out of hibernation

Does anyone remember this bag... I barely remember making it, but obviously I did!

I had to do some searching to find the original blog post...

and eventually found it here

nearly two years back!!!

Now for the really embarrassing part - I DIDN'T FINISH IT....

sure, it looks nicely finished in the photo - but open it up, and you'll soon discover that there is no lining...

I think I got all stressed out about how I was going to line it, whether I was going to line the flap as well... just trying to get my head around the logistics of it all. Plus - I LOST INTEREST in the bag, because... well... it's just too girly!!!

Honestly don't think that this original photo does the colour of the bag justice. In real life it is a much more intense looking pink. Then when you add those flowers ( which seemed like a good idea at the time) it's all just way too much...

Might need to rethink the embellishment while I am working on the lining.

Or else leave the flowers just the way they are, and pass it on to someone way GIRLIER than moi.

Actually...

I just went and had another look at the bag

Even if I keep those flowers... I need to ADD something... another colour perhaps... just to take the nasty EDGE off all that pink.

Not that I mind pink in general - but too much of a good thing can be SCARY!!!

Ugh! I think I hate the flowers.

YES.
I DO.
I feel so much better now that I have that off my chest...

out of hibernation

Remember that cushion I started working on a while back?

I loved the way it was knitting up, but man - it took forever to get through! I thought I was never going to get it finished...

Then I was so fed up with it, once I finally had it off the needles... I packed it away and started something new.

Well - now is the time. This week I will be finishing the cushion, and putting it to use on the couch. There's not an awful lot to do. Just add a zipper and finish the bottom seam. More than likely I will be trimming the tassels a little, but I'll decide that for sure as the week goes on.

Best thing of all?

This one isn't going to require much thinking - unlike that exasperating bag from last week which drove me insane.

Check back on friday for the finished results.