Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The truck got paid off today, meaning... NO MORE VEHICLE PAYMENTS!!!!!!

Now, I just have to decide if I'm going to put the money toward the mortgage or start saving for the next vehicle.

3rd knitting project

A purse for Sophie.  She chose the yarn.  It's VERY hard to tell in the photo, but the flap is angled on the sides.  I totally failed at pattern-reading!  The main part was okay, but once I got to the flap the pattern just didn't make any sense.  It said keep following established pattern, but there is no way you can do that while decreasing stitches in the rows.  It must be adjusted some how but I'm not knitting-smart enough yet to figure it out.  So, I improvised the flap pattern.

My 2nd knitting project, for my niece or nephew due end of February

I have a new niece or nephew due February 27th.  Nope, we don't know if it's a boy or girl :)

This is my 2nd knitting project, so don't be too judgmental on the quality of the work please! LOL

I'm showing the booties with one unfolded and the other folded down.

My first knitting project

An American Girl sized tote bag

 Since I've never done this before, and my instructional books still aren't here... I had to 'wing-it' on construction. I looked online for videos how to get started knitting. I only used knit and purl stitches, a few rows of each alternating. To put it together I ended up folding it in uneven 3rds in a tote style and crocheted closed the right side upward from the bottom corner, kept crocheting a chain for the handle, then crocheted closed the left side. Then I crocheted 2 small chains; one starting on the flap and the other starting where the flap meets the front for the ties to fasten it with a bow. It's NOT perfect obviously, but hopefully once I get my instruction books I'll actually figure out what I'm doing! LOL