A craft cabinet and some knitting progress

Last weekend we went to Ikea (for what I hope is the last time in a while) and we got the last big piece of furniture. I'm really happy because it's MY craft drawer cabinet. It's the Malm cabinet in the white stained oak colour.



Please excuse the mess on top right now. It's only temporary while my bf sorts out his papers. Eventually there will be my sewing machine there. I'm also hoping for shelves on the wall above to house pattern books or sewing patterns.

Here's the current content of my drawers. Only 4 are occupied, the rest will house sewing supplies and other crafts supplies:



From top left to bottom right: knitting and spinning notions; beautiful yarns; other yarns, leftovers and bits and bobs; what will be the sewing notion drawer now housing bits and bobs.

On the commission knitting front, we are seeing definite progress. I started last Monday (I think) on 4mm needles but I wasn't very happy with the fabric I was getting. It was too loose.



So I ripped it out and started again on 3.5mm needles. I am much more happy with the result so far. The fabric is denser but it will grow beautifully when blocked.



I'm on chart 4 out of 5 for the first pattern which looks like a bed of wild flowers. There are 10 charts in total.



Lace really looks like nothing until it's blocked!