A felted bag, made entirely from hand-spun, some of those 30-50 gram skeins that were many of my Tweed Chronicle samples over the last two years ( and it is actually a very vague and rough “sketch” of an upcoming design I’ve been thinking about.) This one will spend a couple of days underneath a tree before belonging to someone dear to me. Oh, and this is my last knitted thing I made for gifts this Christmas, and yet, there is more making to be done!
The term ‘maker’ is a new buzzword, and I’m hearing the word everywhere in reference to a person who is involved with crafting or artisan work of any kind. Admittedly I am one of those completely manic sort. I decided that although I have some new ideas surfacing for the new year with knitting, I really do need to take a break on it for a short while , so that I can start working on some things I have wanting to for a very long time. So with renewed vigor, I begin making a new kind of mess . . .
. . . a mess which I hope there will be more making photos & posts of in the holidazed hours ahead. I expect there may be a flurry of such Making posts, for indeed I have gotten bit by the making bug!
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To Makers All, I am sincerely hoping you are enjoying yourself immensely, because the glee really begins when something is ready for a finish photo and wrapping, then its time to make merry! And if you’ll excuse me, I am off to Calistoga to meet my nieces for a giving of their (uh oh, too late for Autumn) … um .. Winter sweaters with a photo shoot!
Jenjoyce Design 
That little bag is a beautifully muted wonder!
Just gorgeous.
And yes, how hard it is to break the drive of “making” in order to play and learn with something else.
I have a list in my head, like a set of rail tracks, that will not let me detour into other areas.
But I am going to make time.
To you, your man, Emma, your family and this blog family thank you all for making my life richer.
Merry Xmas.
Cheers
Karin
Aw Karin! And the gratitude is completely , well & fully reciprocated, for your enduring support , through alllll the tweed blendings (I do recall your first comment back in my first blendings too), and well, just your artful , insightful, always positive encouraging words peppered throughout!. Merriest to you my dear! ~~~ xx
Aw thank you honey!
This online world you have created means so much to me.
In a life that no longer truely makes any sense your words and your thoughts and our shared love of these make a raft on which I find refuge.
Thank you.
The person that receives your beautiful felted bag is very lucky indeed. The wee pile of fabric scraps is quite intriguing. I look forward to seeing what you have been making.
Have a lovely time with your nieces in Calistoga.
Merry Christmas Jen and family as well as to all the blog followers.
Wendy, you have yourself a lovely time this Christmas! Thank you for being you ~~ xx
Love the bag! I have intentions of creating something along those lines for my Christmas iPad (it’s what happens when an IT geek marries a knitter, right?) and I so hear you about making! So much going on in my head around things I want to create!
Sarah, that’s fabulous — make a felted bag! So A. is an IT Geek… well how handy to have one of those around, any day of the week!!! 😉
I think I will! I have some lovely Bartlett yarn that I know will felt nicely. 😉
Yes, A is an IT geek, and very handy to have around! She is more into training at this point in her career, but she has forgotten more about computers than I will ever know. And even better, she likes to do woodworking projects in her “spare” time. Also very handy to have around!