Bags, Bags and more Bags

I have a thing for bags, any kind of bags. I've got a bunch of school bags that I use for student work or lesson plan resources. I also have a ton of different purses, especially since I've made some, too...

But I thought I'd show you some of the bags that I keep my crochet projects in...I tend to have a bag per project. That way I just have to grab the bag, throw the small notions bag into it and I'm set...

I have my two Namaste bags. I love my Zuma bag, the Malibu is okay, but love the Zuma. Right now the Zuma bag is holding the squares and yarn for Zori's ghan. The Malibu bag has the Berroco yarn for a bag I'm going to make. My Wizard of Oz bag was bought at Borders and has Larry's ripple in it. The New York bag, I bought at a rest stop on my way home from Buffalo last summer. I had seen it on the way up and loved it. It holds Aiden's round ripple.
The little sheep bag I got at Stitches East this year and holds Natalie's sweater. The Borders bag was given as a teacher gift and holds my ATW. The little bird bag held my fingerless gloves, which I finished today and the green recycled bag holds the yarn for Deidre's gift. The Barnes and Noble bag, I was given as a gift and holds another round ripple, originally meant for Makayla and the brown spot bag I bought at Michaels and holds the extra yarn for Sori's ghan.

Snow Day - a bust

Today we had a snow day. However the major snow passed to the south of us. Our superintendent is never going to call another snow day without seeing the snow. This happened last year too. Oh well...I got up at my regular time and spent the day in my pj's. Love pj days....I also spent the day trying to get rid of malware on the desktop. I've run about 7 scans using different programs and it is still there...grrrrrr....I did work on the comfortghan for Sori. I finished one "Bobby's Square" and ran out of yarn for the other square.

I also decided to put my trip off till April. The weather has just been nasty and I don't want to get stuck somewhere.

Swaps on Ravelry

I joined Ravelry awhile ago, but have really just started enjoying it. One of the best parts has been a "Surprise Me" swap that I found on the "Completely Pointless and Arbitrary" thread. First off, I love the thread, the posters are a riot and although I haven't joined in too many swaps, as I do not have the "snobby" yarn some of the do have, I enjoy reading them. (But my "snobby" yarn stash is growing) So anyway I have claimed 4 surprises so far: Canada, Colorado, Michigan and Wyoming and have ended up with some wonderful things that I thought I'd share. I did just make a claim on a Kentucky surprise, so maybe it'll be waiting when I get home...
Today I am "stashing" on Rav and trying to figure out why I bought some of the yarn I have. I have way too much, but alot of funky yarn that you can't do much with. I like to make bags with them, but can only make so many...oh well, storage bin, here it comes!

Workshops

The past two Saturdays I have had to get up before dawn to meet some friends heading to NYC for some workshops. The workshops have been great and well worth it. Although yesterday's second session, we left early, as it was for higher grades. It has been a lot of fun and the last session is the end of February...Here's a few pics...

January 6 - Northhampton

On January 6, I had the day off from work. Larry has been to Northhampton several times and we've talked often of going up to visit. So we decided to go...It was a bit cold, but we had a wonderful time! I got to visit WEBShttp://www.yarn.com/ for the first time! It was great and I bought lots of yarn. Since then I have not bought any yarn, but have acquired some through some swaps on Ravelry..I took a pic of us walking through town, the outside of WEBS, a very cool looking house and a little black sheep I bought at a small shop. We also stopped into Ten Thousand Villages http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/home.php a fair trade store. I bought a necklace made in Ecuador...We also got a parking ticket, cuz we were 30 minutes late getting back to the lot...darn yarn!

Wow - it's been awhile! - Gotta play catch-up!

I kept thinking about updating and have taken loads of pictures to use, but just haven't, Was sick for awhile and it took alot of my energy. Also been quite busy and very stressed at work. Yeah vacation is two weeks away! So guess I'll just post some pics...Niece in hat and scarf I made. She picked out the yarn, it's Paton's Encore. The picture cracks me up everytime I look at it. She's a goofball!

Winding Yarn

This is how I usually wind my yarn into balls, sitting on my bed, using my knees. I really want to purchase this http://www.strauchfiber.com/sw_floor.htm I saw them at Rhinebeck and should have bought one then. I'm hopefully going to order one from a company here in CT. It will take less time, hopefully, and obviously be more comfortable.

Well my second home on the internet has imploded and I'm mourning it's loss. Not sure how I am feeling at the moment, but am hoping that things work out...