pockets

(the portable (waterproof) pocket) *

i love pockets. adding them seems the best course, if you find your shirt, pants, skirt or jacket without. however, sometimes it just isn't possible. in a pinch once, i made a portable pocket (illustrated above). the photo has a good story behind it, i'll share below.

but first, i made this pocket, the green one, in the above (above) photos (which is right this moment flying across the u.s.) to my daughter. she needed one, she had her first new york emergency last weekend. here's what happened... she was going to do her laundry in the wee hours of the morning, when underestimating the length of her arm to the weight of the door , she watched as she became locked out of her apartment and building. in a nutshell, it was a longpanickyday (all because of no pocket). she was without keys, cell phone, wallet, shoes!

maybe we've all done it at one time or another, locked ourselves out of houses, cars, work (oh, wait, i like that). but i don't like the idea of my girl feeling as helpless as she did. so i'm hoping she'll always carry her new pocket with her with keys, cell phone, money in it when she heads down to the laundry. we added some quarters for an added incentive.

if any of you saw a pretty redhead riding the ny subway barefoot this weekend, that would be my girl.

agg! :)

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*and now the story about the portable waterproof pocket...

i like this story (i hope you will too), it has a happy ending.

Once upon a time, a few years ago (10 exactly), we took a trip to the Mentawai's, a group of islands off the coast of Indonesia. we were on a boat out in the Indian Ocean for almost 3 weeks. Since the point of the trip was surfing we went from island to deserted island surfing and not doing too much else (heaven). after a few days, the deserted islands began looking very tempting. one day we swam to one from our boat. just chuck and i and the swimsuits we had on. when we stepped on the sandy white shore it was covered with beautiful shells! agg! the collector in me wanted to bring some back, but what to do? i was only wearing a bikini. back at the boat i found my needles and wool and cast on about 20 stitches, give or take a few, knit a bit and then made a row of yarn overs for the eyelets (to draw the cord through). knitting only a few inches, 4 i think, made some decreases and then casting off, the portable pocket was born! for extra strength i made an i cord several inch's long, thread it through and cinched it tight with a shell.

as soon as we were moored near the next island i couldn't wait to try my pocket. i put it around my neck, dove off the boat and swam to the lagoon. and then filled it up. it worked! when we got back, the others on the boat watched as the pocket was opened on the table. pretty little shells spilling out.

soon, one after the other (guys) came knocking on our cabin door. "could you make me one too?"

luckily i came with enough yarn and was able to make a few more. and everyone was able to swim and collect shells. and we were happy.

the end.

:)

♥ lori

p.s. hannah, please use your new pocket.

love, mama