Hooked On Bags

I've finished my first crochet bag...

 It's the Molly Market Bag by Iron Lamb (not a Ravelry link) in the suggested Drops Paris yarn. 

I loved making this bag - simple enough for a novice crocheter, quick (it took me but a few days and I was working round other projects and general life), and the yarn is very cost effective. The only issue I had was self created in that I don't think the bag is made to the expected measurements as I didn't check my gauge beforehan, which I also think lead to me using 4 balls of yarn rather than the listed 3.

And I say my first crochet bag because...

...I may have purchased a little bit more Drops Paris!

Scratching the start-itis itch!

 So as happens to many crafters I seem to be going through a bout of start-itis.

On top of my other WIPs I just had to start a crochet project...

This will be a Molly Market Bag by Iron Lamb, so far enjoyably simple and quick although I think I probably should have considered a gauge swatch. The reason for this start made sense, I want to make a number of these bags as gifts for Xmas so as it's currently Xmas in July in my world this seemed the ideal time to make a test run. (Yarn is Drops Paris)

This is the early days of a Musselburgh Hat by Isolda Teague. Currently I'm living in two places due to working away from home during the week. With the current warm weather I was sure I would need some suitable for outdoor knitting at the weekends and the two projects on my needles at homedidn't really lend themselves to that (heavy DK wool and white yarn) so the Musselburgh Hat made sense. I also had a quiet hour to myself to try out the Pinhole cast on (Tin Can Knits tutorial) for the crown. Cast on was so fun I might need to cast on another Musselburgh! (Yarn is dyed by Felted Fusion - Black Rainbow colourway I think)

And last night I decided I needed another at work project just because so thus started the cuff of the first of a pair of socks in beautiful limited edition yarn from Meadow Yarn.

And I don't regret a single cast on. And don't feel that I'm neglecting any of my other (4) WIPs. I might regret a second Musselburgh before I've finished the first though!

Christmas in July - The Start

 Not intentionally I seem to have a spate of Xmas projects underway and more planned. The majority are destined to be presents but the cross stitch is purely for me. It's the Mini Christmas Patchwork by the Historic Sampler Company. It's already become quite addictive, I have to rememebr that I have Xmas presents that need to be ready in the Autumn to be taken to New Zealand.

The socks, Geek socks from Knitty.com in WYS Xmas yarn, are the first Xmas present. I was hoping two at a time socks would work up quickly but these are dragging a bit.

The blue tencel yarn is destined to become a Star Shower cowl. The Drops yarn will be crochet bags, if I have time.

I'm also planning a Musselburgh hat and a pair of socks as further Xmas presents. Hopefully at least one more Xmas project will be started in July but they definitely won't be finished in July (hopefully they'll be finished by December!).