Side 1 done

Caron Felt-It # 0007 - Evening Mist
Dbl stranded & # 13 needles
Pattern is Felted Short Rows Purse by Shirley Heikknen

AKA :
September '06 Bag-A-Holic Pattern

Took less than 2 hours to knit

Be advised

if you are using Caron Felt-it

the colors do NOT match up if you are double stranding

there are spots they do

but by and large, they are off

IF this creates a problem for you

don't use it doubled

it will be interesting to see how they come out

or IF i have to find a different pattern

now ..which pattern to use

http://www.mimknits.com/downloads/retrowedge.pdf

or the Sept pattern on Bags

and the answer is ..

while looking for a sock pattern,

i found THIS purse pattern

http://www.mimknits.com/downloads/retrowedge.pdf

something else that is ridiculous to make

thinkin' i NEED one

http://knitlikeapirate.com/projects/tricorn.html

SIGH!!!!

i have put off FROGGING all day

i will need something to take with me tomoro when i go to the knit-together

i REALLY should take the stocking

so, i will NOW start dis-assembly

later

BABY TOYS

WHAT kid doesn't need baby toys .. i mean REALLY
Sputnik & DNA make PERFECT baby toys to play with

pattern is @ http://kimberlychapman.com/crafts/knit-patterns.html#dna

i can see the look i'll get while i am knitting these
some of the flight crew ALREADY think i'm nutz!!

i gotta make one of THESE

pattern is at

http://bleuarts.blogspot.com/2006/09/free-pattern-leia-hat.html

then i hope i get to SEE the CPT that is a Star Wars NUT!!!!

OK

i have resigned myself to the fact i hafta FROG

i don't need to be starting anything new right now

i gotta make sure the numbers work for the stocking

think i will knit them ALL plain

embellish them after felting

it will be QWIKER!!!!!

besides, i have a few ideas i want to play with

Nancy says they SHOULD work

she is ONLY a phone call away IF i need help

: p

gonna frog..

bag is drying

gotta frog -

so i can REstart it the way i WANT it to be

what i learned

sometimes, ya can't MIX yarns

it's NOT a good idea to fair-isle a name or word

IF i wanna put names on Stockings

use a separate strand for E A C H letter

OR figure a way to knit the alphabet

INTRIGUING idea

will work on it

anyways ..

if you knit in the round you get a different gauge

than you do if you knit & purl FLAT

when i Knit TURN Purl a round
to do Intarsia in Circular knitting
the gauge doesn't change THAT much
hhhhmmmmmm ... BIZARRE

anyways ..

the bag is drying

i LIKE it

want one for MOI

maybe even in Pink

i know what NOT to do for the

Munchkin Stockings

anyways ...

the 2nd stocking for the stocking swap

have decided to FROG it

NOT happy with the way it is coming out

:(

but i will like it WHEN it's done

talked to Nancy to explain what i WANT to do

she says it's doable

: )

ALMOST

Used an iron to get rid of bumps

NOW to dry completely

Ironimg the bumps out

It worked for MONK!!
What have I got to lose

POTENTIAL next bag

for oohh bag me we are doing the
http://straw.com/cpy/patterns/bags/EnglishGarden-felt.html
but we are embellishing differently

thinking of using Taos color 08: sedona OR 12: mesa (A)
and Aran 1014 Redwood (B) 1012 Copper (C) 1013 Persimmons (D) ?? (E)

and then i see the 2nd color way

http://straw.com/cpy/patterns/bags/EnglishGarden-felt2.html

anyways .. to embellish it i am thinkin'

Autumn Felted Flourishes from
http://www.mypollywogs.com/mybagatelle.html

OTOH

NOTHING has a holiday feel to it

so, i would have to use OTHER yarns

then i can embellish it with

http://www.mypollywogs.com/mbholiday.jpg

goin' to bed

bag is drying

done

13 x 9 x 3

DONE

The dye catcher & fuzz

OK

so i felted it once
the Pink Galway felted better than the purple cascade

LOVE the way the Licorice felted

i can see making another bag out of the TEAL
maybe even the smaller sheep tote

where i knit in words ..

you can see the purple behind the pink

but the YARN & NEEDLES .... i LOVE that part

will take pix & measurements when it's done knitting

gotta call the maintainance man
dishwasher doesn't drain
:(

DONE!!!!

it's 15 x 16 x 4 PRE-felting

Ready to felt

I got DUCKED!!!!!!

