New bag

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

My fellow blogger, Salpal1, made some curtains and I commented on the travel theme. Mr. Aitch and I just got a new GPS and I thought a travel-themed fabric would be great to sew up a case for it. So Salpal sent me some of her leftover fabric.

I loved the names of the states but wait…

…no West Virginia!

That just can’t be.

So using fabric markers and some rubber stamps, I altered the one side (sorry Oklahoma) to get at least one West (by God) Virginia on the cover.

I measured the size of the GPS and added an inch to each side so it would be easier to get in and out, added a zipper, lining, doubled the fusible batting for protection and called it done.The back…

The inside…Then I decided to make another cover/case for the window attachment and cord and have it large enough so everything would fit inside for when we want to remove it all from the car and keep everything all together. I adapted the size of this pattern and made it a bit smaller. I didn’t have enough of the Route 66 Fabric so I pieced together some complementary fabric to make it large enough.

Side A.

Side B.

Um, one side.

Inside with just the attachments.

All included.Ready to go.

Thank you, Salpal, for the fabric scraps. I love it and had fun making it.

The kindness of friends

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

I finished the Kindness shawl for my BFF and she should have it in her possession by now.

Before blocking…

During blocking…

Only three yards of yarn left after an extra repeat of the Horseshoe lace…

Final views…

Details on my Ravelry page.

Nice pattern

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

Wrong yarn.

I love the leafy border on the Ka’ana shawl/wrap. But the yarn is all wrong for this wrap.

The color is wrong…for me. Not a fan of pastels.

The actual weight of the yarn is just too heavy. It’s a dk weight but it’s cotton. And cotton can be heavy.

I’ll let you know if I use it this summer on cool evenings. If I don’t…

PS – I DID win at yarn chicken!!

I didn’t win at yarn chicken

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

I didn’t win but at least I figured it out before I got too far into the lace motif. The Kindness shawl is off the needles and blocked. I had 48 inches of yarn left after I did one row of the lace motif and an extra row of knitting.