The school break doesn’t start tomorrow. It starts on the 24th. I had two more weeks to work through problems on the bag. I didn’t need to rush it out.
Also, I couldn’t find my good wrist brace, since I haven’t worn it in years. Therefore, I had to get a crappy one from Eckerd’s, and the thumbhole is too small, so it cuts off circulation. ARGH! STUPID PINK BAG!
I’m avoiding knitting this morning, but may try this afternoon. As a rule, knitting doesn’t really bother my wrists, although typing does sometimes, so I’m signing off.
Oh, and I’m TOTALLY breaking my two week coffee free spell today and going venti mocha all the way, baby!
February 27th, 2006
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February 24th, 2006
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The kindergarten teacher’s bag, she looks pretty much done to me. She wanted big, pink, with novelty yarn, so there you have it. Pre-felting, of course.
CD for scale.
It’s kind of a “now or never” moment, before it gets felted. If there are changes to be made, such as ripping out the piping or changing the handles (examples only!), now’s the time.
Any comments/suggestions? Y’all know I take criticism and suggestions well.
That Pink Bag of Doom was SO pink that it actually stained my plastic needles. That’d be them on the right.
One 7-foot (pre-felting) handle is done, the other is half done, and now it’s on the back burner while I do Jayney stuff again.
As a side note, one of the handles on my 2004 Booga Bag (pictured here blocking and covered with fluff) is nearly worn through from me carrying too much in it for too long. I may have to actually – gasp! – BUY a purse!
In trying to find the softest possible green yarn for a hat for a friend, I’ve been coming up snake-eyes. I found some heavenly-soft Misti Suri Alpaca, an alpaca/silk blend, that is like buttah. Unfortunately, it’s also a much lighter green than I’d like.
I do not want my friend to look like a chia.
I may order the darker green pictured on the Misti Alpaca site. I’d love to find something even softer, (Rowan Cashsoft DK?) but I hate to order something specifically for its softness when I haven’t been able to touch it first.
I’m very open to suggestion for super-soft yarns, although I’m trying to stay away from anything too textured, like Chinchilla, just because it would obscure the pattern of Odessa by Grumperina, which is what I’d be knitting.
In health news, the same stomach crud is upon me tonight as last night. Could it be the Thin Mints? Say it ain’t so!
My kid’s kindergarten teacher wanted a felted purse. Hot pink. Stripe of novelty yarn.
(Unfelted, no straps yet. CD for scale)
I’m trying to decide whether to put some purple piping along the edges, since there’s purple Cascade behind the novelty yarn. Well, it meets her requests, so hopefully she’ll be happy!
Big-ass scarf, 3/4 done.
Kureyon pouch, knitted. I’m about to toss it in the washing machine to felt. I had to scavenge a little Kureyon from scraps (which fortunately matched) to finish up the i-cord drawstring, but I think if I omit one plain round in the decreases, I’ll have the perfect little 1-skein Kureyon dice bag pattern. I’ll post pics when it’s done.
Jayne hat to accompany said dice bag, knitted save for earflaps and pompom. I’ll finish that up while the bag felts, although I won’t be able to mail the package until the bag dries.
Kindergarten teacher’s bag, body is finished, still needs straps. I think I’ll add a little pocket on the side for a cell phone or whatever strikes her fancy. She wanted pink, and man, is it PINK. That’s being put on hold while I work on more hats, though.
Next up: finish big-ass scarf, then on to hats for LF, MS, MA, ML, and LC.
