A shocking amount!

The lovely Nicsknots is doing a great competition called "How much do you have in your project bag?". I thought it was a fab idea for a blog post. Embarrassingly, I think my answer is "A shocking amount!". I don't think I've ever gotten everything out at once and I was stunned on just how much I had.

Recently, I've been using a small Cath Kidston Tote that was a Christmas present. I like it because it has a firm base and sits where it's put. This is the bag I grab when I'm going out, whether it be to Knit and Natter, visiting family, road trip etc.

Cath Kidston project bag

Can you believe all this was in that small bag?

• There's my Nicsknots Miya bag (which contains a secret project, so I won't show you) and my Nicsknots notions case, which I blogged about here.
• Micro scales for weighing yarn.
• Some embroidery threads and snips.
• A teaspoon! No idea why.
• Bag of yarn ends. I save these for a friend who knots them together and makes bags from them.
• Two needle cases. One is all my Knit Pro circulars and the other is a full set of Chiagoo needles.
• There's my iPad mini, which has all my knitting patterns on it.

• My next two projects, just in case. Is it just me that lives in fear of finishing my current project and having no knitting with me?

One is a pair of socks for a Christmas present with the pattern for little ducks from Mary Jane Mucklestone's 150 Scandinavian Knitting Designs. I might add a bit of texture too. With a set of Nova Cubics DPNs to try out.

• The other is handspun yarn and some Easyknits (that I got from A Good Yarn's yarn swap and I believe it was Nicsknots that brought it) for a pair of Narwhal mittens by Ysolda

• My African Flowers Drawstring bag which contains most of my stitch markers

Also the contents of the notions case was a shocking amout!

• Calculator
• Quilter's Guild tape measure
• Needle case
• Scissors
• Plasters. Just so nothing stops me from knitting!
• Assorted crochet hooks
• Spare DPN
• Grid ruler (for swatches)
• Purple uniball pen
• Handmade wooden celtic pen (made by Mr)
• Cotton Thread
• Waste Yarn
• Cable needle
• Handmade passementerie buttons that I made ages ago and for some reason been carrying around with me
• Knit pro cable key
• Fripperies and Bibelots stitch markers from Fibre East
• Needle puller from Cotton Patch

See what I mean, a shocking amount!

Garden Song

Oooooo, pretty knitting goodies. 

Fell in love with this fabric recently and Nicsknots made me some lovely bags with it.

They've already been out and about with me and it's really nice to be able to separate my projects - stops a big jumble of yarn! Thanks Nic.

Miya Miya Bag

Small drawstring bag

Zipped purse

AGY 1st Birthday

It was the first birthday party of my lovely little woolly haven, A Good Yarn, Cleethorpes. Everyone had joined in to make a few surprises for Kate. There was a lovely window display, as well as a knitted party buffet.

Julie's Blancmange

Michele's Jelly Rabbit

My contribution was to make the pattern for the bunting - as well as knitting the Happy part; plus I made a knitted cover for the champagne bottle. Julie was the one that got us all organised and pulled it together - she did a great job. There was also a journal that we'd all contributed to.

Dawn's Birthday Cake & My Champagne Cover

On the day, there were some mini workshops organised. Kate sorted out the jam pot covers and flowers and I designed the patterns for the mug cosies. So everyone got to pick a kit and we spent the day knitting.

Mug Cosy Kits - I was a bit slow to take a photo (there were a lot more at the start!)

At every hour, there was a special offer on in the shop - with caused much sales frenzy. Julie and Kate had made some fantastic cakes for us all too.

Everyone could put there name into a prize draw and there were lots of prizes. There was another couple of prizes not shown - a needle roll and project bag by Nicsknots and a voucher for a Birds and Bees Photography shoot, which I happened to win :)

 There was a big turnout and it was a really fantastic day.

Here are few links to other blogs about the birthday party - A Good Yarn & Faded Reverie

I'm hoping to write up the bunting pattern soon and I'll put it on Ravelry.