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post-contesting

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since i got the results yesterday

(of the final design that i’d asked you all the vote for),

i thought it was about time that i fill you in on what went down.

the ‘sun shine sack’ was not one of the top 3 in the watg voting,

'sun shine sack' by talitha kuomi (1)so, now i get to decide what i want

to do with the idea

on my own.

but,

i thought

i’d enlist your help.

are any of you crocheters?

if so, does anyone have an interest

in my putting together a real pattern

(right now it’s scribbled notes on a wrinkled lunch bag)

for this net-like tote?

i was in the top 3 for the #hkminicomp.

i was on the top of the voting for round 1, and held a firm 3rd place in round 2.

so, holla knits will not be publishing my ‘status of the stratus’ mini collection,'status of the stratus' collage

which (ironically) is probably better in the end

because i had more than 3 pieces

that i wanted to include

and now i can go back, firm up the other ideas, find the loveliest yarns out there

and make this an e-book all on my own.

the goal is to finish it for next fall

and i think i’ll stick to it

because i really want to be able to wear these pieces myself

and a few leaves have already changed,

making it already too late to knit them for this fall.

‘leaves’ taken from 4:12 in daniel.

watg

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didn’t intend to

leave this to the last minute,

but i just got home from vacation last night,

so you’ll be understanding with me, right?

i designed an openwork crochet bag

and it made it to the final 8 in the ‘wool and the gang’

crochet bag design contest (they call it ‘gang lab #4’).

i don’t crochet much,

but when i get the itch, i like to scratch it.

even if my mind tends to think in knits and purls, ch and dc sts are a lot of fun.

in this contest the pic of my bag has my name attached to it.

that means i can show you a photo.

ready?

here it is in all its ‘sling me over your shoulder for the farmer’s market or beach’ vibe:

'sun shine sack' by talitha kuomi (1)i got it this far, then i brought it to

the saturday morning sit and knit at in the loop

so the gals could weigh in on how to deal with the round bottom

and how it meets the straps.

using their suggestions,

i now think that the bottom came out the very best because it looks like this:

'sun shine sack' by talitha kuomi (2)i do love how in the knitting/crochet community

we can all put our heads together to come up with

better than we would on our own.

works for life, too,

but it’s often harder to get everyone together to weigh in.

if you’re on facebook and want to vote for this bag

(before 3pm in new york city tomorrow)

you can use this link.

a bit more unpacking to do post vacation

but i’m getting ready to jump back into regular life in the morning

and to tell the truth, i’m pretty excited about it.

i’ve got lots of new ideas

i am ready to

play with.

‘better’ taken from 118:9 in the psalms.