Can't get it back in the bag

QUACK, QUACK, QUACK .... i got DUCKED !!!!! :)

Penny sent me a Winnie the Pooh gardening ...

eeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrr

make that KNITTING bag

each of the 8 outside pockets were stuffed with a duck of some sort
the inside pockets were ALSO stuffed
as was the center of the bag

gonna take a pic so you can see how WONDERFUL Penny was ..

i am OVERWHELMED!!! at her generosity

she is right ...

the Cookies & Clods are addictive

(HECK!! even the bag warns they are addictive)

gonna knit & drink some of the Biscoti Flavored tea

5 days left

have 7 days off
so far, i slept ..
i NEEDED it

today, i run errands

will exercise, since i am not working,

i NEED to keep activity up

i am holding steady @ 175 pounds

the plan is to finish the Bag for the Exchange partner

then the 2nd Stocking for the Stocking Swap

then i NEED to clean house

haven't heard from friends
when they want to go to Nashville / Brown County

need to shorten the nails ..

mine have grown out -

gotta find a Nail Tech that does silk nails

my brother is off on vacation

wanna go see him & neices & nephews & MUNCHKINS

my weekend

had fun
Sat, flying with crew i have flown with
Kara had a trainee = Mitch
he is a BLAST
we had dinner in Atlanta together
Sun, we went to Austin
the FO had dinner with Kara & i
none of us wanted to go outside the hotel
we were too tired
back to the room
threaded beads on the yarn for the stocking
tues, i started knitting
wed i took the biaxin on an empty stomach
too early for breakfast = MISTAKE
got nauseous ... as we continued to fly

it worked it's way down

went to the PO

asked the guy behind the counter the same questions

i asked the UNHELPFUL woman on Fri

this time, i got answers

picked up a BIG box from Penny =MY Bottle Swap

luckily, got home in before the biaxin kicked up

went to bed

i suppose i SHOULD open the Bottle to see what Penny sent me

i feel like i need a nap

shouldn't

slept from about 4:40 PM yesterday till noon today

feel better

remembered to EAT first .. biaxin second

gotta shower & run errands

SnowChild

i graphed the snow child & names

i need to cast on 88

it SHOULD be enuff

will start the first later today

have 2 hours sit in Atlanta

MORE time in the next few days

should get a ways into it

leaving the bag @ home

it's HUGE

i LOVE Kinetic Art

http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=97020bc7c265f3b09251dcb272a0609b.850950&fr=yvmtf

gonna knit

the antibiotic is kicking my butt

so, since i have to stay at home

might as well knit

will let you know HOW the bag is progressing

i am having FUN with it

think i need to switch from AC to heat

SO ..

i frogged
regraphed
now i am re-knitting
i LIKE it

i really would like to finish it

altho, it won't go with me this weekend

as it is TTTTTTTTTOOOOOOOOOO big to carry in the bag

would take up TTTTTTTTTOOOOOOOOO much room

working on the snow child graph

gonna take yarn to start one this weekend

have Older Brother's Grandchild

Younger Brother's 2 3/4 Grandchildren

Friend's Daughter & Son

figured if i make one for Paige

i can whip up a matching one for her Older brother

gotta embellish MY stocking

just need to TAKE the time to do it

got tooo many things i NEED to do

rarley get enuff done when i AM home

RATZ!!!!!!!!

