Distractions

I am finding it hard to ignore this.

I'm not allowing it to stop me working on this though, and am making fairly good progress. My main dilemma is when to begin the cast off for the handles, since I have no more yarn than the ball in the picture, and since it's a hand dye, it's not easy to buy more. How do I know how much is going to be needed for the handles?

How much yarn is enough?

Happy Easter!

 

Advantages of teaching him to cook

Advantages to encouraging a son to cook

1. Steak and Kidney Pudding for supper tonight.

Need any more reasons?

Teeny Tiny Tote

Inspired by Seahorse Claire's recent knitting (OK, I confess, copying Seahorse's recent knitting - thanks Claire!) I looked up the pattern for this Teeny Tiny Tote and made it yesterday - took one ball of Noro Kureyon and an evening to knit. It's been through the washing machine cycle with two loads of towels (beware, the colour runs!) and is ready for handles and fastening. Cute, isn't it?

This was the bag before felting.

I have another ball of Noro to make one more Teeny Tiny Tote, and then I think I'm ready for the French Market Bag from knitty.com I have three balls of Manos del Uruguay in "Jungle" (dark greens and blackish browns with a flash of lime green) bought at Purl in NYC last Summer which have been saying "felt me" since then, and I think that, at last, I have courage!

This is a tulip!