A Sort of FO: Fake-A-Gamo Bag

I am calling this a sort of FO since the knitting is done but not the finishing. However, I am celebrating the fact that the Fake-A-Gamo bag is FINALLY off the needles. I started knitting this in June of 2009. I had many stops and starts because the pattern was not the best. Now the designer did figure the pattern out from simply looking at pictures and put it up for free so I am not going to complain to much however, I did have to rewrite a significant portion of the pattern to make it work out correctly.

Here are the two panels. They do need to be blocked and I am hoping to bock them slightly wider since they are so long.













Here is a close up of the design. You cannot see the wrap stitches very well in the picture but that is my favorite part.













I wanted to use up all of the yarn and I think I succeeded. This is all that was left.










I was sweating out the last few rows and the bind off on the 2nd panel but it all worked out. Now I need to block, sew the panels together, make and sew the lining and find some dowels for the handles and sew them in as well. There is still quite a but of work to be done and it maybe about a month or so before it is finished but the knitting is done! Until next time ....

They're Growing On Me

I want to thank everyone for their kind comments on my Undecided Socks. I finished the first sock Wednesday night and I think they are beginning to grow on me. The sock is a little tight to get on so I will need to make sure that I knit the herringbone pattern looser on the second sock. However, I hate saggy socks and I don't think that will be an issue with these.


Today I decided to rip out my Fake-A-Gamo bag. It has been almost a year since I worked on it and I lost my notes for the pattern. So I will start over again which is ok with me. Clark decided that he wanted to help mama rip out her knitting and I just had to take his picture.

I think we have a yarn bandit on our hands. Until next time ....