A New Bag

I wanted to knit a new bag to take to Reno, but couldn't find the perfect bag so I borrowed some ideas from several bags and made my own from a combo of bags.

I used the stitch pattern from one, the idea of a flap from another and the over the shoulder strap from yet another. So what does that make....take a look.

I still have to make the button and line the bag but I think it turned out great. I am going to make a button from part of the apple tree we had to take out last year. Our kids helped us plant the tree in our yard shortly after we moved into our house, I thought the apple wood would give the bag a nice natural feel. I used Sugar 'n Cream in Ecru from a cone.

I used seed stitch on the sides and bottom and then used what I beleive is called a s cord for the strap. The s cord is so eazy and has a nice finish. I used 9 stitches, you knit the first 5 and then slip the next 4, turn and repeat. It looks like you have done i cord on each side with a ladder look in between.

IT'S DONE!!!!!!

So I have been working on a ripple pattern wrap for a while now. I don't want to think about how long exactly. I finished it last night and did the weaving in of the ends today. The model wearing is my wonderful daughter. She informed me "Thanks for making it for me Mom. It is so nice and snuggly, see ya" In her dreams.

Anyways I used Bernat Bamboo Natural Blends, I used the colors dill, wicker and lotus. I love how nice it turned out. Daughter is right it really is nice and snuggly. I can't wait to use it on our trip to Reno.

Frank and his ball

So Frank loves his ball. It is your standard tennis ball. In the clip you will hear some clicking type noise, that is Frank compressing the ball. Watch him bounce, not run. We believe he has springs for legs....LOL.

Projects

So I made a crocheted spa cloth today! I couldn't believe how fast it went and even how easy it was to do. I used Sugar 'n Cream Twists in Summer Twists. I know the color is difficult to see in the photos so I will describe it as a lavender, soft green, tan and white twisted combo. It is very pretty and made a wonderful cloth. The pattern I used is Tulip Stitch Cloth the pattern can be found here: http://foothillsofthegreatsmokymountains.blogspot.com/2008/03/tulip-stitch-cloth.html Hers of course is much prettier than mine but I still love mine.

I also made a flower pin for the hat I made earlier this week. I love the colors and it should go with most things.

Update on my life

So I see that it has been some time since I posted anything on here, boy has life been busy and ever changing!!! Where to start? We have a new member to our family. Scott and I adopted a 2 yr old male mini doxie. He came to us with an abusive background but you would never know it, he is the best dog. We absolutely love him, he is smart, well behaved, a real little lover and a quick study. His name is Frank, what else would you name a solid red wiener dog?!?!?! The first pic is the day we brought Frank home and the second pic is about a month later.










I lost my girlie room, just after I had gotten almost complete :( Our son moved back home exactly 10 months to day he moved out. It was also his 20th birthday, as you may guess he didn't have the best birthday.

I have taught myself to crochet. I made the same hat twice. The first one turned out way to small and the second one fits me. I also crocheted a dishcloth. I enjoy crocheting but LOVE knitting. I have completed many projects in the last couple of months. Let see, 2 pairs of socks, 3 hats, a toddler sweater, a sweater for me, several dishcloths, and I am currently working on a wrap. So you can see I have been busy on the knitting front. The first pic is the one that was to small, and the second pic is the one that fits ME.


My wrap, I am using Bamboo yarn for this, and just love it.

We leave for Reno soon. I can't wait, a long weekend, well closer to a week away. Just my darling husband and I. No kids, no pets and no phones. YAY!!! I have a list of LYS to stop at and can't wait.


I am tired and sore tonight, I started back in a water aerobics class. I took a shallow water class last year and loved it, but life got in the way and I had to drop it. So I have decided to take a deep water class 2 mornings a week now and boy there is a difference between the deep water and shallow water class. I can see why it is only 2 mornings a week...LOL. I felt great when i was done but hours later I am feeling the muscles and know that I worked out, that's a good thing, right?

HUBBY HAS A NEW SWEATER

I have made my darling hubby 3 sweaters in the past 2 years. Out of those only one has actually fit. So again he picked out the pattern and the yarn and I went to work. The pattern he chose was "Basket Case" in the book "Men in Knits". He picked Bernat Softee Chunky for his yarn, in dark blue, I double stranded it to meet gauge. We just can't afford what it would have cost to do it in the recommended yarn. So here is a picture of it all done, except for the buttons. It actually fits him, and he loves it. I will post pictures of him in later. I am so proud right now.

The first picture shows the actual color the second picture shows the design.

Knitting Update

This was a different Christmas for us, the kids are adults now and things are changing. They have always opened one gigft before bed on Christmas Eve to help ease the excitement, it was usually pj's or something like that. This year with our DS living on his own we weren't so sure he would be here for that. He showed up around 9, the kids opened their gifts, pj pants made by me. We thought that DS would be going back home and then come over in the morning. NOPE my baby boy decided to spend the night at "home". What a wonderful gift to us.

So Christmas Day was different, the kids had places to go, people to see. We opened gifts in the morning, and then the kids took off to do their thing. We had both of them back at home for dinner and then DD took off again. Hubby and DS spent the evening watching a stupid movie and I spent it knitting.

Hubby had bought me 2 skeins of Lamb's Pride in Coffee Au Latte to knit up a hat. I did too. I found a pattern online at knittingonthenet.com that I fell in love with so I chose that one.

I wish I could show you before pictures but when I uploaded all our Christmas pictures I managed to loose them all...ugh. So here is a picture of the finished product.

I decided that hubby needed a new bowling towel, he bowls on a league. His old towel is getting thread bear. So I found a pattern called "Let's Bowl" by Knits by Rachel. I knitted up on pattern leaving off the border at the top and then working the pattern from the last line to the first line. The towel turned out great, hubby can't wait to use it tonight. Take a look.