Holiday hooking

I didn't plan to even look at a computer while on holiday, didn't think to roam on my phone or use it for it for  anything other than taking photos...but after four lovely days of blue skies, some cloud and light snow, lots of playing, skiing, falling, snowballing, the mountains of Tirol are hidden behind...white. 

It is all white outside!

We were woken by the first snow plough at 06h00, clearing the street and pathways.
The frozen pond in the backyard has disappeared beneath a thick white blanket, the bare trees are decorated in white and slowly and steadily, thick white snowflakes are drifting downwards.

Imagine the excitement for us - sun babies from South Africa!

Even staying inside, watching the snow, is an adventure.

Maybe we'll venture outside a little later.

Crunching snow beneath my boots for the first time

In the meantime, there's a book to read, chocolates to be eaten...

"Philida" - a slavery novel, the latest by South African writer Andre Brink. A great read.

And some hooking to be done :-)

Bringing colour to the snow

I bought this absolute cheapest of cheap 100 % wool in a 500 g mixed bag of leftovers. The colours looked good together and immediately shouted "stripey bag". It is too coarse to do anything but a bag or placemats, so bag it would be.
I started with a pattern for a small, square bag, but made the bottom larger and will be widening it slightly as I go up - as long as the yarn lasts!

As for straps - that question remains to be answered and I'm open to any ideas.

There's a glimpse of sun coming through the white now! Might be getting out and about then :-)