There she is – finished! I meant to post pictures yesterday but everything went a bit ARGH so I didn’t. In fact, things are still a bit ARGH, because I’m spending all my time making things for other people’s present giving activities and doing nothing towards my own present giving activities.

So if you know me – I’m sorry but you just weren’t good enough this year so you’re not getting anything.

That’ll show ‘em.

I like this basket a lot. It’s got all the recent improvements, such as the button on the tab, which is now curved, and the clippy line inside. I love improving things by making them over again. I did the same with the linen bag you may remember, and one of the ones i made this week turned out just so:

The changes were quite basic – I made it fatter, just by adding an inch to the linen, but it means it’s much easier to actually get inside the thing, which I do think is key in a bag. It also carries A4, which to me is a big thing. Is that important to anyone except me? It takes a nice fat magazine anyway, and some days we’re all glad of that. I’ve also added a magnetic snap because I hate a bag that gapes.

It should still carry three bottles of wine as easily as my first one did though, so no need to improve on that (unless it can now fit four…)

A note on the title: Simon and Garfunkel is my sewing music. Actually strictly speaking it starts with Sean Paul, (which i have a feeling I shouldn’t like, but I do, because a part of me wants to feel at home in a jamaican dance hall) then there are a couple of Shakira songs, but then it’s into a long stretch of S&G. I sing the whole time and know it’s time for a break when I get to Sly and the Family Stone. My neighbours must hate me.)

I’m attempting to leave the house and do some Christmas today so wish me luck – it’s freezing out there!