Wine Bottle Gift Sack

Now that Christmas is over, I can start sharing my holiday knitting.  For my aunt I made this wine bottle gift sack. This year I wanted to get her something a little different, so I found a nice bottle of wine from a local winery.  Then I made this wine sack to go with it.

It was a huge hit.  Everyone loved it, and one person (who will remain nameless) threatened to steal it, so I had to promise to make her one.

I began with a free pattern by Emily Stumpf found on Ravelry (here)  This pattern is knitted in the round and features cabled stripes to add a little bit of character.

Happy Knitting

I can CABLE, can you?

bias cable scarfAt the beginning of 2015, I set my goal to learn how to cable.  I watched many a YouTube video, read blogs and looked at instructions. While it did not look overly complicated, I had yet to find the right project for it. I have finally accomplished the task and used cabling to complete a project.

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