment about how knitting could be part of the “sustainable life” answer and opted for the DIY solution.
So to the right is Pixelle’s new travel case, lovingly crafted from the yarn I had left over from making a sweater for Jen’s dog Lucy, and a spare button selected from the small stockpile of extra buttons all my clothes seem to come with.
Expect better visuals here in the future –
it’s adorable!
i agree that knitting can be a part of sustainable living. as a vegan that tries to avoid products made in sweatshops, knitting has allowed me to have knitted products that are difficult or impossible to find commercially (for instance, a synthetic made-in-the-usa knitted scarf). and despite the environmental issues in working with synthetic yarn, the environmental impact has to be less if you knit it yourself, rather than have it be produced in a factory.
now if i could just figure out how to make myself shoes!
Comment by jen — September 6, 2005 @ 8:06 am
Plus, no manufactured cover would fit our cell phones and cameras so snugly as the handknit ones :)
I might do a roundup on cruelty-free shoes in the near future. There do seem to be quite a few of them on the net, but the problem is that most women I know really like to try shoes on before buying them (This may be true for boys too, but I usually go shoe shopping with gals). We need to get local shoe stores to carry kind shoes –
Comment by Siel — September 6, 2005 @ 4:48 pm
How cute! Your camera looks almost as cute as Lucy does in that pattern.
Comment by Jen — September 12, 2005 @ 2:48 pm
Except I spilled wine on it. Pixelle’s fine, but her outfit is, um, discolored, with a lovely deep red wine aroma. Hopefully it’ll wash out –
Comment by Siel — September 12, 2005 @ 6:13 pm