And a happy mid-week mornin’ to you all. I have a yarn sale to check out this morning and an appointment with my hairdresser this afternoon - what more could you ask from a Wednesday? Which is why, in case you were wondering, I’m so offensively perky today :)
An attempted tie
I did decide to attempt a tie with the sock yarn. I looked at the Interweave Knits patterns but wound up striking out on my own anyway. I was delighted to observe the pattern emerge in an entirely different way than it would for socks (over 9 sts on size 2 (US) needles). I encouraged the pattern tactilely as well by doing simple, smooth stockinette on the “tweedy” parts and seed stitch on the solids. I’m not sure where this is going exactly, but it’s an interesting experiment and I’m going to pursue it for a while, anyway. I do need to borrow a tie from Dad so I can see where to start increasing and how long to make the thing overall. No, he wouldn’t be interested in it - it has purple! Heheh…
Little bag
I don’t seem to be able to stop experimenting with and making little bags. This began with the idea of a short-row circle. And then I remembered the clever circular dish-cloth patterns at the Dishcloth Boutique. This pattern makes 6 short row wedges for a circular cloth; I made 5 wedges and sewed it up. The tassel is a bit large and it still needs a cord but I’m quite happy with the way it turned out. It will be perfect for something small and pretty :)
There was a surprise package Monday afternoon from sweet Bron containing wonderful cinnamon sachet (my whole kitchen smells like cookies!!) and a lovely card and this:
Tarot bag
She made this especially for my tarot deck and it’s an absolutely perfect fit . It is so beautiful, and was such a thoughtful Yule/Christmas gift that, of course, I shed tears when I opened the package. Thank you Bron, for the gift and the time you shared making it.
And that’s all for today folks. I have to jump in the shower so I can get down to the mill shop for the sale (gotta be as early as possible!) and thence up north to get my locks trimmed. Hope your days are fun and peaceful :)
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Hope you find some yummy yarn! I’m planning a perky day myself - a little knitting, a little crocheting, and “I, Robot” on the DVD player. I’ve heard it’s a fun romp - I definitely need to see for myself. 
Wow, I love the little bag you made, kinda looks like a little fan. And the tarot bag is so very pretty. You card will be very happy in it, I’m sure. Have fun today!
~DAWN
what a pretty bag for the new tarot deck- i think bron is notorious for being kind and talented and thoughtful-
your christmas ‘containers’ are interesting and the lucky recipients will be doubly gifted- i say give your dad the purple tie and enjoy the fallout!
christmas projects here took a sudden halt as the 1-year-old *needed* this for yet another picture with the old whiskered gent (no, not leo) who is due to visit her on christmas eve- well, her mom thought she needed it- think red trimmed around the hood with white angora-
http://www.coatsandclark.com/fun_and_free/yarn/lt1431.htm
yarn sale? bah, humbug- envy rears its ugly head-
stay happy-
Bron - Cool! I’m curious about that film and I like Will Smith. Aside of the fact that it uses Asimov’s concepts (but not Asimov’s story) I heard it was pretty good :)
Dawn - If you think the tarot bag is pretty in the picture, you should see it in person :) I can feel the cards amiling all the way across the room!
Barb - The poncho is very, very cute but did you need more to do right now? My LYS is moving after CHristmas and they’re trying to cut down of some of the things they’ll have to tote to the new location which is even closer to me!
