Holo Hoops

I just purchased this fun novelty yarn at the yarn store yesterday, the shop has a lovely sample knit up in a simple garter stitch scarf. Just cast on 10 or 12 stitches and knit until you run out of yarn; the scarf is just perfect to wear with a blouse or even to glitz up a T-shirt. She had made hers out of a lovely wine shade. But I think this colorway (coffee break) will be very versatile with my wardrobe. I realize that it doesn't show up very well here, partly due to the glitzy holo hoops and sheen of the yarn itself. Also, I am still having computer and camera issues. I had to send my printer scanner back to Dell as I received the wrong one. Such seems to be typical in this household.
Anyway on the knitting front I am making good progress on my Dofuku Kimono. I have begun the first sleeve. It is looking lovely for sure. I can't wait to finish it.

NEW COMPUTER

Hey everyone, I got my new Dell laptop this week and I am having a hard time getting it all together. I spent several hours getting my wiresless router set up with tech support the day I got it. Last night my son tried to move my Itunes library from the old computer and somehow got a bunch of other junk from my old computer moved over and it seems that half my computer hard drive is already full. HOW COULD THAT BE????? Whoa is me. I will be having to talk to tech support again. Itunes library is not loaded either.
I have yet to even attempt to hook up the printer.
You will have to excuse my lack of photo prOn until I get this thing figured out.
I am loving the portability of it and Vista is kinda cool too. I will try for pictures next week, keeping fingers crossed I will have it all mastered by then.

Dofuku

Oh I am so excited to have started on a sweater, a real SWEATER. It is from the Knit Kimono book by Vicki Square http://interweave.com/knit/books/KnitKimono/

I think it is so beautiful. It will be a sample for the store, but I can wear it when I want and it will be mine, all mine, when she is done with it.

The book had theirs done in a golden yellow they called ginger with black trim. I am doing mine in a rusty red color with the black trim.

I am using Nature spun worsted weight wool and it is feeling lovely. The ball band calls it pomegranate but I think it is more like paprika.

Anyway, the pattern is titled "Dofuku" (short jackets worn by samurai generals over their armor on the battlefield or over kosode at home for relaxation).

I hope to have it done by the 3rd week of Oct. That is the yarn shops grand opening.

Isn't the color wonderful!

SoHo or So So

Remember the bag I was working on a week or so back? The one for the store to use as a sample? Well that original bag that I was making from the book "Bags a knitters dozen" has been frogged. Hallelujah!!!!

The pattern had so many errors and I just couldn't figure it out. I even had 2 very experienced knitters from the knitting store coaching me on that bag. Finally the shop owner, said to forget it, because if it was such a headache for me, we sure wouldn't want to encourage customers to knit it. So I chose another simple bag from the same book.

The SoHo Sling. It sure looked cute in the book, but I am just not WOW'd by this pursey/pouch. I tried to make it truly grand by giving it some great beaded fringe and a lovely vintage lining. The fabric is from my mothers fabric stash. I am pretty sure the fabric is about 40 years old and that she had a housecoat made from it when I was just a little girl ; ) Anyway the bag just doesn't hang nice if you ask me. But that may well be my old age. I think perhaps a young gal, may just love to throw it on her shoulder for a fun accent piece. It does have 3 different hanging options. I have photograghed 2 of them. The third option requires a button that a loop hooks around, it sort of makes the bag fold into a triangle. See the loop in the one photo? The handle is pulled through it for one of the looks. I have not added the button as the store owner didn't think it was necessary. I, do not like shoulder bags particularly well, so perhaps that is why I don't care for this bag. It is about 9 inches by 9 inches.

So is this a bag you would love to have or is it just "So So"?