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Knitting Needle container

September 28, 2009

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I have been after a knitting needle container and being the great recycler that I am I spotted this cool one in the Opportunity Shop - Not sure if it was supposed to be a vase or some kind of bottle container but it looks great on my window sill.
It keeps the needles all together and easy to access when I need them.

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