Knitting project pockets

I've been meaning to make something to hold my knitting projects to replace the lovely plastic grocery bags I've been carrying them around in. And now that I know how to make pretty buttonholes on my machine I was dying to put my new skill to work.

Reading about Kojo's Spring DeStash inspired me to use some of my stash to make room for some lovely new spring fabrics.




I had some hot pink cotton left in my stash that was the perfect size to cut in half to make two 12x17 pieces. I cut the same size from the brown and white polka dot fabric I had leftover from the placemat project, stitched them wrong sides together, turned right-side out, top stitched the edges in hot pink, stitched up the sides to make a pocket (leaving a few inches for a flap,) added hot pink button holes and buttons, and voila! They are the perfect width for a skein of yarn.

Sure beats plastic grocery bags and now I can toss my project in a purse or tote without it unraveling.I might make a few longer ones to accommodate longer knitting needles too.

$2.93 of fun!

Thursday night is knitting night. I take the baby and get together with my aunt and grandmother and we four generations hang out, catch up, and do a little knitting. I am very fortunate in that I get to benefit from their knitting wisdom.

I've been working this Turkish String Bag and while I do look forward to finishing it, I need a little break because it's the same thing over and over. Also, my grandma and aunt are only in town for a few months (they're doing the snowbird thing) so I want to take advantage of their knowledge and work on a tougher project.

So, I will be attempting the Anouk pattern from Knitty.com. I think it is just adorable! It's probably a lofty goal, but I'm up for the challenge. While I think the dress, as is, is adorable, I'm going to attempt to modify it a bit to be more my style, so it will be an all grey dress and the pockets will be black with hot pink hearts. Although my little miss is only 6 months old, I'm going to make it the 18 month size because a) It may take me a year to finish and b) I think winter in South Florida is over already so she probably won't get any use out of it until next year anyway.

I had two awesome JoAnn's coupons that were about to expire, so I grabbed the baby and hustled over there on my way to knitting night and for $2.93 got a lovely set of bamboo needles and some super soft, grey yarn. Wish me luck!