Bags of Fun

Thank you for the kind comments on my Chained Down socks. I took the photos, but hubby was the one who came up with the phantom feet one.

I’ve been playing with the sewing machine again to make some more project bags.

I’m much happier with these because I used some really heavy-weight interfacing which gives the bags the structure I like. I wish I’d remembered to add a little tag at each end to grab when zipping though.

I made another couple of drawstring bags too, and I think I prefer them to the box style for practicality.

I’ve had WIPs strewn all over the place since I started knitting in 2006. The irony now is that I have lots of these bags, but just one solitary WIP on the go! LOL.

My stash is slowly going down. I still have some stuff I haven’t entered into my stash page on Ravelry, but most of it is up now. I’m really proud of how well I’ve stuck to my resolve to not buy yarn.

I did buy a couple of balls of self-striping dishcloth cotton during this time, but that’s it. I can’t have spent much more than $10, if that, and I’ve knitted all but one of them already.

In the interest of full disclosure, there have been a few additions to the stash by way of contest prizes and gifts. The latest was a lovely skein of Merino Sock Yarn from YarnAddict Yarns Etsy shop for winning a Sockamania competition.

It looks as though I’ll reach my first target of knitting 7199.3 metres when this latest pair of socks is off the needles.

I came across this latest meme on Kai’s blog, and couldn’t resist having a go myself.

1. Isfahan/ Ali Qapu Palace/ Ceilings, 2. Marmite Portraits, 3. Northfield, 4. green goods to portugal, 5. Alan Hull Pipedream, 6. Red, black and green tea, 7. 199603 397A North Yorkshire, 8. Creme caramel, 9. Fish Kite, 10. Reusable plastic food cups, 11. Compulsive Cables, 12. Put a Sock In It

To create your own mosaic all you have to do is:

• type your answer to the questions below in the Flickr search box;
• use only the first page from which to pick an image; and
• copy and paste the picture URLs into Mosaic Maker.

The questions are:

1. What is your first name?
2. Favourite food?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. Favourite colour?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favourite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favourite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One word to describe you.
12. Your Flickr name.

Good fun!