The Purple Placenta

This is what I got done for my craft a day september (cads) work today. It's almost half a side of a purse.

I was given some Lion Suede and I hoped I'd have enough for this round crocheted purse project for a Christmas gift. The purse isn't bad looking in the pictures, but it's flowery and girly and not really my style.

I crocheted it up...and realized it looks less than attractive. I have to go buy more yarn now to finish this monstrosity.

Bets on whether it's doomed to be a craft fail? I'm leaning towards yes, but then I never liked frilly flowery crocheted things anyway.

Dear Lion Brand: This is not your fault. I firmly blame Ravelry for this nonsense.

Drowning in yarn

First off, I've worked on and finished a bunch of things...



The cabled mug cozy from knit picks is done. Finished it at work.



Unfortunately, though I'm a coffee hound, I have no use for a cabled mug cozy...so I upcycled it by wrapping it around a box and turning it into a post it notes holder...which I desperately needed.



Since I'm obviously an organization junkie, I also finished felting this knitted basket (pattern at ravelry), and now it's holding all my sock yarn. It's not round because I have a giant book stuck in it.



I've made some progress on the design for Smac. I have to rip out some stitches, but I'm further ahead now than I was in this picture. Still hoping to make my deadline.



My grandma came over today with ALL OF THIS. I don't even know what I'm going to do with it all yet. I still haven't cataloged it. What a stash, though.



Much of it will be going into my secondary stash of yarn for granny squares for my charity of choice, Heartmade Blessings.



She liked this yarn so I'm making her a lace scarf. I hope she'll like it.



We headed to Hobby Lobby where I picked up some free patterns and a measuring tape. Then I went to Michael's and picked up something interesting...



This appears to be a kumihimo wheel, packaged as a kid's craft. I'm going to try it with the packaged gimp and then switch to cords to see if it will work. It was on clearance for $2.99 and you can't beat a deal like that.

I'm going to be running like crazy tomorrow, but hopefully I'll have time to work on the design for Smac some more. I'm really enjoying tearing through these projects, but I have so many to go. It's how I like things, but I don't think I could put this much on myself if I didn't finish projects as often as I do. I need that sense of accomplishment.

I also put those mini cakes up on Etsy here if anyone wants them, and I'm getting ready to put up some vintage fabric.

SO BUSY

I have been so busy doing this and that, I haven't had hardly a chance to update here.

Here are some things I've been working on:



Finished this in like 2 hours. Ravelry likes to get me in trouble with funny patterns. This is supposed to be a knitted condom, but the striping in the yarn made it look like a tiny fruit hat.

I rarely have time to knit or crochet, but you can't go wrong with yet another organizer when you have this many projects going around. Ravelry inspired me with a knitting basket, which is felted.



That's how far I've gotten on it. I'm not done because I'm spinning the yarn myself.

In other news...



This is the start of a custom order. It's a hardanger design. Did the pattern myself and I'm debating posting it here for those that would like to do it. I'll be posting more pictures as time goes on. I'm using valdani perle cotton #12 with 28 count quaker fabric.

Anyone interested in a free hardanger pattern?