I decided to take a break from knitting because of the shawl that shall not be named. I worked up two medium size Christmas themed project bags. I’m going to keep one and give one to a friend who knits a lot of presents for Christmas.
This project gave me fits. I could not get my tension right. My friend even came over to help. I tried 10 different tensions on my machine and kept ending up with thread barf on the bottom of my work.
After days of fighting tension she suggested I try a different thread. It was instantly better. I think it is the sewing equivalent of the help desk telling you to turn it off and turn it back on again. I won’t be trying to work with cotton thread again any time soon.
In the end I have two project bags that are OK to look at from a distance.
Now that I have my tension issues figured out I’m ready to get back to sewing. I cut out a new dress and hope to have it done in time to wear to the BINGO party I’m going to on Saturday afternoon (there will be boozy punch, a cheese ball, and prizes….I can’t wait).
I hope you are having better luck with your crafts than I am this week.
mildlygranola 
“Thread barf” LOL. I can’t wait to finish this sweater. Four more rows then bind off! Let. It. End.
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Finishing your sweater would be a great birthday present to yourself. I hope you get it done.
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Those bags are so cute!! Glad you were able to get over the tension headache. 😉
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Cute bags!!
Whenever I sew I run into issues with my machine. It’s so frustrating. I’m glad you worked yours out:)
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Knitting, for the most part, is incredibly relaxing. Sewing, not so much.
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Your project bags look great! Looking forward to seeing your new dress and hearing about the Bingo party – sounds like so much fun! I hear you about sewing machine tension – such a hassle!
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