Got My New Jordana Paige Bag!

Remember when I kept telling you about Jordana Paige’s Purses for Preeclampsia campaign? She was selling her flawed bags for $50 each with all of the proceeds going to the Preeclampsia Foundation.

The promotion did not go completely smoothly, but take two was great. I kept an eye on it for most of the day, and the bags were selling out within minutes of going on sale.

I did happen to snag the bag I wanted, too: an L. J. Kaelms in green. This is a really cool bag. It’s huge, for one thing, big enough to be your knitting bag, your purse, probably even hold some supplies for your kids as well (that may only matter to me). It has a ton of pockets for needles, credit cards and other necessities, a key loop and yarn guides so your yarn will not get tangled in the bag.

The only thing I could find wrong with the bag I got is that it doesn’t have its feet (though there are holes for them). I’m willing to live with that for a great deal on a great bag for a great cause!

I heard that the sale raised $13,150 for the Preeclampsia Foundation, which is awesome. We stitchers can be proud of that. I can’t wait to take my bag for a night on the town (date night tomorrow).

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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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