forgot to start the laundry

NEED to find jeans that fit

EVEN if it means buying a pair

OTOH

i am down to 175

i COULD wait a week or so

hopin' i get to go to Brown County in a few weeks

get to fly with Kara & Ellen this weekend

next weekend

i am off

mite go to Fort Wayne to see Nikki, Paige Miles

OR

i could go to Peru to see the Munchkins

hand deliver the postcards i forgot to mail

getting OFFline to get things accomplished

Headin' to the pond

DO NOT like it

i would rather FROG it

Re-graph & Re-Knit it

than to send it like this

AFTERALL

i knit it and I can't tell what it is

yarn

bought another skein of Galway for the pockets
bought a skein of Licorice ..
JUST in case

stopped in Michaels on the way back into town

they don't HAVE the Paton's Striping Classic Wool

i explained the difference between it & SWS to the clerk

she told me how to get to Hobby Lobby

found a Borders

while @ HL

found RED Lion Cool Wool for $1.56 / skein

only 3 were marked that way

i SHOULD be able to get a Stocking out of 3 skeins

that's $5.58 for a Stocking

otherwise it would have been $9.99

decided since i am making Paige a Stocking

i will make her older Brother Miles one too

i found a few things for he "Bottle Swap"
& Stocking Swap partners
gotta mail them tomoro

gonna knit

maybe nap

NAH!!

wanna finish the bag so i can start Paige's Stocking

:)

tomoro,

i gotta get my nails done

and go to the POST OFFICE

and of course

do laundry & pack

on one hand

i'm glad i am loosing weight
Blood Pressure is down

OTOH

i bought the jeans in May

they were snug

now, they are TOO big

:(

i bought them to match the jean jacket i bought

wonder IF i know anyone that can wear them

when i was eating Dannon Activa

& drinking DanActive

i didn't get sinus / allergy crap

AND my waist shrunk

guess i go back to consuming them

the bag

i decided i don't like the front pocket

will frog & re-do it

i can't tell what it is supposed to be & i am the knitter

:(

i'd rather frog than be unhappy with it

gonna knit

took the antibiotic & nose spray
not hungry
need a nap

Dr visit

BP is 122/70

Low grade temp

Not sure how much weight I lost
But they can tell

Jeans I bought in May are TOO BIG

Yup, sinus / allergy crap
Water in my ear

bummer

since i wasn't doin' the math right
i ran out of yarn
it called for BULKY
620 yd - bag with 2 end pockets
120 yds PER side pocket
BUT, since i am using worsted
i need to DOUBLE that number

:(

i used 1 skein Purple Cascade 220 for bottom
5 skeins Galway for body & front pocket
using Licorice for strap & 2 side pockets

ran out of yarn for front pocket
i got about 20 rows to go
gotta buy MORE Galway
i MITE have enuff licorice for thr 2nd end pocket
better buy a 2nd skein to be safe

i LIKE it so far

i will make another one

:)

Bag & strap done

Bag is 16 x 16 1/2 x 5 1/2

NOW for the fun part
<VBG>

Knit Bit

According to Harvard Medical School

knitting is just as effective as yoga for reducing stress

things to make ....

Hobby Lobby has a 1/2 off sale on Lion Wool
Michael's has a sale on Paton's Classic wool
too bad they don't have the striping ones
:(
but i can make this with the yarn
IF i make it on larger needles
will it be feltable
woven rug

OTOH

a good way to use Leftovers

http://www.motherbearproject.org/index.html

gonna see the leaves change

we have some of the same days off
now to schedule the time away

FIRST vacation in 2 years ..
WHO-OOOO

hhmmm

wanted to join

http://scarfexchange.blogspot.com/

but couldn't figure out how to join

it says email us - clicked it - nothing

:(

NOT that i need another project @ the moment

think i got another sinus infection

will call the doc's office after they return from lunch

it's FOURTY EIGHT degrees outside

where is the Fall

that is Winter Temp

:(

some things i NEED

yeah, like a fish needs a bicycle

http://www.mypollywogs.com/mybagatelle.html

on another site there are

http://www.woolandcompany.net

then i figured i would look to see IF the designer has a website

YUP!!

http://www.mybagatelle.com/store/index.php

hopefully, i can order EVERYthing from one sourse

:)

almost time to check my Oct sked

hopin' 2 other FA & i get some same days off

we want to go to Brown County to see the leaves change

http://www.browncountystatepark.com/

and to Nashville In

http://www.nashville-indiana.com/

FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!

