Two More Purses with Lots of Texture

These two purses complete the September birthdays. Now I must begin on the October gifts.

I love them both and so did the two ladies that received them as brithday gifts. When I finish this project I'm going to sit down and make a bunch of these purses for myself. 50 years ago when I was in high school I had a ourse for every outfit. When I got married I had a purse, hat and pair of shoes for every dress or suit I owned - well no hat for the evening gowns. Of course, there were people who had evening hats for evening gowns that were "cocktail length".

Maybe I'll get back to that era by knitting and felting a whole wardrobe of purses for myself.But first I must finish the birthdays this year.

A Wonderful New Toy

I just got a wonderful new toy - the Bond Embellish Knit, a tool for quickly making I-cord, and I just love I-cord. You can buy it at http://www.bond-america.com/products/embellish-knit.html for $14.95 plus shipping. Unfortunately, the instructions that come with the tool are terrible. I wasted almost an hour trying to make sense of the directions. Then I went to Youtube.com and found these great video instructons. I was able to make two yards of I-cord while I watched the video.

I have great plans for this little toy. Take a look at Knitting Over The Edge: Unique Ribs, Cords, Appliques, Colors, Nouveau by Nicky Epstein. There are fantastic uses for I-cord.

There's a hat in Folk Hats: 32 Knitting Patterns & Tales from Around the World (Folk Knitting series) by Vicki Square that is composed of spirals of I-cord.

Now I must return to my new toy.

Ricky's Bag

I used the same pattern for Ricky's purse that I used for Megan's. I used two strands of a varigated yarn I purchased from Knit Picks. The color I used a color called "Dune Twist". It is just a gorgeous purse. Someday I'll make one just like it for myself.

Some New Knitting Books I've Read This Month

I have read this book. I haven't actually tried the technique. When I finish making all of these purses for the women on the staff then I must complete the knitted market bags I have promised to make for the men on the staff.

Then i will try socks. For myself. Somehow making socks for my staff members just doesn't seem proper. My friend Laura took a class on knitting socks on circular needles - which is the secret to the technique in this book. She just made tons of socks for herself and her husband. Socks tend to be expensive because good sock yarn doesn't come cheap. Some day I'll do socks. It is an interesting book.



This one has some wonderful patterns for knits I will actually wear.


Ok, I admit it. This one isn't a knitting book. I love to crochet also.

Megan's Purple Purse

Megan loves all things purple. I knit this purse holding one strand of kid mohair and 2 strands of deep purple wool yarn for felting.

Work was so busy this summer. I did keep up with the birthday purses, but I failed to take pictures of them all. So I'm missing some.