Christina's finished goods
Hoo-ey do I have a lot to post today. I got some good crafting done as of late, so here' s what's up. First, the Bag O' Bags (plastic bag made from grocery bags) is completed. I am not altogether thrilled by how it warped when I tried to sew it together with fishing line, but it is a sturdy bag made all from single crochet, and I have plans to knit it in the round next time to eliminate the unsightly, buckling seams:
Okay - then, since I love bags lately, I started work on a new bag, for Steve's aunt. I'm going to try to save it to give to her at Christmas, but I'm a little in love with it and am using all of my restraint not to use it myself. It is based on the pattern for the Sophie bag (http://www.magknits.com/warm04/patterns/sophie.htm) but I made it a little bit bigger in the bottom, and made it longer in the top. I also made it a drawstring bag, because Steve's aunt liked one of these in a store we went in together. All I had to do was to bind off four stitches every twelve stitches all the way around, and then on the next round I cast the four stitches back on every twelve stitches. This made really pretty little holes. Then I just knit a long piece that was only six stitches wide, to be the drawstring. I felted them all up (this time in a pillowcase rather than free in the washer, which I really recommend for maximum washer safety!!) and ta-da, I got this!
Finally, as you all know, I entered the world of socks and loved it something silly. Cyndie sent me self-patterning sock yarn, so it looks like I'm a lot more clever than I really am. But, I just knit it up according to a really basic pattern I found online ( I lost the site, but I have the printout if anyone wants it) and found that simple worked best. Here is one of pair of socks I made for myself:
I also finished one sock from a pair Cyndie had started, but that is currently winging its way to her across this fine continent, and I forgot to take a picture before I sent it. If anyone else wants to participate in sock exchange, knit the first sock and I'll knit the second!!! Or, I'll knit the first sock and you can knit ME the second!
Also, I like sock-making so much that if you sent me yarn you liked, I'd just make you socks because I love you. So, see what you think of that!
Okay - then, since I love bags lately, I started work on a new bag, for Steve's aunt. I'm going to try to save it to give to her at Christmas, but I'm a little in love with it and am using all of my restraint not to use it myself. It is based on the pattern for the Sophie bag (http://www.magknits.com/warm04/patterns/sophie.htm) but I made it a little bit bigger in the bottom, and made it longer in the top. I also made it a drawstring bag, because Steve's aunt liked one of these in a store we went in together. All I had to do was to bind off four stitches every twelve stitches all the way around, and then on the next round I cast the four stitches back on every twelve stitches. This made really pretty little holes. Then I just knit a long piece that was only six stitches wide, to be the drawstring. I felted them all up (this time in a pillowcase rather than free in the washer, which I really recommend for maximum washer safety!!) and ta-da, I got this!
Finally, as you all know, I entered the world of socks and loved it something silly. Cyndie sent me self-patterning sock yarn, so it looks like I'm a lot more clever than I really am. But, I just knit it up according to a really basic pattern I found online ( I lost the site, but I have the printout if anyone wants it) and found that simple worked best. Here is one of pair of socks I made for myself:
I also finished one sock from a pair Cyndie had started, but that is currently winging its way to her across this fine continent, and I forgot to take a picture before I sent it. If anyone else wants to participate in sock exchange, knit the first sock and I'll knit the second!!! Or, I'll knit the first sock and you can knit ME the second!
Also, I like sock-making so much that if you sent me yarn you liked, I'd just make you socks because I love you. So, see what you think of that!
posted by Laura | 4:14 PM
2 Comments:
I love that Sophie bag! It's great to read that your felting worked out a bit better (less shrieking AND good looks? how can you go wrong?). I love the idea of your sock exchange, though I fear if we had one yours would be made out of a stapled paper sack given my knitting talent. Also, holy guacamackerel -- have you seen this new alchemy feature on etsy? I am fascinated that you can find things there that other people want to pay you make. Perhaps you could start a side sock business with your mad sock skillz? http://www.etsy.com/alchemy_home.php
See, now my sophie bag doesn't even show up for me - do you still see it? Anyone else?
-Christina
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