had a fun weekend both on & off the plane

crew was WAY TOOOO much fun to be around

in Austin, we went to dinner

the flights were MOSTLY fun

get home to Indy & it's 60 degrees

it's cold in the house

turned on the heat 'cause my toes were cold EVEN with sox

wearin' the Jelly Bean Wavy Ribs

Cathy R's pattern

schedule for Oct comes out in 13 hours

ready to cast off on the purse

goin' to bed

i am tired after getting up @ 4:30 AM

Done for the night

Midway thru 7 of 10

Starting skein # 4

On round 63
Almost ready to do top edge

No knittin'

Yesterday, due to weather in Chicago
We were in LATE!
I was too tired to knit

Got in to Austin

a few hours ago
Crew went to dinner

www.ironworksbbq.com

GREAT FOOD!!!!!!!

Gonna knit while I watch Lifetime

Hopin' to finish bag

Gotta get up @ 5am

54 rows

Using 3rd skein
SHOULD finish the bag tonite
Tomoro I can start the FUN paet

Gotta get ready 4 work

Progress

Put pin when I started

treadmill knitting

decided,

i could knit longer IF i were knitting from 2 skeins

35 mins

knit 7 rounds

burned 126 calories

walked 0.86 miles

broke a sweat @ 10 mins

stopped to drink water

other FA came in to talk to me

24 mins

58 cal

.57 miles

will post a pic in a few of what i accomplished

goin' upstairs to chill for an hour

before i gotta get ready to fly

PROGRESS

i took the bag with me when i came down for breakfast

saw some other crew members

caught up

had a CPT as what i was making him

it's PINK

he said i could finish it for his mom

after breakfast

a few of us stayed downstairs & i knit

heading to the treadmill

will walk till i run out of yarn

will take a pic when i get back to the room to get more yarn

figure i have about 9 rounds till i need more yarn

it's OVER half done with the BORING Pink part

will probably get to the FUN stuff tomoro

25 rounds

Time for breakfast

2nd skein

1 skein is about 20 rounds
Gonna go eat breakfast, rhen some treadmill knittting

17 rounds

Gonna knit 8am

i'm MAD @ Kara & Rose ... little BRATZ!!

sometimes

food is limited

i mean

there is NO food on the planes

and Airport food ..

Come ON!!!!

anyways

when i LAST flew with Rose

she had Quaker Rice Snacks

then i fly with Kara

she has FRUIT &

MORE Quaker Rice Snacks

sorry

last i knew

the things tasted like STYROFOAM

but they BOTH bring great tasting

rice snacks with them

now i gotta get some

so i buy THREE bags

&

i bought fruit

2 types of nectarines

red pears

red grapes

Kara had some, they looked good

yesterday

i ate the caramel rice snacks ALL by myself

i am gonna take the cheddar ones with me

Kara can help me eat them

:)

the apple,

i will TRY to keep them till NEXT weekend

well

between the fruit & rice snacks

IF i get hungry on the plane

i will have something to eat

also bringing Dannon yogurt to eat & drink

and tuna salad & crackers

think i got a few granola bars

instant oatmeal & creme of wheat

get breakfast on Sun & Mon

i should be OK

but NOW,

i am addicted to the Rice Snacks

oh well ...

i COULD have bought the chocolate

So far

Gotta finish packing & go to work

bags for Nikki & Paige

OK,
IF i do the Sheep Tote for Nikki
i can do a double bottom

put foam core
OR

STIFF plastic canvas in the bottom

then

the pockets will be out of the

Cascade 220 & Disco

the bag will be knit PLAIN

just dbl stranded Cascade 220

i can add a few rounds @

the top of the bag of Disco

for Paige,

i can single strand purse

every few rounds

add the Disco

no pockets for Paige

yeah, it MITE work

after i get the Sheep Tote done

i can decide

MY bag

i decided to knit a 2nd bottom for MY bag
so,
for now,
since it is LARGE
it will have to sit @ home till i return Tues nite
then
i can finish knitting the bottom
and maybe get the S-cords knit for straps

