A great little bag

And I don't mean ME!

I had a piece of heavy blue cotton left from our IKEA curtains of many years ago that was just crying out to be used. Then I came across a great sale and this cute fabric and voila! Two handles slipped in between the lining and the outside, a patch pocket to show off some of the inner fabric (though it's not big enough to hold anything of much consequence!) and there you have it. The magnetic snap closure I bought for it was far too heavy-duty for the light lining, so it remains open...I double-dog dare a pick-pocket to rifle it! Perhaps as I become braver, or better at sewing, some inner pockets will develop. For now, though, this is it!




It carried the crochet project to and from Kamloops along with a book, a camera, children's Gravol and some gum...there was still room for more!

First hat!

So, I've done it (and done it 3 more times since!)...

A crocheted hat and it was SO easy!!

I got this great pattern from http://crochetme.com/cranium and I have been trying to figure out my head size ever since.

The tension, hook size and type of material all, not surprisingly, affect the size of the finished product - imagine that!

At any rate, it was good fun and a great way to keep me from nibbling snacks in the evening. I do like to start and finish a project all in one day, however, so it was a couple of cross-eyed hours later that I came out with this!

A slightly longer blue version was created on the drive to Kamloops this Easter weekend. Again, necessity is the mother of invention and crocheting requires me to keep my eyes DOWN instead of on the snowy roads. I think Mike should be eternally grateful, don't you??