New Knitting Basket

Two postings in a relatively short period of time for me. I'm not sure what's going on with the world, other than I'm in a holding pattern on some things and I spend a lot of time waiting and hence need mindless patterns to entertain me while watching tv...what can I say I like multi-tasking.

French Market Bag

I wasn't sure about this, but I really like it now that it's finished. And actually holds a surprisingly large amount of stuff. I think there are 4 skeins of malabrigo and 2 of summer tweed in there plus the first half of a shifting sands and the remaining part of that skein. Not sure what exactly I'm going to use the bag for. Originally, I thought it would make a good chairside knitting basket/bag. I'm contemplating using it for the farmer's market or a guest room basket to hold towels or other random things.

I realize now that it probably could have felted a little longer, but I actually don't mind it being a bit floppy and while there are a few stitches taht are visible, I'm okay with its imperfections.

Any ideas on what I should do with the remaining 1.5 skeins of cascade in the same colors? I was contemplating the felted potholders from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. We'll see.

S

S's My So Called Scarf

I've been plugging along on something like four scarves. And I finally finished one. B inspired me to try the My So Called Scarf. And I have been trying to find a scarf that would work with my new purple coat, and I haven't had much luck with it. So I found the Manos 100% wool that I thought I'd try. Unfortunately it's a lot pricklier than I want to wear. And I had some user errors. That madeit be one of my least favorite non-thought requiring project. So I put it down for a bit. I offered one of my classmates to make her a scarf as she is moving north of the Mason-Dixon line in the fall. Her oe request was that it was purple. So luckily a half done purple scarf is now a complete purple scarf ready to gift to my classmate.

S

Rusted Root part 2

This is Round 2 of the Rusted Root sweater. Used the yarn from another sweater that just wasn't the right size (the arms were too long). so I don't know how much yarn I used just less than that sweater. I'm thinking of attempting a mini version of this for a child, and hopefully use up some of the yarn I have left over.
- E

Pattern: Rusted Root, modified to take out the leaf pattern, added extra decrease under the bust, extra rows on th edging, and a short row along the back neck edge
Yarn: knitpicks Worsted Shine - silver sage
Needle: size 6 circular and a set of double pointed to pick up the edges.