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FO Friday

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Sometimes it works out that I have a finished object to post on FO Fridays.

My Garter Stitch bag is finished.  Strap.  Lining.  Button Loop.  Button.  Finished.

I decided not to use the leather straps as they weren’t long enough for my comfort.  So I knit an I-cord around some nylon rope.

I only made one strap because I don’t like two straps on my shoulder.  It seems like one is always falling off and I’m constantly fiddling with it.  After the strap was felted, I sewed it to the inside of the bag.

This is the outside with the strap sewn on.

And this is what it looks like on the inside.  I knit about 25 rows flat so I had a flat section to attach to the bag.  10 rows would have done the trick but I wanted to make sure it was big enough.  Better to be safe than sorry.  I sewed on the button loop, too, but I forgot to get a picture of that part.

The next step was attaching the 1 1/2 inch button.  This was something I actually had in my button stash.  The price was right at 25 cents.

Then I lined it.

With the lime green.

Because I liked it the best.

I’ll have Mr. Aitch take a picture of me with the bag so you can get a better idea of the size.  I’ll put the details on my Ravelry page, too.

Olive oil bottle sleeve

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When Mr. Aitch and I went to visit my brother and sister-in-law in New Hampshire last month, I took along some knitting.  We went on the Harley so it had to be small knitting.

That’s the knitting bag I won from Dyed in the Wool along with a pattern for a wine bottle sleeve, needles, notions bag, and yarn.

It all fitted in there quite nicely.  I knitted a wine bottle sleeve for them one evening after dinner.

And they actually use it!

My sister-in-law’s sister visited them last week and she remarked about how wonderful the wine bottle sleeve was for catching drips.  If it was a bit larger around and shorter, it would be perfect to catch the drips on a bottle of olive oil.

So I manipulated the pattern and came up with this:

It actually folds down so it’s got two layers to absorb the drips.  Plus it’s larger around.  And shorter.  And has a “fold” line knitted into it.  And the ribbing is different.  And uses less than 14 yards of sock yarn.

Do all those changes make it publishable?  As a free pattern?

Dartmouth hats

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Dartmouth College Skiway is where my brother spends his working hours.  So I decided to knit some earflap hats in Dartmouth Green for him and his wife.

Other than substituting the yarn (I can’t get Spud & Chloe yarn locally and prefer to see it in person before I buy) and eliminating the ties, I followed to pattern exactly.  Cascade 220 in Jet and Forest Green. It’s not a perffect match to Dartmouth Green but it’s close enough.   Sometimes it’s hard to find the exact school colors in yarn.  Using less than one skein of each color for both hats, I still have some yarn leftover for another small project.  Maybe matching mitts?

Mr. Aitch and I sometimes have a hard time telling the front from the back on our hats so I wove in a small piece of yellow yarn along the back crocheted edge on these.

It’s not visible on the outside and should be bright enough to see in the dark days of winter.

Hostess gifts

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Mr. Aitch and I rode the Harley to my brother’s in New Hampshire and I thought I’d post pictures of some of the gifts we are giving to our host and hostess.

These are a few of the Leafy Washcloths I knitted using these this pattern and this one.

I found these cute leaf-shaped soaps and thought they would be the perfect complement to the wash cloths.

My sister-in-law loved them!