I took my good friend Mary Ann to visit a local yarn shop today. She's a fairly new knitter and has made many wonderfully creative scarves and purses. Anyways, she had never visited the shop and me, being an ambassador for the art of knitting, took her for a visit. Well guess what happened? She got a lot of good ideas and because she's more disciplined than I am she didn't buy any yarn. Wants to wait until she finishes her other projects. Imagine that!
I, on the other hand, walked out with 14 skeins of yarn and a pattern for the Bucket Bag by Two Old Bags. I picked up six of Ironstone Yarns Colorchanges in Ocean (color 135) and will run it with Lamb's Pride Worsted in Iced Jade - bought three of these. This bag starts out at the bottom, with DPNs. Since you may know that I can't stand to be around DPNs my good friend Lee (the queen of charity knitting) is going to start it for me. When she gets to the point where a circular will work I'll take it from there. It's great to have talented friends! I've heard that this is a pretty popular pattern - have any of you done it? Or know anyone that has? I want to make a Bucket Bag Album here on my site with pictures of it done in different yarns. Send me a picture or two by email and I'll include it. If anyone in my area wants to do a knit a long let me know - it would be fun.
Next post I'll show the absolutely gorgeous Alp Premier yarn by Feza I also got on the trip. Let me knit up a swatch or two first.
Pam, we're thinging of making one of those scrap yarn blankets for the linus project. Do you remember how many stitches you used?
Posted by: Laura | August 07, 2007 at 11:59 AM
My bag is done - and Lee's bag is too. Will post with pix in a couple of days. Let me know when yours is ready to add to the gallery.
Posted by: Annie (Pam) | June 05, 2007 at 09:31 AM
How's the bag coming along? Please post a photo. I'm almost done. Sewing my blue sweater today and I started my lacey cardigan out of Touche'...I love it!
Posted by: Kelle | June 05, 2007 at 07:50 AM
That's great! What yarn and colors will you be using?
Posted by: Annie (Pam) | May 18, 2007 at 08:27 PM
I'm in on the "bucket bag". Have the pattern and yarn so I'll be casting on this weekend.
Posted by: Kelle | May 18, 2007 at 12:08 PM