A few FO's to report. Last time Matt and I went to Disney we took some of these cinched backpack thingiedoos we got free from a Magee Birthday Party day at Kennywood. We really liked the construction and usefulness of them but they were a wretched neon green and had ads all over. So off we went to Joann lst weekend and picked up some fabric to make new ones. Here is the one I made for Matt with the fabric he picked out:



I am quite happy with how this turned out. I lined the inside with some black apparel lining fabric, so the bag is opaque and all nice and finished inside. It only takes about an hour to sew this up, but it took awhile for me to figure out just how I wanted to do it. In fact, if I was redoing it now I think I would do it a little differently, but I am pretty darn happy with how it came out. I added the eyelets at the bottom and did the straps with my magicord machine with light acrylic yarn from my stash (the red was some stuff I'd gotten cheap from Herrschners).

Here is the one I made for myself:



I love the glittery purple fabric, and I used some light purple baby yarn I had left over for the straps. So of course they have a little bit of shimmer to them. This one is lined also, in light pink apparel lining.

Here is a little baby sweater/jacket I knit. I got this from the "minnies" book, but used 2 different fuzzy fabrics to make it more Coatlike. I used Lion Boucle for the main and some Cha Cha or somesuch for the trim. Here is how it finished up:



I got most of this yarn for a buck or less per ball, deeply clearanced. However, I did run out of the Boucle on the hood and had to buy a ball. I didn't find it at joann's anymore in this color and was worried I would have to order it online at full price plus shipping. But I finally found it at michael's and bought it with a 40% off coupon. I let my boyfriend pick out the buttons, having only shown him the sweater and given him the direction "I need 3 buttons, all on one card, between 3/4 and 1 inch in size." He picked out these coppery ones, and while I wasn't happy with the choice felt I had to go with it since I had told him I would. Well, I love how they look:



That's all for now. I did finish a Seraphina shawl but haven't yet blocked it. My mom has been painting her bedroom t his weekend so extra space is nonexistant. Also she got a Wii so what space we have is occupied by that ;)

I know I've been remiss in posting. I keep meaning to, but life gets busy. Most weekends I travel to PA and other ones I'm just tired I guess. This weekend is home so maybe I will take some pics and post them.

In other news, I've booked another trip to disney! This one for 8 nights, sept 9-17. Right now they have a free dining deal going on so we get to each out at a sitdown restaurant once per day, a counter service meal once per day, and a snack once per day. But we don't have to actually dole them out that way, so some days we will sit down twice in a day and such. We have them all booked already. Hey at a normal cost of $80 a day for 2 ppl, we save like $640 right there. Plus it's cheap hotel rate time, we get a cheaper rate flying out of pittsburgh, so that after we buy the hotel, get free dining, 8 day park passes with adding on waterparks, and buy vacation insurance since it's hurricane season, it's still under $900 a person! Woooo! We can't wait! (Oh yeah, my boyfriend is going too... and is as excited as I am)

I am home this weekend and managed to finish up a couple of projects. First up, the purple ripple afghan made out of TLC Amore in Purple and some random Boucle that I got from Marie:



I also worked up a pair of the Dashing Glovelets from Knitty. I used Woolease and the recommended needle size. I plan on giving these to my boyfriend at some point:



...or keeping them. Cause I really really like them and I love the color. We'll see.

After finishing those up I started 3 new projects: 2 baby sweaters and a Seraphina shawl. I'd tried making this before but had followed the instructions a little too literally. The written out instructions aren't the best but I used the picture to aid me in deciphering them and now everything is working out swell. And as far as starting two baby sweaters... my excuse is that I started on one and ran out of yarn. So it is on break until I get more, and in the meantime I started another. Really, the first one is quite close to done, just need to do a few inches of hood, then sew up and find some buttons.

Oh, and happy Easter if you celebrate it (I don't)