Or maybe necessity.
I go running on a fairly regular basis (I'm still waffling on whether I'm a Runner the way some people waffle about whether or not they're real knitters). When I run from home, I gear up and it isn't too much of an annoyance to carry my ipod in one hand with my keys folded around a finger. Not too annoying, not too bad, though I'm not trying to carry water or anything else with me at all.
When I go running with one of my friends (a few towns over), I hop onto the public transportation. I need a little bit of money (for coffee afterwards), my transit pass, my ID in case of emergencies, my keys and my ipod. While not all of these are necessary, I really want to carry three or four of these items, and anything else I can manage just makes the entire thing more pleasant.
So, I want to make myself a runner's pouch that will wrap around my waist, is adjustable, interesting to look at, and can be made out of scraps of yarn. The ideals are a single pouch and sock yarn. Should be not too hard. I sort of like Hipster, but it is too big and I don't have time for intarsia if I am going to make something by Saturday and finish the project of the moment.
Right now I'm envisioning something like this:
Of course, this idea is mostly based on the idea that I like cables and would like something that is shaped on the diagonal. There are no ideas about flaps or closings and barely an idea about how to attach it. If it doesn't work around my waist then it is completely useless.
I also have a strange idea about making a fine gauge belt similar in style to the braided scarf in the holiday Vogue Knitting last year (it was gorgeous, but way too much yarn).
Not so similarly, I am thinking of finding a different dress for the fall weddings. I get cold a lot easier now, so I've been looking at a fair number of kimono style dresses and knit dresses (because I'm apparently sick enough in the head to believe I can finish an entire knit dress before the end of September - hoo rah). So, I've been hanging about on Craftster, looking for tutorials and ideas. I have a sewing machine and it needs a bit more love than I give it. It would be good to make something free hand (without an actual pattern). I'm pretty certain that I can do that with a bit of thought. I've made tabards that way, but well - rectangles equal easy.
Of course, none of this matters because I will probably just go to a random store in a panic about a week before the wedding when I realize that the short party-style dress I got in April-May is going to be very cold in September-October. Umm, also I am almost all leg, so it feels very short.
