Mrs. O Strikes Again

She's back, Mrs. O, that is. With a vengeance. Check out this bag she knit and felted for me (I mean, for herself). I keep trying to test drive it for her, but she won't let me.

Here it is unfelted, with a Dansko for scale.


Holy Huge Bag

And felted, with the same Dansko.


It really works!

And an upright view:




Isn't the button cute? As you may recall, Mrs. O is a stickler for cute buttons. She got the button at Needleworks, Inc., in Champaign, IL. This place is awesome. It's huge, and they have a pretty comprehensive selection of pretty much everything. I spent an overwhelmed afternoon there a few weeks ago.

Here are Mrs. O's stats for this project:
Pattern - From a pamphlet put out by "Two Old Bags" Pattern
name was: 'Felted Tote Bag' Pattern has a modification for a
tote bag vs. a purse -- I did the purse since it was a little
shorter -- but I previously did the tote bag which was taller.
Yarn - MANOS del URUGUAY
Needles - #10.5 24" long circular and size 10.5 double pointed
for the straps.

She's already well on her way to finishing a new, great project. She's making the Classic Christmas Stocking from Holiday Knits by Allison Isaacs and Sarah Lucas. I think it will be done by the end of the weekend, after catching up on a few old "Little House on the Prairie" episodes. It's Mrs. O's secret vice.

They left out hot, and smart...

Your Birthdate: May 27

You are a spiritual soul - a person who tries to find meaning in everything. You spend a good amount of time meditating, trying to figure out life. Helping others is also important to you. You enjoy social activities with that goal. You are very generous and giving. Yet you expect very little in return. Your strength: Getting along with anyone and everyone Your weakness: Needing a good amount of downtime to recharge Your power color: Cobalt blue Your power symbol: Dove Your power month: September

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Bad Blogger

I'm back! I've been knitting like crazy, but progress has been slow. I finally decided to throw in a progress shot instead of holding out until this is actually done. I'm knitting Shedir from the Knitty Breast Cancer Special Issue (.pdf) for a friend of the family. I am using Rowan Calmer, in the color Calmer that I ordered from Angel Yarns. I also ordered a ball of Peacock, Joy, and Drift, so I will probably make a few hats in different (not as complicated) patterns also. I do really love this pattern, but much attention must be paid. Cabling without a cable needle is a lifesaver on this one. I also had to cast on four times in order to get guage. Everyone else seems to get it on US 3 Addis, but I am doing it on 1s. I don't knit particularly tightly; maybe it's the elasticity. I had to go way down in needle sizes for my Ribbed Shrug out of Paton's Katrina too.


Shedir

I'm also, of course, doing the "Will I run out of yarn?!?" panic that everyone has done. I'm feeling better after getting into the decreasing, but time will tell. I still have 20 pattern rows left! Hopefully I'll have an FO to show tomorrow.