Ok so I spent a lot of time in the car. Knitting. On this bag.

And let me tell you how Painfully Booooooring this is. Painfully Boooooooring. Luckily there was a lot of singing in the car and I can sing and knit at the same time. I didn’t knit at all on the way home. I was way too tired. But after we got back, unpacked, repacked and came to Mary Esther I spent some more time on the Bag That Wouldn’t End. Here’s my current progress.

The curly bit in the middle is the handle.

I had to cast on 349 stitches for the handle. 349! Do you know how long that takes? A really really long time. Did I mention that it’s HOT here? And the bag is wool? Which makes for some itchy knitting.

Finally!

Here’s a close-up of the stitch pattern.

It’s finished. The tank came out a little big and I’m considering pulling out the neck band and doing it again, but I finished my very first made-up pattern. I’m mostly pleased! It’s comfortable and cooler than a sweater ought to be (probably becuase of all the air that can circulate around my middle). So I am going to pack it to take up to Virginia. We are heading out tomorrow and will be gone a while. I am getting my Car Knitting all lined up.

First we have: Hammie’s Graduation Socks. Yep, still haven’t finished them. I had to pull out several inches on the second one twice and got a little frustrated. Socks make great car knitting, especially on circulars so you can’t drop the needles under the seat. I just wish it wasn’t those socks.

So, I’ve started a new project.

Brown Sheep finally got their roof fixed.

This makes great car knitting! With the giant gauge and the stockinette, I can watch the scenery and not drop a stitch. I hope it’s ready to felt when I get home. This is pretty wishful thinking, once we get there I barely have time to sleep much less knit. But hope springs eternal.

See ya’ll in about a week and a half!