summer love

this is the rachel bag. soon as i saw the pattern on ravelry, designed by handy kitty in sweden, i was pedaling my bike to the quilt/yarn shop in town, hoping to find the cotton yarn needed to make it. it is so sweet! i followed kitty's very good directions, a little knitting a little crocheting a little sewing. except for the lining, a phone pocket was added, and for the strap, a knitted icord instead of a crocheted one *happy*  i really like this one. and my daughters did too, as soon as i sent them a photo of the completed bag, they instantly replied, make me one too please?!

pattern: rachel bag 

yarn : cotton classic tahki stacy charles, inc. color 3003

needles : us 6 (4mm) double points x 5

crochet hook : us g (4mm)

and (if you were wondering) bamboo cell phone case here

a sweet book i loved reading, the summer book by tove jansson, i've shared it before, but it's beautiful and charming... "in the summer book tove jansson distills the essence of the summer it's sunlight and storms - into twenty two crystalline vignettes" 

x x x

he's returned! my adventuring husband. with exciting stories and a beard, and wearing his sweater! 

tomorrow we are back out to the islands, he for work, me to tag along.

 this time i'll bring a camera, hiking poles, a book

and my new knit camping container...

to help keep my yarn clean (camping = lots of dirt)

 i've written out a few recipes on the outside of this empty oatmeal carton, made a hole on top for the yarn

 there is one for small leaves, for fingerless mitts, a hat, slippers

 inside holds just enough wool and needles to make any of these, well, two things and a few leaves...

i think i'm going to make another to leave in my truck, a break open in case of (knitting) emergency kit!
edited to add (thank you willfulmina!) there is a tiny pair of snips, tapestry needle, measuring tape on the bottom, all the little things we need! see you soon dear friends xxxxx lori

sharing with ginny and yarn along