Just in Time for a Hurricane

We're nearly settled in a darling little (temporary) home in Ocean View, Norfolk, Va.  

As much as I loved being in the mountains, 

the beach is pretty darned nice to be close to... 

There's only a little knitting that I'm able to share right now-

Mason Dixon Knitting has just launched their fabulous new site, 

and I've had the pleasure of spending time with their exclusive  

Louet Linen Mini Skein Sets:

Earth

Sea

I'm working on a variation of the Monteagle Bag 

using 3 of the 5 colors from the Earth set in a gradient.   

M1 uses only the first pattern stitch, 

which creates a pleasing open-yet-woven effect. 

It begins with the darkest warm brown and a provisional cast on with enough tail to do a 3 needle bind off to close what will be the bag bottom.

Blocking will relieve the tangled mess and a beautiful bag will appear!

 Long Tail Style Provisional Cast On 

which uses the waste yarn and the project yarn simultaneously.

Now, I may be off to buy a few bottles of water... just in case.