Stop! It’s a Bagstopper!

I don’t know what has gotten into me over the last few days. If I hadn't had a routine doctor's appointment yesterday proving I was healthy, I'd really start to wonder if I was sick or something. I’ve done a metric crap-ton of finishing work and taken the pictures to blog it. I have a list of SIX blog posts waiting to be written, since I closely follow Cristi's rule: ONE and only one finished project per post!

So I’ll start with the most boring of all the finished things. A Bagstopper. My fifth one.


Yes, a finished renovation post is part of the list.
And yes, that’s the top edge of the stairs for the deck.
There isn’t a whole lot to say about this project. It’s kind of a snooze to knit, but it’s fast and functional. This particular one is destined for my sister in law, who requested another one after liking her first one so much. I found a great ribbon for it at the J-store and finally got it sewn in place on Sunday.

It’s amazing how much sewing I can get done when, y’know, I actually go into the basement and sew.


Yes, I did have green thread in the stash!
This will go in the finished gift pile, waiting for either her birthday or Christmas. It’s good to have something in that pile!

Erin’s Bagstopper, The Sequel

Pattern: Everlasting Bagstopper from Knitty.com
Size: It’s a bag
Yarn: Louet Euroflax Sport Weight
Color: Hunter Green
Source: Natural Stitches, East Liberty, Pa.
Needles: US 5 and US 10.5 from my KnitPicks Options set
Started: 17 July 2011
Finished: knitting finished 7 September 2011, Handle sewn 9 October 2011
Mods: My now-usual mods: Start with Judy’s Magic Cast-On, skipped the drawstring.