Bad Blogger! Bad!

I admit it. It's not like I'm too busy to blog. I'm just too lazy. I couldn't keep up with my diary in junior high, either. I've read some blogs where the author commits to blogging a couple days a week. Could I do that? Once a week? Probably not.

I've gotten addicted to -- of all things -- knitting blogs. I've knit since I was a child, off and on. Finished a couple of sweaters, an afghan, multiple scarves, etc. Anyway, all the knitting blogs have inspired me to pick up my needles again. I've made a shawl for the office in a fan pattern with a microspun acrylic-rayon blend in a medium blue. I bought a pattern from Elann for a "Wind and Waves" shawl, and am working on two versions: one, in an autumn-hued wool worsted from Australia (from my local yarn shop) and one in blue-green tones made with TLC acrylic from Michaels. I'll be able to block the wool one to display the pattern, but think the acrylic one will not be as impressive, from a pattern standpoint. It's colorway is prettier, though.

I've also been fascinated with felted bags. I made a Booga bag out of Noro yarn, as recommended in the pattern. Blues, purples and greens, in a striped pattern. I made another with a Plymouth skein of wool in blue, gold and maroon. It works up in a cool wave pattern, that duplicates itself on the other side of the bag. It is a cool effect, but I think both bags are too small for me. I will likely end up giving them to my friends. I've also made a felted buttonhole bag, in Lion Landscape yarn, color is "Sunset" I think. I adapted the pattern to use a single-strand Landscape, and size 11 circulars. The pattern called for doubled bulky yarn, and size 15. I made the body a little longer than the pattern, and it looks like it will be PERFECT. I felted these bags last night -- the Noro took a little longer than the Plymouth or Lion. I knit another buttonhole bag in Mode Dea Cachet yarn, a wool, acrylic, and polyester blend. I have no idea if it will felt or not, but it's 75% wool, so I'm trying it. The colorway is Wink, orange-y and blue and green and grey, with gold metalic. It's really quite interesting. I'll post pictures when I get them developed -- no digital for me.