A lovely gift!

Years ago when I was knitting, I started this tote bag. 

My knitting friends taught me how to knit on circular needles on a trip to Galena.

It's a lot of knitting! I knitted about a quarter of it, then packed it away.

A while back, I gave 95% of my knitting supplies to my sister ~ the knitter extraordinaire!

Of course, she considered it a quick knit ;)

Here is her family's new cat, Jack, modeling the knitted tote - it is more true to color here.

Guess what?!?!

My sister gifted me with the felted tote for Valentine's Day!

Am I lucky or what?!?!

My intention was never to have her give me the finished product ~ truly!

Don't you love how fuzzy it is?

Thank you ever so much Sis!

I love it so!!!

Love is always patient;

    love is always kind;

love is never envious

    or arrogant with pride.

Nor is she conceited,

and she is never rude;

she never thinks just of herself

    or ever gets annoyed.

~1 Corinthians 13:4-5

Blessings, Patti

Pennies from Heaven ~ Volume 8

 Would you like to see Mom's latest creations?

My sister and I made a quick trip down for President's Day.

The penny rug above is a Mom original. 

No pattern, just a desire for a penny rug in shades of green.

So beautiful and subtle in monochromatic tones.

Do you see the hexagon design? A hint at what else Mom has been working on... 

As always, here stitches are absolutely perfect. Mom has a way with color!

 This is a Maggie Bonanomi design from one of her books.

I stitched this one as well, but in a different color palette.

Again, so lovely and subtle in the colors that she chooses.

Mom is also working on a block of the month by Heart to Hand.

 Even more beautiful in person.

 "Hollyhock" by The Wooly Lady

So beautiful in its simplicity.

Mom has started working in a new medium - English Paper Piecing.

She has a stack of flowers completed, but I thought I would share just a few of the colors/patterns that she is working with. Can't wait to see what this will become!

 

My sister also brought along her projects...

Pam's working on a knitting technique called color blocking.

So pretty! I love the color combination of gray and mint green. I'll have to remember that combo ;)

 

Pam was practicing the technique on smaller projects first and made my parents can cozies. So pretty! She also made me a bottle cozy. I'm such a bad sister that I forgot to take a photo! Grrr.

I'm so jealous that my sister always makes beautiful items that are useful, too! Mine just lay around...

 

Planning to head back down to my parents in just a few days, but I don't think that there will be anything new to share already :)

 

Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
~1 John 3:18

 

Blessings, Patti