ETA: Bezzie thanks, its Lambchop!!! I loved that show! I don't think my kids ever watched it either..so ignore what I said above! (we won't talk about how long ago it was that I used to watch it either!!! ;)
I feel like I've been knitting this forevah! It's the It Felt Random Bag from Cristi, that I'm dubbing the It Felt Random Bigga Bag! heh! I added a few more rows to the bottom and Cristi being the math whiz...well she
Is seeing I-cord action! Now don't get me wrong, I love some I-cording. Heck, I've even done 9-stitch I-cord. But the prospects of knitting 5 feet of it on 2 needles...well right now...um...not!...
So I did what any other sane knitter would do.....grab a 40% off coupon to your local craft store that hubby actually remembered to get a gift card there too (yay for the correct store this year!) and got myself a Wonder Knitter! This is awesome, half of what you see I made on Friday nite at our knit nite. This sure brings back memories of the spools with the nails my grandmother or mother or someone used to make! The best part is that the little side doohickey thingy holds the yarn...so all you do is move the disc to the left, yarn is ready for you to pick and flip over!
(who knew a little gadget like this could make my day!) :)
Oh yeah, so back to the lone skein of yarn. I'm on row 60, waaaaaaaaaaa!! only 68 more to go, and I doubt there is enough. Hoping our local craft store that we knit at still has some in stock. I agreed to make this bag for a fellow Knitwhit and she's been pretty patient....but I still want to be done...socks and sweaters are calling my name...cables, short row toes and heels....ahhh!
This swap package from Knitpastis arrived this weekend! She was one of the winners in my Blogiversary Contest and since I was already sending her prize, we worked out a secret swap..hehe...starts with P and 2 words later ends in E... ;)
Well as you can see, I got some of her hand-dipped pretzels (bag on the upper left...) which are no more! A really nice Angel pin (made in Maine, woot!) and some Lush samples...which BTW, I gotta get that Dream Cream! Wow, talk about softening the skin in one application with absolutely no oily feeling later! We are now talking 12 hrs later and no oily forehead!
She also knit me this beanie! Which I love! Geesh, it took like a zillion pics to get one I kinda like!Anyhoo!! I got the best news from Hubby today......he's 1 year out, and still cancer-free!! Woot!
22 comments:
LAMBCHOP!
Cute beanie! And I love the colorings on that ginormous bag!
And hooray to hubby being C free for a year!
I remember Lamb Chop's Playalong!!
Good luck with your random bag!!
Excellent news from hubby!
The bag looks great I'm sure that your pal will love it! I bet it will be huge!
I love that red and pink yarn! Lambchop must be making a comeback because my husband's stepmother bought a stuffed one for my kids and of course they had no idea who it was!
That's great news about your husband!
Lovely swap, the beanie is very cute.
I know what you mean about felted bags, the knitting just goes on and on and on and on... :-)
Hi Z!!! Cutie you!
Yay for cancer free!! whoooo hoo!!
That beanie looks so cute on you!!
Hey the purse may never end, but at least the colors are pretty!
That is such good news to hear about your husband! That one year test can be really nerve wracking so I'm sure its good to have it out of the way... and its just freaking awesome that it was good news. :)
Hope you get done with your bag soon! What a great package. Congrats to your husband on being cancer free!
I love the colours in the bag - can't wait to see it finished.
Very pretty bag and would you look at the that long I-Cord, wow. Great new gadget you got for it too.
Glad to hear you hubby is cancer free still.
You beautiful in that hat! Really cute!
AWESOME NEWS! YAY!
Dear Zonda, my computer has some unknown issues with your one! Don't know why! Do you know I had to get down on my knees so bustartd letted me put comments! Plese, tell your computer to have a talk with mine or I am gonna shoot him!
Sincelery, Sandra!
Fantastic news for Hubby and you, I'm really pleased :)
Gorgeous stuff again, I love the colours of the bag.
You remember you sent me some Knitpicks memories in S'mores? Well, DH bought me a cupcake and muffin book for Christmas and it has a recipe for S'mores in it. Now I know what they are and the yarn really is the same colours! I'll be making some to eat soon :)
Happy Knitting,
Love Ali xxx
What wonderful news! Yay for your husband and you!
Even though the bag is taking a while, I love the colors.
Fantastic news from hubby - yay!!! All the very best to him!
That bag is looking absolutely cool already - awesome colours!
Cute beanie! I'm so happy for you and your husband, that is wonderful news!
Yay for hubby's cancer-free anniversary!
Hmmm, Lush Dream Cream. Off to look into that now...
The bag looks great, love the pink! You could make the knitting itself more interesting by knitting say, 8 rows of the bag, then doing 8 rows of a sock, then 8 rows of the bag...
am i missing it somewhere? what yarn are you using for the bag? i love it...it's very valentines-y
Look here - The Song That Never Ends.
Congrats on the 1-year anniversary and...I'm sure liking that i-cord machine. :)
Congrats to your hubby! That is just so exciting :)
And what is this Dream Cream you speak of?? I have major oily problems...do tell!
Nice beanie! Looks really cute on you. Now I have to go to Lush and find Dream Cream.
Yay for cancer free! It's one of the most beautiful phrases out there.
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