it's so easy, being green*

Success!

I was able to turn my large supply of grocery sacks into:

• 1 medium-size ball of white with black & yellow trim (Macey's grocery store) 
• 1 medium-size ball of white with red trim (random no name bags, usually they say "Thank You" on them)
• 1 medium-size ball of white with blue trim (Wal-Mart)
• 1 medium size ball of white with dark green trim (Lee's Marketplace Grocery Store)
• 1 small ball of brown/tan with red trim (Smith's Grocery Store)

  Then I took those balls of yarn, and crocheted them into this messenger bag, using a "J" size hook, and a large bead for the closure. 

Obviously, I'm pleased with how it turned out.

(I mean, let's be honest.  If I wasn't pleased, it certainly wouldn't be posted here for anyone to see.)

As I was working, I decided that if the bag turned out at all, I'd put it up for sale in the etsy shop.  However, now that I'm finished, I've found that I'm quite fond of it.  So, I've decided to keep it for myself.  I think it will make an ideal farmer's market bag.  It's just the right size (since I tend to make just 1-2 purchases at the farmers market whenever I go, I don't need or want a giant bag), and having it makes me feel more environmentally conscious than I actually probably am.

In short, I'll feel like I fit in better with the Farmer's Market crowd if I have this baby over my shoulder.  What's not to like about that? 





*Actually, truth be told, it wasn't that easy. By the time you consider all the effort that it took to make the plarn, this bag probably took me as much time as 5-6 hats, a full scarf, or several headbands. But, it's all good.

Finished!

Remember the Newsboy Cap I was working on?

It's done!



To be honest, as I started work on this, I wasn't all that confident that the colors would work together very well.  Looking at it now though, I think it's kind of fun.  It's not a color combination that you see every day, and I think that's what I like most about it.

Incidentally, getting this picture was harder than you might have imagined.  It was a very windy day, and my Styrofoam head kept falling over and rolling away.  Pretty frustrating, but somehow I managed to get a few shots in between gusts.   (Here are a pair of out-takes, just to prove my point.)

Feel better about your own photography skills?

(Yeah, I thought so.)

I found my round tuit

Remember when I wrote that I was going to decorate my toddler's room with a bunch of beautiful Waldorf stars that I acquired by trading my crochet things?

Well, I did it. 

I used fishing wire, and hung the stars from different lengths around the curtain rod.  I absolutely love the effect, and now being in that room is even more of a pleasure now than it was before.

Hooray!