rainbow on pointe bag

Yet another felted bag, out of the leftover boku yarn from the last basketweave bag. I can't decide if I like this one or the grey and white one better.

Of course, I still have to sew on the strap.

While I'm on the topic of this: (really I don't know what topic I'm on, I just like this) and I don't understand how so many people can look at what we as artists do and ask why we do it by hand, why not have a machine do it....

"Useful and ornamental needlework, knitting, and netting are capable of being made, not only sources of personal gratification, but of high moral benefit, and the means of developing in surpassing loveliness and grace, some of the highest and noblest feelings of the soul." ~Author unknown, from The Ladies' Work Table Book, 1845

Because, as of yet, a machine cannot feel grace.

shhhh...it's a secret

So, I feel as if I am secretly knitting.

That's got to be bad.

I know that all my lists are done.

I know that all the things that need to be done, will be done tomorrow, via delegation.

I know that I don't need to be at the theatre tonight.

I know that others are there, and are probably going to hold it over my head that I am not there.

I know that I don't have to be there.

I know that.

I still feel as though this has been a secret knitting project. It started out to be a mindless project which would be worked on during tech rehearsals, and don't get me wrong, it still will be, however I have found more time on my hands at home where I don't have anything else to do. I have cleaned, and rearranged, and cleaned again, looked for more important projects, cleaned up after the "searching tyrade", and even made bread.

But, here's this project; one side almost completed.

Maybe it's because I have knit over half of it sitting by a fire. And maybe I feel a little guilty because my colleagues are sitting in a theatre, programming lights, while my costumes are sitting all ready on a rack.

Well, almost ready. There's still a few things that need to be bought. But that can happen tomorrow, also known as a day of the work week. Enpointofacto, those things are: 2 pairs of black pants, 4 pairs of shoes, 2 pairs of slippers, 6 chef hats, 1 visor, 1 pocket protector, 1 twinset, driving gloves, and an old lady (not the lady, just her clothes).

Still, I feel like I'm forgetting something. If you know what it is, let me know. There's probably a whole scene that I've never seen (hahah that rhymes) that has a 1000 costumes in it--that's it.

Anyway, here's the second version of the on pointe handbag, being knit by the fire. It's knit out of the left over boku yarn from the last basketweave handbag. I don't know if I'll have enough. I guess it won't kill me to make another order from Patternworks. Oh darn.

On pointe handbag finished!

I just finished sewing this together at dress rehearsal last night (in the dark). And then this morning I put it through the washer twice. And as with the one before - a really really great hat!
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On pointe handbag

So this is the next "I'm bored, so what can I start knitting now?" project. Mom sent me this yarn-I do believe that it is Romney/Rambouillet, natural coloured from our farm. She Navajo plied (plyed) it so it is about worsted weight. This pattern is from the same book as the basket weave bag. It is called On Pointe Bag.
This piece is called a 99 row block. I'll make two of these and then knit a gusset the length of two sides. That gusset will then be sewn to the two mitred blocks from corner to opposite corner.

And, also I'm including the newest member of my family-Billie-and she's already got this yarn thing figured out.

P.S. Transliteration finished.
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