Felting

Alice knit this bag with the remainder of the duck egg blue Aran yarn I was using to knit my welly socks. She gave it to Emma for her 21st birthday and also made a matching iPod cover (which I think Emma has since lost). She did the felting by hand so that the bag didn't end up too small and completed it by using one of Edward's Poker chips as a button.

I seem to be jinxed with my Hogwarts sock swap. I am now knitting a third pair of socks – I discovered errors in both of the first pair when I looked closely (I really must NOT drink wine while I'm knitting). They won't be wasted, Alice is happy to wear them the way they are and she is in Ravenclaw too. The second pair were in worsted weight and were just too thick and ugly. I am now on the third pair and I am hopeful they will be OK. I don't know why I'm having these problems, I can usually knit lovely socks.

I liked Alice's bag so much I've decided to make one in Ravenclaw colours for my swap partner. This is it before it was felted, it is now slightly smaller and quite fluffy. I'm pleased with it and just need to find a wizardy something for the button. I'm hoping to have everything finished over the next couple of days.

I bought tickets for the Latitude Festival last night. We are not having a family holiday this year because the garden was so expensive so I'm looking forward to this - both Ed and Alice are coming and I'm really happy. Especially excited about Arcadefire, Jarvis Cocker, Bill Bailey and Dylan Moran. I need to buy a new tent before we go and think I shall get a PopUp.