I made a sling bag for Lulu. I knitted it like a mad woman because I wanted her to have it when I went to Singapore to visit. So the night before I left, instead of packing, I was crazily knitting away.
She wanted a pink sling bag.
Pattern was my own.
My mom lined it instead of me. Partly because I didn’t have time left to do so and also because I’m very lazy. Mostly the latter though.
I got the buttons from Spotlight. Suits the color of the bag, I think.
I made the tiny piggy as a surprise for Lulu. Pattern from here.
She liked them both very much. 
Name of project: Lulu Pink Sling Bag – My own pattern!
Yarn: Panda Zoomy Shade 37 (Pink)
Needles: Inox Circulars 5mm
Cast on date: 16 Nov ‘07
Cast off date: 07 Dec ‘07 (The very night before I flew off! – I only took so long because I started on my Berry Stitch Bag and worked it concurrently.)
Learned: Nothing new
Mistakes: None, since I pretty much made it up as I knitted along.
Name of project: Lil Piggy!
Yarn: Holiday 8-ply (Feltable)
Needles: 5.5mm (I cannot remember which one I used.)
Cast on date: Forgot!
Cast off date: Forgot! I finished it in a day though.
Learned: This was my first time felting a project. Felt good! (Pun intended.)
Mistakes: None.
Modifications: Made changes to the eyes.
January 1st, 2008 at 6:04 am
That’s awesome!!! Great job Jolene! You’re such a super fast learner with heaps of patience! Did you write the pattern down as you go?
January 2nd, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Hey Salihan. Uh, I think I did scribble the pattern somewhere. It’s a very simple knit actually. Two rectangles in Stockinette St with some shaping at the bottom, then one strap + base worked in St St with Garter st selvedge worked in one piece.
The part where the buttons are is a strip of Moss St.
Didn’t think that it’s much of a pattern.