Law of Gravity

Back in April, I posted this picture ... ...and I promised to explain when I had more of it finished. Surprisingly, I've been making quite a bit of progress on it lately. (I thank my little Arctic Air cooler . It keeps me cool enough so that my hands don't sweat which normally at this time of year curtails most of my knitting projects.) I have almost finished three panels... I'm making a windmill bag . I saw this image on Instagram almost a year ago. And I was entranced. I could do that. All I needed was four long rectangles. I started it in November. I got as far as you see in the first picture. I set it aside to work on Christmas and whatever else, not picking it up again until about two weeks ago. And since then, I've finished what you see above. (Well, by the time you read this, three panels will be done, and I will have started on the fourth.) It's coming along. I may finish this sooner rather than later. I also got some more pictures of the blue walking purse...

I finally have a finished object to show off. There's no new news on the bedroom front. We're still waiting on the contractors to fix the hole in the ceiling. I've been in my bedroom for almost two weeks now, although most of my stuff is still sitting in the dining room. Sigh. It's good to be somewhat settled. I present the walking purse... In the first blog post where I mentioned it , I was asked "what's a walking purse?", so I felt I should explain. My father and his wife go for walks pretty much every morning. (Well, barring illness or injury.) They walk for an hour or more. Several years ago, my father's wife requested a small purse for these excursions. She wanted something big enough to hold her phone and a couple other odds and ends. She wanted it small so she wouldn't be tempted to put anything else in there. And the strap needed to be long enough so that she could wear it across her body. I made that purse several years ago. It's gotte...