FO & Nearly FO's

I love when you finish some projects.

I have been knitting and sewing up a storm this weekend and the end result has been spectacular.

The first is "Another Bag" Completed this morning with minutes to spare for my MIL's birthday.

The lining material is the cutest Cat shots you ever did see.

The Middle is an EZ baby sweater in Mirasol Hacho looking like a matinee jacket.

The Right is another EZ baby sweater this time the Baby Surplice Jacket in Mirasol Hacho as well.

Both the EZ items will be finished tonight for gift giving tomorrow (last day in the current job).

Then I can get back to knitting for me (and Dh cause I think he wants some socks!)

Deadline Project 40th

What to get someone with absolutely everything for their 40th.

Two things have occured to me

1. A book with 100 studs and stallions of the 70's and 80's.. Remember those imported teen magazines from the US Seventeen...Tiger Beat (that could be from the UK)...Imagine pictures of Eric Estrada, David Hasselhoff, Rob Lowe (When he was very very young)...and you kinda have it...gave my work colleagues and I a great laugh.

2. Knitted Dolls (using knitted icons) - Every woman should have some Madonna, Some Marilyn, Some Audrey and Some Kate (Hepburn) in their arsenal....so how about some doll mojo!

My deadline project is to knit Madonna (At least) and Marilyn, Audrey and Kate by Saturday night for the 40th. She has everything else I tell you....

It is knitting very fast.

Other knitting news involves me making a complete Second Bag for the Bag Swap in case my rescue of bag 1 is unsuccessful. News after the mailout!!!

Random Bags

I started a random bag last friday and put it in to felt this Friday (With Christmas eve, Christmas day and Boxing day in the middle) . Woo hoo - very quick to knit with the new Knit Picks Harmony interchangeables (lovely to knit on).

It's very close to complete - just waiting for it to dry.

It's using the Spotlight Basics Harvest which felted really quickly (in less than 2 wash cycles).

It's currently drying upside down on some tissue boxes in a plastic bag. and looks an absolute treat.

Dh has offerred to put the grommets in. I have some other colours to knit this up in as well - one purples and one naturals. The original pattern calls for Cascade 220 - I would love to try this pattern in the Cascade just to see how it felts.