Crotchet Creations by Leila Pare

One of our pastor's wives at WCF has begun actively marketing her crocheted hats, scarves & kid's purses in time for the Christmas season. I like her work and have purchased in the past, but this year I had a special order to put in.

I had purchased a water bottle carrier in Mexico a few years back. It sat in a drawer unused as many a souvenir does until I discovered my preference for drinking water out of a stainless steel thermos this past summer. Not only did my water stay ice cold all day but the thermos fit the crocheted holder perfectly making toting my thermos around less conspicuous and cumbersome.

My Mexican carrier was fine through the summer but as the weather has gotten colder and my wardrobe switched to darker colours, I decided a new one was needed. I brought my original to Leila and within a few short days my new black one arrived and it was reasonable priced too. I was thrilled!

I drink out of stainless steel because the perils of drinking from plastic are becoming more and more known. What good is it to drink healthy, purified water from plastic that is leeching chemicals that could eventually cause cancer?

I prefer to drink from glass bottles but anyone who has tried this will discover as I have, that they break easily at the least convenient moments. To find a glass bottle that holds a substantial amount of water, fits in cup holder and keeps the water cold all day, is near impossible.

Stainless steel water bottles abound but if you've used them, you'll find that the metal allows the water temperature to rise quickly to the environment temps and the bottle sweats too. Once I realized that my wide-mouthed stainless steel thermos would keep my water chilled all day/night, I was hooked.

To be truthful, the thermos belonged to Shawn but was rarely used. I adopted it and recently the whole family has acquired new thermos' when they realized how nice my water was to drink in comparison to the water in the average household container.

You can pick up stainless steel thermos' at Canadian Tire in or Meijers in the US. I'm sure Leila would welcome any orders for water bottle holders. You can select your own size & colour.