that would be GREAT

it i can felt it before i leave next Sat

workin' on the Sheep Tote

i can see another of these in MY future

hhmmmmm

wonder IF it would qualify for Nikki & Paige

make the BIG one for Nikki

make the smaller one for Paige

will wait to see how it felts

i think Niki would like the Pockets

& Paige just needs a purse

REALLY,

how much stuff does a 2 yr old need to carry

On the side

So,

the bottom is done
Now,

it's ready for TREADMILL KNITTING
:)

I won't feel guilty about all the hours

I spend in Atlanta tomoro mornin'

IF I can treadmill

STARTING

starting the bag for the exchange

partner on TOTE EXCHANGE

got yarn

pattern

chart

this qualifies it for OH BAG ME KAL!!

started with a provisional cast on

ready to start knitting

will have plenty of knitting while i sit in Atlanta the next FOUR days

also while i sit in Austin Mon Nite

OPTIONS

i was @ LYS and a lady was hoping

when she got to Johnny Appleseed,
the lady from Michigan was there

the lady from Michigan buys thrift

store sweaters & felts them
then makes mittens out of them

sounds like something Nancy Wild would do

BUMMER, i wish i had thought to see

WHEN Johnny Appleseed was
anyways ...
the idea can be extrapilated to anything
buy a thrift store sweater
FELT it
cut it up & needle felt

OR sew it onto bags or something felted like Stockings ..

tues, maybe,
i'll go look for a sweater or 2 that can become

Snow Children for stockings
maybe find some WILD sweater that can become

the name of the Stocking Recipient ..
then i wouldn't have to knit the name in

haven't ordered the FALL bag yet ..

http://www.woolandcompany.net/detail.aspx?ID=4280

was thinkin' i MITE order the snow man

one so i can use it on the Stockings

http://www.woolandcompany.net/detail.aspx?ID=3565

it's similar to the idea i have in my head
since i have FIVE stockings to do, it mite help
OTOH
i mite TRY what i see in my head &

report back in a week or so when i have gotten somewhere ...
it figures
i get a Bright idea & then see something

similar on the internet somewhere

hhmmmmmm

knit a big block of SWS & FELT it,
then cut letters for names out of it
OR, Lion wool varigated
OR Caron Felting yarn
OR some of the neat stuff i saw @ Joann

those are better options

i could WING it and make it MORE personalized

better start getting ready for work

the bag doesn't pack itself

gotta go buy groceries

PACK the food tonite

leave the empty lunchbox by the bags

OH YEAH ..

whilst at the LYS

i was given an idea

buy a thrift store sweater

felt it

cut out designs

needlefelt to purses & stockings

i could use THIS method for putting names on the STOCKS

or

even the Snow Children

IF i can find a thin, white sweater

EXCHANGE BAG

i found a pattern to use as a guide

it's the Sheep Tote by Bev Galakas

i have PINK Galway for the main bag

gotta get a KICKER

mite use PINK DISCO around the

top to make it X-tra funky

anyways ...

after i go to the grocery

i will graph what i need

then, maybe after i pack

i will start it tonite

MAN!!!!!!!!!!!

first, they say it's NOT a good idea to eat bagged salad

NOW, they say the same thing about bagged Spinach

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/scp_v3/viewer/index.php?pid=16598&rn=49750&cl=851741&ch=61492&src=

what is left for me to eat that is easy to carry ???

what's next

zucchini

brocolli

PROBABLY headin' to Frog Pond

side 1 is done
side 2 = ran out of yarn
so i went in pursuit of more yarn

it's a different dye lot

which means ..

