Surprise in my closet

For years I used the same small green knitting bag, but last summer I decided that the bag was too small for me so I switched off to another bag. Since then I have changed knitting bags several times and I am still looking for the perfect bag. Anyway, the small green bag has been sitting at the bottom of my closet for just over a year and I stumbled across it this morning. Inside I found a long forgotten WIP- the garterlac dishcloth.

The project was sitting on stitch holders and about 2/3 complete. I put the original needles back in and I am taking it with me to snb tonight to try and finish it up.

In other project news, I have been crocheting a bit lately. I have been wanting to do some amiurumi so I started with this super simple pattern for little chickadees. These four little guys are made from straps of three different yarns which is why there is a bit of a size difference. The pattern is quick and easy. I weighted the bottoms with dried beans to make them sit up more easily and I modified the beaks a bit, but other than that I stuck to the pattern.

I am now trying to make an amigurumi octopus. I found a few patterns online, but I wanted mine to be shaped a bit different so I am writing my own pattern. I plan to make her a partner if this one comes out the way I want.