This bag has been on the back burner for so long… so I decided to pick it up this morning and finish the back panel while watching Ned Kelly. (The movie is pretty good, btw)

I am working this in Red Heart TLC in Cranberry. The color in the picture is more pink than it is in real life. I decided to add a few more stiches to make the bag wider, so I accomendating that with a larger gusset. I am going to use a contrasting royal blue color for the pocket and stiches on the front. I hope to get to this soon. I also bought some remnant fabric with which I will line the bag.

Also, I was getting some complaints from the kitty department that they were not getting the attention they deserved in this blog, so I want you to meet Quincy and Rusty.

Bella really does not like the camera for some reason, but today I snapped a pretty good one of her!

Jenny, on the other hand, is very photogenic…

Work was hard today… had to say goodbye to two good friends. Both are moving away, and it happened that both of them had the same last day. So, I needed a pick-me-up. When I got home, there was a package with the beautiful Colinette Point 5. I ordered it from eBay last week! So, the yarn gave me a smile.

Wow, this stuff is beautiful. I just need to figure out what to make with it…

Well, I finished it… my first real sweater. It is WAY too big for me, the sleeves go over my hand, but I don’t care, because this is a landmark! Since it was my first sweater, I knew there were going to be mistakes… so I went cheapo on the yarn. I used LB Homespun–I don’t remember the colorway. Whatever it was, it was $2 a skein at JoAnn’s, so that was enough to make me buy it. I started out using a pattern, but then I scrapped it. I did not like where it was headed, so about 7 or 8 inches up in back, I went my own way. Does this make it my own design?

It is a nice comfy “around the house” sweater. My favorite thing about it is the improvised boatneck. I cannot believe it turned out so well.

I wanted to introduce my puppies to everyone… meet Jenny (r) and Bella (l). Bella decided to play shy and shut her eyes on every shot. This is the best one I could come up with!