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may 23, 2007
from socks to silk Fellow knitsmith, Dani (who is making a beautiful Lizard Ridge afghan right now), had her wedding shower this weekend! Since she is the queen of knitted gifts, I knew I had to make something for her. I remembered that she'd made the drawstring pouch from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts
I found a beautiful little skein of Artyarns Beaded Silk to use. Ooooh was it nice to work with! Sleek, soft silk and smooth glass beads. What a joy. The pattern was quick to knit up (living up to the book's title this time!) and the one skein was just enough. I filled the finished bag with Dani's favorite chocolates and voila, pretty gifty for the gifty goddess! posted by alison at 9:25 am | in
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Luscious to look at!! Wish I could feel how soft and silky it is. Beautiful and thoughtful gift. Posted by: alotta.knittin at May 23, 2007 10:07 AMWhat a lovely color green! And a wonderful idea for for a wedding shower gift. Nice work :) Posted by: Jenn at May 23, 2007 10:18 AMsuch a great idea! i might have to nab this book now, just for that bag! i know several people that could use one, and several gift-necessary occasions coming up that this would be perfect for! Posted by: robyn at May 23, 2007 10:52 AMoh how nice!!! what a thoughtful and delicious gift. Posted by: lynette at May 23, 2007 11:44 AMThat is adorable! I love it. :) Posted by: Romi at May 23, 2007 11:46 AMThat's a dual purpose project: a pretty gift and you get the fun of making it. Nice! Posted by: LaurieM at May 23, 2007 12:23 PMWhat a wonderful gift! Posted by: Jennifer at May 23, 2007 1:32 PMThat yarn is a great one for that project! Excellent idea... Posted by: Cindy at May 23, 2007 1:37 PMOMG OMG OMG...you know that only knitting work shop I did was with Laurie who is affiliated with Artyarns. A fellow Israeli knitter bought this yarn...I'm so telling on you so she can see what you can do with it :-D That looks great! Posted by: Michelle at May 23, 2007 2:19 PMThat is terrific! Would it be that much harder if I just strung beads on an appropriate yarn? Posted by: Seanna Lea at May 23, 2007 4:05 PMwhat a cute little bag! i think she'll love it. Ooh, so pretty! Love the colour. Posted by: Asaknitter at May 23, 2007 5:31 PMWonderful idea for a gift - useful and yummy!! Am going to have to buy another skein now and try it out.... Posted by: Rebecca at May 23, 2007 5:39 PMI got a copy of Charmed Knits today, and I just wanted to tell you that I am VERY impressed! Posted by: Chelsey at May 23, 2007 8:29 PMOoh, that looks so pretty! I am so going to have to move hemispheres. Or get a second job for the postage cost issue! Posted by: amanda j at May 23, 2007 9:40 PMGreat gift idea-- She'll love it! The yarn is great, I'm currently swatching with ArtYarns Regal Silk and loving it. When I first began, I had to exfoliate my hands to keep the yarn from catching on dry spots. Posted by: allie at May 23, 2007 10:17 PMAs the recipient of the sweet bag, I have to say, the yarn is really frickin cool! Thanks so much Alison - I know how sparse your knitting time is.. so I feel even more special now :) And I'll have you know that the chocolate is all gone. I was desperate last night for some chocolate and I though, "pretty shoe, I must eat you!" Posted by: Dani at May 23, 2007 11:11 PMI've made that little bag (although not with beaded silk!) and loved it! A fun little knit. Posted by: Mary at May 24, 2007 11:10 AMI'm hooked! Those bags would make wonderful Christmas gifts. I've made the bags before, but not in such gorgeous yarn. Thanks for the tip. Posted by: Katherine at May 24, 2007 12:24 PM |
a couple of times for others and thought that she deserved one for herself.