Charity Knitting!

After much delibiration I have decided to keep the coral/brown bag for myself and donate this Blue Sophie bag with Glamour yarn to my sis-in-laws auction. This one turned out so great! It's a bit bigger than the first one, so it would be a great tote for books, shoes, etc;


This is the close up of the bottom of the bag. I like the "glitzy" look that's achieved with the glamour yarn. I'm also donating a felted purse for her auction. I'll let everyone know how much they both went for.

On the knitting homefront....I'm still working on my socks and I've begun a raglan cardigan using Rowanspun Chunky. I already have the back and left front completed. This time around I'm going to attempt to knit this sweater without any help from my knitting guru Anne! I want to see if I can "go it alone". So far.....so good! Keep your fingers crossed! I would have taken a pic, but my camera battery ran out. Oops! I also have to begin a baby hat for a friend of mine. I think the "fruit" hats are cute, but I also like the umbilical cord hat from Stitch n Bitch. Maybe I'll just make both!

I've missed out on a lot of knitting due to my boys sporting events, however it's almost over and I'm able to see the knitting needles at the end of the tunnel. This Thursday I'm having a group over to knit and drink. It should be a great time! It was an impromptu gathering, because where we normally meet (a Cafe) is closing, and we had nowhere to go on March 2nd, so I told everyone if they wanted they could come to my place! We found a new home......but we can't meet there until the 9th of March, so what the heck! My boys are going to hide out in their room, but said they would come out to see what kind of snacks are out!

Today I'm going to watch the movie Mad Hot Ballroom and do a little knitting. I absolutely love those kinds of days. Happy knitting!

I'm in love with this bag!

Here's a photo of my first "Lucy" bag! I love it! Shhhhh! This is the one I'm supposed to donate to Peg's auction, but I'm falling in love with it! I made it a little different than the pattern. After round 28, I turned my counter back to 0. Rows 1-23 were made with the coral, rows 24-45 were done in the mosaic stitch (using the brown) , then rows 46-78 were knit in the coral. I then started the strap set-up and only knit that 88 times or 176 pattern rows. Doesn't it look fantabulous? I'm going to felt the one below and see which one I like the most and then decide which one to donate.


Now this is an unfelted "lucy" bag with some glamour yarn at the bottom. This is knit according to the pattern (tall version) along with the strap length. You can see the difference in size and how much it shrinks when the felting process is complete.

On a more serious note......I was referred to as a "yarn snob"! I knew that deep down in the crevices of my soul that I was, but to actually hear it....how painful! I was in denial, I admit it! I love the way cashmere and wool feel against my skin! So I knit with my head held high and my needles pointed upward and announce to everyone that.............

I AM A YARN SNOB AND PROUD OF IT!

My next project is a cardigan from a Rowan magazine with Rowanspun Chunky. It doesn't look too difficult, but it seems that it's always the patterns I think are easy, end up being a pain in the arse! This time I told myself that I would do a gauge swatch.....seeing that I had to rip out 20 rows from my cable sweater, because it would have been too small. Tsk! Tsk! When will I learn.....

Today I'm meeting some women on the North side for some knitting and chatting. These women crack me up! The whole time I'm there I just laugh! They tell the funniest stories about their husbands and their knitting. I can't wait to see them.....I need to laugh today!