Knitting Dragonflies

I've never felted a purse before, but I found out how fun it is! I used the Retro Bag by Shelly pattern , it was easy and well written. I did make it larger. I used a purse zipper, that I found at JoAnns, it is convenient. Two zips that close in the center. My next felted bag is the Kelly Bag Pattern, available in a free PDF here , from JCasa Handmade , check out her other patterns! She blogs here . I had some leftover Malabrigo yarn , and found some multicolor to match it. It looks camo here, but I didn't realize that until I started knitting. This pattern looks adorable and fast. Can't wait to see the results. Until later, check out some felted bag patterns and try one!! Here is a load of free felted patterns of all kinds, at Knittychick! May your needles fly as fast as Dragonflies.... Technorati Tags: felted bag pattern links , kelly bag knitted pattern link , knittychick , jcasa handmade knitted felted bag pattern link

I made on onto Lime N Violet's Daily Chum!! I love Lime N Violet, if you don't know them, they are a wacky, couple of rock n roll knitters, with an entire knitting empire now. You can check out their blog and podcast here. If you haven't heard one of their podcasts, it is worth a go. Loaded with lots of yarny info, and delivered in a Lucy and Ethel type comedic fashion. Warning....they are yarn enablers, after checking them out, you will be powerless to resist. Their Daily Chum is here.   Technorati Tags: limenviolet , daily chum

Five of Cups You may feel discouraged with your knitting this week. You may have many projects going and not enough time to finish them. Turn around and look at everything that you have accomplished this past year. Change your point of view, you can achieve what you desire. Don't fret over spilled milk, often comes to mind with this card. The lonely figure, draped in black (as if in sorrow) is looking at his 3 spilled cups, yet ignoring his 2 that are still standing. We simply have to look at the bridge in the background that can lead over the river to the castle to know that when we are ready there will be a way. The Tarot is a deck of cards that originated over 500 years ago in northern Italy. Although the Tarot was first used in a game called Triumphs , it was quickly adopted as a tool for divination, and popularized by occult societies such as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn . The early Tarot symbolism was deeply rooted in Medieval and Renaissance Europe. Today, the Tar