Fleur de Lis



Universally productive week--managed to finish mom's fleur de lis pattern for the front of her backpack and finished two dog sweaters with an intarsia fleur de lis on the front of each. [guess it's really popular because of dem Saints] Managed to avoid financial catastrophe in Hobby Lobby on the yarn aisle--I was thoroughly prepared to lay down my monthly earnings on a few skeins of Patons, but I held out until my bimonthly shopping excursion to get a springy dress. The weather outside is frightful, but bikinis and floral patterns are just around the corner. Best put away the legwarmers I just started working on and whip out the tanning oil.
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Welcome to the Blog



Hey, guys. Whasup? I've gotten a request from the lovely and charming Abagail Rice that I start a blog about my creations. I guess it was the intarsia monkey backpack that got everyone so hyped up about the idea. Not sure why. Simple pattern for 'Punk Rock Backpack' in Stitch 'n Bitch. My current WIP (work in progress, for all you non-knitters) is a pair of dog sweaters sporting a black and gold fleur de lis (Geaux Saints!) for a lady working in the office. Best of luck, I'm improving heavily on the pattern, but I'll post it as soon as I see that it actually fits something canine sized. Peace out, girl scouts.
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