Lower Earley Yarn Bombing

I had a perfectly ordinary walk to the Doctors on Thursday, and then, on the way back....THIS:

Thankyou phantom year bomber of Lower Earley, I felt like it had been made just for me! Made my day.

First tries at knitting

Hey folks,

A few years ago a lovely lady I met through selfsufficientish taught me how to knit.  I learnt a basic stitch and then didn't knit again for about a year! This weekend I decided to pick up my knitting sticks and have another go.


Here is my first attempt at knitting:

I think you will agree it is an epic fail! For some reason it got wider and wider as I went along!

However I did teach myself to cast off which was something.

So I read through my Usborne knitting book (yes I do need a book designed for children to teach me how to knit!) and taught myself to cast on, and made this, my second attempt at knitting:

Its a little bag!!  And look what it holds...

...tea bags!!  I don't drink normal tea so though I would make myself something to hold my tasty tea bags in so I can have a cup of tea when I go to friend's houses. Yippee!