Here are just a few random photos and comments of the day:
Notice how Riley and Lewey’s facial markings are similar!
My newest knitting bag. Go here to get your very own. This one is the Carpetbagger Briefcase/Purse, measuring 12″ by 17″ by 5″, and it’s plenty big, but not too big. They have a larger one which is much more expensive, and would be a little too large to actually carry around.
I spliced in the final ball of the Icelandic lace shawl. Now that the end is in sight, it’s starting to get fun again. I hardly want to put it down.
I love this stuff for lace knitting. Put a little on your hands, rub it around, and that pesky sticky yarn just glides through. Real unscented talc, not that fake stuff; you can get it here.
Wintergrass starts tonight. We have festival passes for the whole weekend, so I’m just ecstatic. John, not so much, though he humors me. We’ve finally come to a solution. I show up Thursday night at the beginning, and don’t miss a note until Sunday evening. He comes and goes as he pleases, and we’re both happy.
While you’re here, check out “What I Am Listening To Now” on the sidebar. There are some of my current favorite bluegrass artists over there.
Now, to go get the knitting ready. I think the Cobblestone sweater will be perfect: miles and miles of stockinette in the round. That Icelandic stole won’t be in the bluegrass knitting queue, though. I’m not a complete idiot.
Lorette, I bought one of the Carpetbaggers carpetbags about 15+ years ago and it still looks like new. I call it my “Mary Poppins bag” and use it as a carry-on when I travel. I love it, and they wear great. I also more recently (~2 years ago) bought one of his purse-sized ones (he calls them purses!) to use as a small knitting bag. You just can’t beat them. Yours looks great.
I love your new knitting bag – it looks perfect! I’d never heard of using talc before, I’ll have to remember that. :0)
Dang, the talc powder is such a great idea. Why didn’t I ever think of that? Sometimes my hands get sweaty and I have to stop knitting which annoys me to no end, especially because there never seems to be much of a reason.
That is so cute the pups faces matching so well, they were meant to be brothers.
Hello Lorette – I’ve stopped here a couple of times and enjoy your blog – thought I’d come out of lurk to say hello. I’m a Corgie fan, and love the lace!
love that bag!!
The pictures of Lewey and Riley are so cute, I hope they are friends by now.
Love that bag – if I weren’t such a cheapskate, I’d get myself one …
Enjoy the music festival, that sounds like a lot of fun!
Have a great time, she says from the couch.
Neat bag! Have fun these next few days!! 🙂
I keep wondering if someone will ever make the ideal knitting bag. I need one with enough space for the laptop and odds and ends plus the knitting. But I am only 5 ft tall so that is a problem for large bags.
LUV your new knitting bag!!
That bag is awesome!
Nice splice. Now gotta go check out that bag!