I just wanted to show you the neatest little bag I have ever found. I saw a tutorial titled "SOCK SACK" BAG. Of course, curious me just had to check this out further and here it is.
There is a new pattern out where you can knit 2 socks at a time but you need 2 separate balls of wool. This cute bag has 2 compartments, one for each ball of wool along with a centre zipper pocket to carry your knitting accessories.
There are also two strap, one on each side, to guide your wool. It is not very big and my 2 fat balls of wool fill it full. Here is what I am working on right now, a faux fair isle doll sweater. I like the doll size clothes as it doesn't take much time to rip out my many mistakes! This sweater will fit an American Girl 18" doll. I found a beautiful 18" porcelain doll at a church rummage sale so she is my model. When she has an outfit to wear, I will post a pic of her. I tried the bag to keep my 5 balls of wool I had going at one point untangled. I think it helped quite a bit but they still got twisted. I am doing the yolk now and it has raglan sleeves and a turtle neck finish. It buttons in the back so it is easy for a child to put on the doll. This one project covers quite a few techniques for me to learn. It is really fun.
I forgot to mention you can purchase the pattern on Crafty, made by Ramona Rose. She did an excellent job on the pattern instructions.
Last year I started stitching some granny square blocks. My mother-in-law crocheted my daughter a blanket in this pattern. I thought it would be nice to have a matching quilt. I got about 9 blocks made and ran out of small print fabrics. Over time, when I came across an appropriate fabric, I made a few more blocks. This week I have a total of 20 finished. This is all I am doing at this point. This is one of my kit projects for the new year while I am recovering from my 2nd hip surgery. Here are my 20 blocks..
Hope you enjoy my new projects. Have a great week everyone.
