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in walked the lady with the silly felted purse

I knit the Sophie purse. It took a while because when I got the big hank of Cascade Quatro yarn, I went to put it into a ball and it all went horribly, horribly wrong. I ended up with a giant tangle that even the cat didn't want to get involved with. It took me two evenings to untangle it all. Sigh.

Anyway, the bag knit up pretty quickly, and I felted it at Ryan's last night. This is actually my second felted bag. From the first one (the Booga Bag), I learned that when the instructions say to put the bag in a pillowcase, one should listen. Or else one will be stuck having to explain to one's best friend that the inside of her washer has been lint-bombed. So believe the pillowcase. The pillowcase also protects the bag should you throw in something (for weight, to increase the agitation for the felting) which is also a lint-producer, like a new bathmat. The reason there is no photo of the first bag is that I still have to pick all the white lint off it. Me = not so clever.

I have the pattern for the Madeline Bag by the same designer, and will probably be attempting that one soon. I have another three skeins of kureyon to do another Booga on my trip. I'm very happy that I can take knitting on the plane. I have bamboo circular needles, which look very non-threatening. I recently ordered a copy of Monkeysuits from Amazon, which will hopefully be here when I get back from Knoxville, so I can knit something for BabyK the Fairy Godchild. I figure my first sweater should be baby size so that if I screw it up I don't have to tear out as much.

I'm getting on a plane tomorrow to see my parents and try to help out with my grandparents. My grandmother is still alive, she's out of the hospital and into a nursing home. I'm bringing Wedding: The Roadshow with me. I have photos, the video, some monkey brides and cocktail monkeys, my headpiece (so that I can wear it while presenting), and some of the ceiling decorations. I wish Dennis could be there, too, but it's probably best that I'm going alone and can just roll up my sleeves and get to work. Or drag my mom to every yarn store in Knoxville.
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