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Candle Survey: Moms Need Time Out

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Cody MummauAccording to Glade’s ® Flameless Candle Survey 98% want a “Me Zone” and 94% think they deserve it. 74% say they face obstacles to getting time out. Other findings:

One in three find the bathroom to be the only place they can get some time to themselves. I know I can relate to this one and I know my mom can too.

When it comes to the ambiance of their Me Zone, 56% want pleasant smells and 40% would include candles. Who would want unpleasant smells?

64% would actually want a “We zone” to include friends and/or family. One third said they would share their “Me Zone” with their pet.

The Glade(R) Wisp(R) Flameless Candle comes in a decorative glass jar that fits virtually any decor. Glade(R) Wisp(R) Flameless Candle starter kits include one candle, a reusable frosted glass jar, two AA batteries and a scented oil refill. It will be available in summer 2007 in the Clean Linen(TM) and French Vanilla scents at food, drug and mass-merchandise stores everywhere for a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $9.99. Refills are available in the scents of Clean Linen(TM), French Vanilla, Hawaiian Breeze(R), Apple Cinnamon, Suddenly Spring(R) and Rainshower(R) for the suggested retail price of $3.49.

SOURCE SC Johnson-Glade

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Get Graphic with the Snug Wrap Knitting Pattern

I don’t know if it’s possible to look at the Snug Wrap from Sylvia Watts-Cherry and not smile. There’s so much fun stuff going on in it that if I had a bunch of sport weight yarn in my house I definitely would have cast this one on immediately after seeing it.

There’s stripes and circles of different sizes and colors, worked with intarsia. The wrap is worked sideways in both garter stitch and stockinette, so different sections also have different textures. Color blocking means you’ll use a lot of two main colors, and there are two more colors used for contrast throughout the piece.

As I mentioned, the project calls for sport weight yarn, and it’s already pretty big — 23.25 by 82 inches or 59 by 208 cm — so you probably wouldn’t want to use heavier yarn unless you just want to make it a super scarf. You could use even lighter yarn to make it more of a scarf than a shawl if you wanted.

The yarn used is a combination of Merino wool and recycled threads from La Bien Aimée’s yarn making process, so it’s a fun way to reduce waste while making something awesome.

The color motifs are depicted in charts in the pattern, but none of these are difficult so even if you’re new to chart reading you should be able to handle this pattern. The colors in the sample are so pretty but you can of course change it up with your favorites that will make you smile as you knit and wear this super fun pattern.

As usual, checking out the projects tab on Ravelry will show you some more fun color options. I love the idea of using jewel tones to give it a more wintry look, but the sky is the limit when it comes to color options.

You can find this pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Sylvia Watts-Cherry]