Wow, this is my 100th post for this blog. It is also my comeback after an almost 5 month absence. I knew I would be gone awhile but had no idea it would take so long. Family matters. They aren't finished. Not by a long shot but I am home again.
I wish it felt as good to be back as I thought it would. I am still spending hours every day on paperwork and sorting. It is beginning to take a toll on my wrists/hands and my Carpal Tunnel is complaining. All of which explains why I have not done much fun stuff for the past few months and still am not finding myself able to enjoy life as much as I would like but it is getting better.
In the meantime, as I come across the few items I did work on and finish I will post photos, beginning today with this alligator stitch purse. I had been seeing this stitch everywhere and wanted to try it out but when I saw this purse I could not resist. The colors are not what I would have bought or even dug out of my stash at home but I considered myself lucky to find these neutral colors laying around my room in California and personalized it with the teal blue flower.
I have to say it was fun and the top band has a neat stitch effect as well which was also new to me. While we are at it the handles were totally new techniques that I still am not certain I did correctly. Some detailed drawings would have been helpful but regardless it produced nice softly padded handles that unlike most crocheted handles do not seem to stretch out! I haven't had a chance to try it out yet so can't be certain.
I would love to give credit for the pattern and if/when I run across it in one of my boxes I will post it. I do know I got it off the internet. I know that isn't a huge help but there it is.
Anyway, I have SO many things I want to do that I don't know where to begin but first I have to finish sorting out all this stuff and organizing it and catch up on two months worth of mail. Yikes!
