Ahoy!

My newly minted 6 year old had a backyard pirate/treasure hunt for her birthday this year. And holy cow was that ever a lot of work. These things tend to start out simple (“oh, we’ll just have a few girls in the back yard for a party...”) and then I just can’t stop myself from going a little nuts. The thing is this: I see something – invitations, games, party favors – and say to myself I can make that. Famous last words!

Summer Knit Bag.

Whew! My camera surfaced a week or so ago, and I have lots of things to post. I finished this bag quite awhile ago – I remember that I worked on it while my husband and I were on vacation in FLA last January. Sunny yellow... just like the Florida sunshine! This pattern was from the book One Ball Knits Purses. The bag itself was easy to knit, but I needed a lot of help figuring out the pattern, specifically the texture stitch on the sides (the site knittinghelp.com was very helpful). Also, since the instructions were vague, I pretty much made up how to make the lining, but I really learned a lot on this little project.

This was one of the few projects that turned out exactly how I wanted it to, and I’ve got to say, I love it.