Yarn Along ~ sewing this time + letters by CS Lewis

 My book pile!

Still loving CS Lewis' letters to his dear friend Arthur Greeves. 

 Beyond the Snow is lovely, lovely, lovely.

I have only just begin it...

Been busy doing this and that, so not a lot of in-depth reading time,

but hopefully soon!

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While I have worked on more wash clothes and a bit on my 

many coloured blanket,

I am going to share today a little bag I am almost done with.

It's for the Munchkin, who is doing some traveling again this summer.

I am filling the bag that I am making with 

travel-treasures.

A small journal and container of coloured pencils from the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens,

which is shown above on the right,

(a pencil sharpener that contains the shavings is coming for it too),

and some other treasures...

I designed my own inside pockets for the bag!

The little pocket on top is for an extra (already blessed!) wooden Cross necklace...

Here it is, all sewn in, but not re-ironed... 

I used my free-hand presser foot to make this small

Cross in red thread, I practiced a bit first. :)

I was loosely going on this 'envelope pouch' pattern but had to do my own thing,

after I realized that the liner, which I sewed together, would not work 

with the outside of the bag, so I ripped out the seams and 

ended up cutting out a bigger than the liner piece of blue fabric,

which, with attention, sewing many seams over for neatness,

I made this bag, which has everything but the 'envelope triangle' to close it up,

with Velcro! 

Well, that's what I made today.

What did you read and make today? :)

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Towards Completion: Blue Blanket, Little White Horse + 2 others

Third and last section of my blue Checkered blanket is 

over half way done!

After this I have to decide what colour to use

for the boarder 

and I hope it will be done in the next weeks!

Re-read Elizabeth Gougde's The Little White Horse,

which is such a happy delightful book,

I highly recommend it!

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Also still reading Willa Cather's 

Song of the Lark and A Grace Disguised: How a Soul Grows Through Loss.

Both very worthy books to read.

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What are you creating and reading?

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A Christmas Book & A (mink!) shawl (redux)

On the 6th day of Christmas

I opened Elizabeth's Goudge's 

A Christmas Book

and it is just lovely ~ both profound, comforting and cozy! 

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I restarted the shawl I started back in May of last year.

I ended up making mistakes, had to frog it,

and my beloved size 2 needles that were my Oma's

were no longer working (for this project that is)

So now I am using a new set of size four circular metal needles

and (mainly) the seed stitch and am about where I was before.

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I have various ideas for the edging that I hope to do when it is finished.

It's a slow process as the yarn is so fine!

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What are you reading and creating?

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