Knitter in the Kitchen

So after I posted the Marsupial Tote photo last night and then knitted a few more rounds, I realized that I was knitting the tote inside out and that my photo shows it inside out as well! Oh, how embarrassing! I had read that when knitting every round on circular needles, you get the stockinette stitch. Of course, I completely forgot. So the outside of the bag is supposed to be the stockinette stitch.

I can’t figure out why my “KR Secret Pal” button and my thumbnail picture of a completed scarf keep disappearing and reappearing???

Felted Marsupial Tote: The Beginning

Last night I started knitting the Felted Marsupial Tote from Stitch N Bitch and it’s been an interesting experience so far. Lots of “firsts” involved…first time knitting on circular needles (and I really like the Addi Turbos, by the way), first time knitting with two strands at once, first time picking up stitches, and first time joining the round. I had a lot of difficulty picking up stitches. First I picked them up in the wrong order and then had to put some stitches on a holder so that I could correct the order. Aside from that, I think I did it right along the sides but I’m not so sure about the cast-on edge. If I picked up the stitches incorrectly, will my bag be completely messed up? As for joining the round, it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be but even with the stitch markers I have a hard time remember how far I have gotten in a particular round. LOL

So the picture above is supposed to show the bottom of the tote…I say “supposed to” because I’m a little skeptical. The bottom of this bag looks nothing like the bag in the picture…Ummm…maybe it will change after felting? I certainly hope so. So far, though, I really like knitting with the Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Worsted.