Tote Bag

Last year at the Houston Marathon my friend Carol won a trip to Greece to compete in the Athens Marathon. How cool is that? I'm totally jealous because I've always wanted to win that drawing. But if I can't go, I can send Carol off in style. So I made her a totebag out of this year's (never worn) T-shirt, some coordinating cotton, and a few notions.

I made a similar bag once before. When I finished, I thought about how I would improve the design if I ever made one again. I decided a small tag in the seam to identify me as the "designer" was needed. (This must come from years of reading Vogue.) So I had some little tags made. I folded one in half and sewed it into the seam. Here's the front.

And here's the back.

And I put a little red heart button inside to continue the theme of the tag.

I'm happy with this. I hope Carol is too.

Cowl

This is the Thermis cowl. (Ravelry link) I used the same kind of yarn as I did for my Hawthorne scarf/shawl, Dream in Color Classy, in the same color, Gold Experience. Yes, it was a leftover skein from that project. The leather buttons are from Joann's. I love the selection there.

I hope the recipient likes this as much as I do!

Movie Star Scarf

I was looking through the book More Last-Minute Knitted Gifts and I saw this cute little scarf. It was inspired by a vision of Grace Kelly wearing a similar one, cruising through Monaco in her convertible. Hmm, I have a convertible. Maybe if I make this scarf, I'll have a life as glamorous as Grace Kelly's.

I made the scarf. My life still isn't glamorous. Maybe that's because this is a gift. I need to make another one, just for me, and maybe the good life will follow.

One end of the scarf goes through the keyhole so there's no bulky knot at the neck. The yarn is Knit Picks Gloss Lace and I used less than 100 yards.

Happy Fall

It's October. That means fall. Even the weather feels fall-like, at least in the mornings. Maybe, hopefully, in a few weeks I will be able to wear my newest creation, the Hawthorne shawl/scarf. This is another great pattern from Twist Collective by Susanna IC. (I've already made her Abrazo and Annis.)

The yarn is Dream in Color Classy. The color, Gold Experience, really says fall to me.


It's really big! It's going to be cozy, wrapped around my neck on chilly days.