bag story and other "after-workshops"

Hello everyone, it's Estelle ! I hope you went back home well. At last I found a moment to write on the blog. It's difficult, I haven't much time, these days. I don't forget you, Margaret ! But writing down the chart of my bag's design is not finished yet.
So, just a few photos to show you the result of the week :
the bag before and after 2 hours in the train.

Yes, there is a difference, I secured the loose ends...2 hours securing the ends... I counted them, so you can try to guess : how many yarn end did I secure ?
And on the other sides, here is the full bag :



I nearly finished it in the train. I know, I couldn't help knitting, I'm a knitting freak ! And now, I'll try to find a moment to line it. I think I'll take the purple material.
I must knit the strap too, and I haven't find out how to close the bag yet. So I won't use it before a while !
My crochet tank top has not grown much either. But I did a few pieces for my free form white shawl :
I love the leaf/feather forms. Now I want to make it a bit like big angel feathers. Well. I'll show you that in a few years... As Sara said, I didn't know what to do when I'm retired...
And finally, I made a sample for a kid silk haze cardigan, with a line of birch leaf pattern on the bottom of the sleeves and body. Here it is, in pearl, but I'll make it in dewberry. How do you find it ? I'm not sure it really looks like leaves. I'm not as pleased as I expected. Ooops the picture is upside down ! the base is supposed to be under the nearer from "sterenig".

I'm so glad to have attended the workshop, learnt so much and met you all !