Startitis

After getting home from Stitches, I came down with a big case of startitis. I was over-inspired, and wanted to play with everything in my stash, all at once. So, after calming myself down I chose this BFL roving from Miss Babs. The colors almost glow.

Here's how it looks on the bobbin.

It's only four ounces and I thought that I better come up with a plan to stretch the roving a little further. Here's what I ended up doing: I dyed up four ounces of Corriedale pencil roving in a coordinating celery green. I think the two yarns plied together will work up nicely and give me enough yarn to complete a somewhat larger project. I hope this works.

The startitis crossed over to other genres, too. I went to the fabric store and picked up some canvas.

I am trying to duplicate my tote bag in some prettier fabrics. Out came the pattern paper, metal drafting rulers, and after a couple of false starts I think I figured out how to piece this bag together. The inside is lined in olive green (actually fused with some stuff called 'Wonder Under' ) because the floral fabric is a little on the flimsy side. I still need to add a front outer and an inner zippered pocket. I can't wait to put this whole thing together. Wish me luck, I don't get excited about sewing too often.