What I'm doing.....

I've started a bag that has promise. I know, I've only restarted this bag about four times now. Maybe more, I seem to have lost count.

In my yarn closet, I found a knit kit from Target. But somehow, that part of the kit that tells what kind of yarn this is, has disappeared. This is not surprising, as a lot of my things tend to disappear when I need them. Only to reappear at some later date when I least expect to see them. Seems I put things away so I don't lose them, but forget where it was I put them in the first place. This is not too surprising to anyone who knows me. All of my life, I have been losing my car in parking lots, and fortunately eventually finding said car sooner or later. So it goes with a lot of belongings. I never lose my keys to that car, just the car itself. That is a story in itself for another day.

The yarn seems to be cotton. I have a skein of white cotton yarn, that is either Lionbrand cotton or Sugar Babies cotton, that is the exact size. So this is becoming a semi tapestry bag, carrying along another strand on each row. The bag will have stripes. Not sure how wide these stripes might be. It's mostly change colors when it looks good. Maybe it will have a pocket on the outside, or maybe not, depending on how sick I am of this when I get that far. And the deciding factor, how much yarn is left when I get that far!

Did I happen to mention that I hate most of the bags and purses I'm seeing in stores these days? There are not enough pockets, too many pockets. The straps are too long, or too short to be of any use at all. I'm using one now that is a very pretty dull teal color with burnished gold rivets. Almost a good bag, except for the short straps. I hate short straps, especially so short, there is no way this bag can hang on my shoulder if I need it to do that. I don't have three hands, although every mother and grandmother needs at least three. When one is stuck carrying a bag with short handles, that is a waste! Especially when I have shoulders that can carry that bag. Enough! This one will be my perfect bag. If I don't run out of yarn, that is.