Knitted bag & scarf

I'd got this interesting shimmery

4-ply baby yarn in dark blue.

I'd planned to make a cabled purse with it,

but the cables were not showing very well.

found this great pattern for

SMOCKING

on ribbed knitted fabric

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The smocking looked wonderful

 but just doesn't show up in the photos

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Here's the finished little hand bag

decorated with

blue beads,

flower sequins and

pearl beads.

The handles are aluminium rounds

covered with the same yarn.

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I really loved the look and feel

 of this pretty yarn

 so decided to team it up with a scarf.

A simple lace pattern

Dainty Chevron

turned the wool into a

shimmering piece of lace

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The pattern repeat says 8 stitches but I've used 9

Above is the scarf blocking.

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Here are the two paired together.

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