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It has been a wild an crazy ride!! Another colic baby ;-( Who knew I needed to learn even more about dealing with a cranky baby. Thought maybe God would be done with that lesson, but alas, not so! As with my first precious, who is now 7, number 2 has turned out to be quite a character and his temperment is much better now that he is 2. I am thinking I will use this blog as my main one but I'm just not sure yet. Weighing my options. Hope all my knitting friends have has a blessed 2 years since I've posted. Blessings to you ;-)

 Ugh! I have not been a good knitting blogger. Life is really big these days. Baby is due  in about 5 weeks and knitting hasn't been my top priority since finding out I was pregnant. I think it takes too much brain power for me and with "pregnancy brain" I'm pretty much wiped out on that frontier.

 

I have been making some sweaters and I started a baby blanket but don't have enough yarn for the border. I'm going to go in search of it, hopefully, today online. I also got the pattern for the Dana Bag that I spoke of way back in Feb (my last post) and am making it with Cascade 220. It is much more involved than I expected, esp since it is not in the round as I am used to with bags. Should I ever be inclined to make another one, I will modify the pattern for round knitting.

 

Ok, that's all I have. Hope everyone has a blessed day!

I am in search of a pattern that looks a bit like this, although maybe solid rather than fair isle. I really just want something kinda on the big side with inside and outside pockets... any ideas?:

 

 

I have been working on getting liners into some of my already felted bags. That is my least favorite part, but the part that makes the bag complete for me. I am posting pics of a black bag I finished up today. From the pics it appears that I need to move my pin over just a tad. The pin really jazzed up the bag, which was plain black on the outside and it can be changed up later for a different look. I like that idea. I'm also posting some pics of a dish cloth I made a few months ago but had yet to weave in the ends. It ended up not quite square so I think it will be mine. I LOVE the stitch pattern though and I think I'll make some more for gifts and maybe for sale... depends on how things go. These pics could have been better but the way the sun was coming through the door it was hard to get a good shot at that time of day... I'll have to remember to get pics in the mornings.

I am totally in love with Fingerless Gloves, this pattern anyway. I found I didn't like the original pattern so much so I changed it to make it more suitable to my tastes.

 

I am hoping to make some for gifts and to possibly sell a pair or two to someone who loves them too. I think $40 is fair for the luxurious yarn used and the time and effort involved in making them. The yarn is 55% Merino wool, 33% Microfibre, 12% Cashmere and is sumptuous.

 

I've never sold my treasures before so this is a new experience. I may post on ebay, yahoo, and or etsy. We'll see. If you are interested please email me or leave me a comment.

 

Have a lovely day!