Hi Sandy! I'm against shrining. All it can do is sit around and look pretty. I'd ply it and knit a little something out of it. I knit a baby hat out of my first handspun and...gave it away! Sentimental I ain't. ;-)claudia

Like the others, I love your bag. I'm anxious to see it felted. I was feeling pretty smug about my Christmas knitting. I did four scarves and started on a set of throw pillows for a friend who just moved to a new house. So far, I have one pillow completed and the second one about 75% done. Still need to start on third one. And all three must travel across the world. Doubt they make the journey by Christmas but I'm knitting away hoping, hoping, hoping.Charlotte [ca 04@mindspring.com]

Hey Leigh, what you are really saying to me is....swatch. That is what I'll do, wash it and see what happens. Or maybe I'll just do as usual and go off half cocked and forge in. I'll let you know on measurments. Thanks...
Kerstin..how could I HATE you??? I'll be over. Have tea ready
Bron....Yes, Christmas? REmember that? Comes every year around the same time. We, as knitters can actually choose to knit something to give to someone. But we'd better LOVE that person a lot, because they may have a lukewarm response to the gift that half our soul is in and then said feelings would be hurt. And then we'd spend the rest of our natural life hating the relative/friend. Which would not be good. FAmily gatherings would become uncomfortable....er....um.....I mean...there's still time, go ahead and knit something for someone! heehee
Charlotte, You are the Christmas knitting queen. You go girl And I"d say that it is much better getting a hand knit gift late, than a store bought one on time. But maybe it's just me!
Marney, JOIN me! Come on over to the felting side. You'll like it. Fast and furious.
Chris....I believe shrining it will be the case. The first you know. There will never be another like my first!
Stonering... socks are not a fast gift. You think that they should be, but they end up taking so darned long. Fuzzy feet. That's the way to go! Fast and Furious! That's what we need for Christmas knitting. And plying....oy! I haven't even thought about doing that. I'll need some lessons. Oh, Kerstin????sandy [thehurley4@comcast.net]

yummy! That DB cotton is gorgeous! I wanted to make a sweater for my brother using it but the pattern called for some insane amount--like 27 balls. (can you believe the nerve of that Debbie Bliss?! )

I can't wait to see how your Tasha comes out--you might have to fiddle with some of the measurements since I don't think the DB shrinks like the rowan. I'll check out the patt and email you adjustments if you like :-)Leigh [leigh@woolflowers.net]

You could come over and ply it on MY wheel. :)

Don't hate me because I'm spinniful . . . teeheeKerstin

Woohoo! Love the bag - such pretty colors.

Shrine it, honey - you can always make more to really use!

Definitely let us know how you like that cotton denim. Looks interesting.....

Christmas? You mean THIS Christmas? Gifts? What gifts? You mean I could actually KNIT gifts for people? Oh, cripes - NOW you tell me!Bron [graymist35@earthlink.net]

I love your bag. I have been inspired to make one of my own. It will be my first foray into felting. Very exciting.

Good luck on your new bag project. I have to say, I am seeing a trend in your projects....Marney [marnita@att.net]

I say Shrine it!Maybe you can make supplications to it for a Spinning Wheel, or something!

I really like the bag Sandy. It's great. And the colors are much prettier on the large picture, on the first one I saw, when you were only a couple inches in to it, it looked mostly blue. Now all the color comes through much better for me.

I have done some holiday knitting. I've got another thing I need to start though. And I'd thought I was going to make socks for three or more friends. Oops. A little late for that. Maybe those will be February presents. Or June presents. :-)

My first hand supn, spouse and I wond in to a center pull ball and plyed to itself. Alternatively you could wind in to a ball (to free your spindle) and Navaho ply it, althoguh I haven't tried that on a drop spindle. I found my first spinning was much easier to work with plyed than as a single. The plying helped to stabilize the places where I'd ended up super thick or super thin.