Bonnet complete
It’s not the best quality photo – but, here is the bonnet that is going to be going to Megan for her first baby. I’m done with the front, left section of the jacket that will be going with it…I really need to step on it with the knitting. The thing is, I’ve found, I knit more when I have a couch or chair to sit on rather than just my bed.
When I moved to California and left all my furniture behind in Austin, my bed became my defacto couch, chair and sleeping surface…and, interestingly, my knitting has suffered because of it.
However!! Thanks to mi novio’s wonderful talent, I now have a knitting bag extrodinare. It’s based off of his Mamacita design – a diaper bag. Strange, I know – but…Mamacita is not your typical diaper bag. It’s a glorified hobo bag. What he did for me was turned the bottle sleeves into drawstring pockets on one side (the front of my bag) and removed them all together from the other side. This way, my knitting is easily available. The drawstring pockets are slightly larger than the bottle sleeves, allowing me to comfortably carry two skeins of yarn and a project. With all the additional pockets and room, I can carry my project book/magazine and all my notions in the ‘knitting’ area – and still have the central section of the bag to be my ‘real’ purse and the back section to give me easy access to my cell, sunglasses, keys, badge for work, etc.
It is perfect because it eliminates the need to carry my tote (my old knitting bag) and my purse. It’s all in one. And, on those occassions when my knitting bag is just more than I want to haul around, he made me what I’ve been calling a “bambina” – he’s calling a “chiquita” – it’s an adorable, little bag that’s just big enough to carry my wallet, comb, lip gloss, keys and cell phone. And, best of all – it matches my knitting bag. **grins** How great is that?
So, with such a wonderful gift – I’ve been back to knitting while standing in queue and otherwise finding five minutes here or there with nothing to do with my hands. It’s getting me back on the knitting track so I can do this to my poor Loki.
