more embellishments

Remember "Melinda"? She's now sporting a liner and a trio of yo-yo's all her own. :)

embellishment update

After consulting with some crafty folks I know (and count on) I decided the bag needed three yo-yo/button things.
Thanks Susan & Cami!
Improvement, no?

embellished

Remember "Dawn"? I was tinkering with some embellishment ideas when my mom asked, "Are you going to line the bag?"
I hadn't thought of that, until today. I picked up some fat quarters at JoAnn's for 99 cents. I got my sewing machine out, stitched a liner (thanks mom!), hand stitched it to the inside, made a yo-yo, added a button and viola!
Cute, no?

ransom note

love these little bags!

Meet "Dawn". Plain Melinda is in the back.

I'm still pondering the embellishments...

random act of knitted happiness

Since discovering swap-bot I've been thinking - why do I want to send my cool creations to complete strangers? I know there's a certain appeal in wowing folks I don't know with my mad crafting skills but why not send something randomly to someone I know and love?

I decided to treat my cousin (who I ADORE!) to some knitted happiness. She loves knit dishrags so I searched and found a pattern I liked and sat down to knit her some happiness.

I really like this pattern! I don't know if I like knitting dishrags or not but for a few hours of my time and a few dollars worth of cotton I know I'm making my cousin smile and that is, as they say, PRICELESS.

Love you Cristi!

more felted bag happiness

Meet "Susan" and "Sydney"

I've decided to name the bags after their recipient. :)

Lotus Knits Giveaway

I want IN!

Here's what's next for me:


This GORGEOUS cowl from Last Minute Knitted Gifts.
I have some yummy Blue Sky Alpaca Yarn to work with - the nicest yarn I've ever used. Can't wait to get my fingers in it!

You want in? Surf over to Lotus Knits and enter!

Thanks Cami!

so i thought i could knit

these little bags are so easy, i thought i could knit. one little pink baby sweater fixed that!
i started a sweater KAL (knit-along) on a group i recently joined and it's turned out to be a hot mess. i'm leaving it alone for now, returning to what i know.

anyone need a bag?

felting: before and after

got this super easy pattern from cathy z's blog. figured it was as good a place as any to start on my first felting project. i used circular needles for the first time too - they were a little awkward in the beginning but once i got the hang of it i finished this bag today. TO-DAY. as in started it this morning, finished it tonight, today. SUPER easy.

i had the green yarn left over from other projects but it wasn't enough to finish the bag. the orange finished it off just fine, i think.

i couldn't even get over the before and after. these pics were taken in the same spot - hanging from my linen closet door. i swear. no photoshopping happened here tonight.

this knitting thing is about to get out of control.
:)

(thanks mom, for all the over-the-phone knitting lessons!)