When we got back from our trip last week, I ended up with some bug and was down and out for a few days. I was too sick to knit so I didn’t miss my knitting notions bag until the other night when I needed my snips to cut some yarn.

I didn’t need the bag while we was away but had it in the front pocket of our suitcase. Or at least that’s where I put it before we checked our luggage.

The small zippered bag (former life as a glasses case) held my crochet hooks, yarn snips, all my stitch markers, stitch holders, yarn needles, tape measure, kitchener stitch directions and some other miscellaneous things.

I don’t remember unpacking it but that doesn’t mean that I didn’t unpack it. And if I did, I don’t know where it is or why it’s not with my other knitting things.

Please St. Anthony come around for there is something that can’t be found.

Travel knitting

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

I hope I read the TSA rules correctly because my travel knitting includes:

The Garter Stripe Bag that I just finished only in green and charcoal grey.

The Linen Stitch Scarflet: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/linen-stitch-scarflet

And a Cupcake hat from this pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cupcake-beanie-2

If I can figure out how to post via iPhone, I may check in. If not, have a great week.

FO Friday

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

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.