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Candles Instead of Electric Light

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Candle-Poise LampCandle-Poise is a collection of candle lights that promotes candle use instead of light bulbs. The lights have rotating reflector plates and are fully adjustable. Chris is the designer of the lights and he also designs furniture. He founded Gaze Burvill with Simon Burvill back in 1992 but is now a freelance designer specializing in furniture, housewares and lighting.

The design is simple, sleek and effective and I love the fact that you can adjust the direction of the light. I wouldn’t necessarily replace all my light bulbs with them, but I think it’s a wonderful design and idea. Often I light candles while at my desk and having a candle desk lamp combo would be a bonus.
Candle Wall Lamp Shown here is a candle wall lamp which is a modern twist on a traditional sconce. These are fairly new designs and Chris can be contacted through phone or email on his website if you’re interested in purchasing, distributing or marketing them.

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Summer Headband Knitting Patterns

Some knitters have trouble coming up with projects they can both knit and wear when it’s warm outside. Especially if you’re not ready for garments (thought tank tops and summer tops are great first garment projects!) it might seem like there’s nothing to do when it’s hot outside.

One way to remedy this situation is by knitting headbands. Headbands are great any time of year to keep hair out of your face and make you look a little more pulled together without any effort. Wider headbands double as ear warmers when it gets colder, but skinnier ones are great throughout the year.

A couple of great examples are from designer Elly Donner, who has a set of headband knitting patterns on Ravelry you can buy individually or as an ebook. Homebody, shown here, is worked in garter stitch (the ties are crocheted but you could also use I-cord), while Slipstream uses slipped stitches and garter ridges, and Sounds of Spring has little cables. The patterns use DK weight yarn and are a great way to use a little leftover yarn from another project.

I also recently came across the lovely Plush Braided Headband by Yevgeniya Li. A free pattern on Ravelry, this wider design is covered in lush cables for a sleek and fancy look. It uses worsted weight yarn and you can customize the length for a perfect fit.

Celeste Knitwear’s Spikelet is a simple twisted headband with columns of eyelet lace to keep it from being too heavy. It’s worked flat and sewn together to make the twist, and uses DK weight yarn. It has three sizes available.

This skinny lace headband from Lusi Knits is another cute choice. It calls for fine weight cotton yarn, but you could use heavier yarn if you have it on hand to make a wider headband (or use any fine yarn you have available). It uses ties to customize the fit.

And if you want to go super basic but still really cute, try the easy ring headband from Lulu Pattern. The sample is knit pretty wide, but you could make a narrower version if you want, and the little ring turns it from a plain loop into a bow with very little extra work. It calls for worsted weight yarn but you could also use whatever weight you like for this one to change up the look and size.