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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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Learn a Flower Bobble Technique to Knit a Fun Shawl

Generally I like knitting patterns where I feel like you can use whatever yarn you have (because my stash is big enough and I want to use it, thanks) and make a successful project. This is one of those times when a special yarn makes the process that much easier. 

The Floral Bouquet Shawl from Xandy Peters uses a specific extended color pooling yarn from Feisty Fibers, which allows you to place the bobble flowers with increasing frequency as you knit the project. 

It starts with a solid color yarn, then the two color yarn is added in, and you make a bobble whenever you encounter the color pops. This would be hard to replicate with other yarn that doesn’t have the extended color pooling built in.

The background of the shawl is ribbed, making the project reversible. 

The shawl uses fingering/sock yarn and comes out to be an asymmetrical triangle that’s 54 inches/137 cm long and 36 inches/ 90 cm deep and 60 inches/150 cm across the top edge. 

Xandy says the pattern is for intermediate to advanced knitters. Knowing how to work traditional bobbles would probably help, but there’s a great video tutorial for how to work the floral bobbles so you can practice on other yarn or even incorporate the bobbles into other projects. 

The bobbles are five-petaled flowers but they also kind of look like starfish to me, which could be fun on a child’s cardigan or other pattern. They’d also be fun on the leg of a sock or around the brim of a hat for extra whimsy. 

The pattern includes photo and video tutorials, and written and charted instructions. It also includes tips on what to look for if you choose to use different yarn for the project, and instructions on how to dye your own yarn to use in the project. 

If you want to give it a try, you can find the pattern on Ravelry. 

[Photo: Xandy Peters]