That's pronounced "whips and fose," for those not in the knitting-know. It stands for Works-In-Progress and Finished-Objects. Of which I have some to report!
Well, granted that the FO is not the one that I'm working the hardest on, but it's still nice to have some sense of completion every so often. Anyway, I finished a string bag last night. All ends woven in and everything! Usually that's the part I hate the most (part of why I don't do much color work - so many ends!!)
Here it is:
I like it a lot. The colors are just SO BRIGHT! Just plain ol' bright cotton, but it makes grocery shopping fun! I've been playing with string bags this summer (this is my second) because I'm just so tired of the abundance of plastic bags that accumulates when I go to the grocery store. I do reuse them - trashbags, changing Joey's litter pan, etc. - but they still build up so much faster than anyone can use them. So, BYOB! (bring your own bag!)
And I did rather wing the pattern on my own, inspired by several good string bag patterns online, so I'm kinda proud of it. Nothing exciting pattern-wise, pretty much just garter stitch, but I did need some mindless knitting to balance out the big project I've got going.
The big project on the needles right now is the lacy I Do shrug from Knitty. Like the designer, I too am knitting this for my wedding (1 month from today!!!) I'm almost half-way done, too! I'll post pictures this weekend when I finish the first half and start on the second.
Well, I have to get knitting now. No more time for blogging tonight!
Well, granted that the FO is not the one that I'm working the hardest on, but it's still nice to have some sense of completion every so often. Anyway, I finished a string bag last night. All ends woven in and everything! Usually that's the part I hate the most (part of why I don't do much color work - so many ends!!)
Here it is:
I like it a lot. The colors are just SO BRIGHT! Just plain ol' bright cotton, but it makes grocery shopping fun! I've been playing with string bags this summer (this is my second) because I'm just so tired of the abundance of plastic bags that accumulates when I go to the grocery store. I do reuse them - trashbags, changing Joey's litter pan, etc. - but they still build up so much faster than anyone can use them. So, BYOB! (bring your own bag!)
And I did rather wing the pattern on my own, inspired by several good string bag patterns online, so I'm kinda proud of it. Nothing exciting pattern-wise, pretty much just garter stitch, but I did need some mindless knitting to balance out the big project I've got going.
The big project on the needles right now is the lacy I Do shrug from Knitty. Like the designer, I too am knitting this for my wedding (1 month from today!!!) I'm almost half-way done, too! I'll post pictures this weekend when I finish the first half and start on the second.
Well, I have to get knitting now. No more time for blogging tonight!
2 comments:
I love love love those colors!!! They are so me :-) It's very pretty. Great job!!
Thanks! They're some of my favorites too!
It's Lily Sugar & Cream "Summer Splash," if you're interested :)
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