Cheerful Images on a Bleak Day

A planned day off, only coincidentally in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.  Hoping this finds everyone safe and dry!  I had some time this morning to complete work on the following:

EZ 100th Anniversary Pi Shawl, Camping half-circle version, made with Color Changing Cotton (another gift from Neuro!!).  Blocking on a king size bed, so you can guess the dimensions somewhat:


AlliGator Bag (a kit by Morehouse Farms) - looking a little less swampy here:

Comments

smw said…
Oogy, your knitted bag put me in mind of the nursery rhyme that ends with a line about "the lady with the alligator purse"!


http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/Alligatorpurse.shtml
October 30, 2012 at 10:06 AM
neuroknitter said…
The alligator bag is awesome. Does it have a red lining? I'm so impressed with the massive shawl, and I love how well it shows off the color transitions. Nice FOs Oogy!
November 4, 2012 at 6:58 PM
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