DIFFERENT color stretches

& color intensity

so, now i hafta decide

if i buy 6 skeins

THEORETICALLY

i can knit the 2nd side

it IS a different color

so, i may just tear it ALL out

& make something else out of it

do i want to pay $36 to MAYBE work

ITMT,

i found the vase pattern i want

i can use the SWS to make a vase

to hold knitting needels

http://bristolknits.blogspot.com

gonna finish the UFO

working on the 2nd bottom

pockets are sewn in

after i get THIS done

i will be working on my exchange bag

http://toteexchange2.blogspot.com/

i KNOW what i want to do

she wants Pink & Funky

it will qualify for

http://ohhhbagme.blogspot.com/

time to run errands

pay bills

buy yarn for STOCKS

6 skeins

Kitchen Stuff

my neice is moving

i have LOTS of various brands of Kitchen Cottons

i could knit her stuff for her kitchen

and i wouldn't have to BUY anything

:)

for my Great Niece's birthday

she is thinkin' of a PLAY Kitchen

KEWL!!!

i can knit stuff for Gracie's Kitchen as well

:)

NOT like i don't have enuff to do currently

but i LOVE making Dishcloths & Hot Pads stuff like that

HHHMMMMM .. i can use wool & felt stuff too

<VBG>

UFO

this is the Bag i started in March '06
it's TIME to finish it
i THOUGHT i started it in May

:(

it's WAY overdue for completion

this is the FRONT
it has an outline of the state of Indiana
i live in Indiana - hence the outline
with a skein of yarn & needles on the Front Exterior Pocket















this is the back & sides
used the Blue yarn from the inside of Indiana for the front pocket of the bag and just knit ..
then i got BORED, so i added stripes using leftovers from the graph

here are the INTERNAL POCKETS since no one will see them & since i had so much black & charcoal .. i gotta sew them in THEN i want to knit another bottom (i think) for stability ... i figure, it took THIS long, what is a few more hours for a STURDIER bottom ? then it will be sewn into the INSIDE of the bag ... mite leave 1 side open so that after felting, i can put some foam board inside to stiffen the bottom

WHEN the bag is assembled i will add a S-cord for the straps .. just haven't decided WHAT color the straps will be .. OR i can knit a TWISTED I-cord .. but i am thinkin' a S-Cord

i want to use the needles ( #15) & the rest of the yarn can be utilized as well

REALLY, i JUST want to resolve stuff ...

i HATE seeing UFO's after a while

STRAIGHT Knitting Needles

the knitting needles have a twisted ribbon
running thru them
each size is a different color
i don't use straight needles,
but thought they were KUTE!!!
so, i bought them
:)
NOW, they need a proper vase
i mean REALLY .. a tea cup
YUP, YUP, YUP ...
gotta knit & felt a vase

FLOWERS

finished so far flowers & vase & the patterns

QUANDRY

OK,
so WHAT to knit while i am home for 2 more days
i could work on the CURRENT bag

i could start my bag for the exchange IF i could

settle on a yarn & pattern

i could use the On Pointe

have HOT PINK Cascade 220

have a Glittery Fuzzy yarn i could add in

it's Bernat Disco

i think i have Black Cascade 220 & probably

Black DIsco if i look

AND i have a few UFO's sitting around the house

i COULD finish some of them

there IS one that is tooo big to take with me

started in MAY ?? out of Brown Sheep

i am in the HOME Stretch .. mostly I-cord & ssembly

i was making it up as i went along

there is a Daffodil & a Tulip that i started & need leaves
i am about 1/2 way thru an Iris -
will need leaf when done with the head of the Iris

IF i remember correctly,

i was gonna knit a few MORE Tulips out of all the colors of the yarn

made the Vase

the yarn is a Jo-Ann exclusive

Sensations

Bellezza Collection

Tesoro = 100% wool in soft baby colors

then i can FELT them
if i work on them, i can felt before i leave on sat
when i get home on Tues, i can re-felt IF necessary

i want to make a vase for the Knitting Needles

i bought PURLY for decorative purposes

i don't knit with Straight needles

can ya tell, i have FALL on my mnd

i LOVE, LOVE, LOVE FALL

this year IF 2 other Flight Attendants & i have the same days off

we are going to Brown County State Park & Nashville In

it will be a Mini-Vaca

gonna eat, thenknit

:)