Beaded Box

I finished the top and bottom of the beaded box from Jill Oxton's Cross Stitch & Beading magazine issue 72. It needs stiffening and a decorative bead detail on the top of the box but it came out really nice. The pattern was easy to follow and you could use up delicas you already own.

Also cast on and knit a few inches of a cat puppet using the remaining yarn from Susan the Sheep. I used size 9 double pointed and wished I owned a 9 circular as at the beginning some of the stitches slid off of the ends of the needles. But too late I was off and knitting knowing it will all come out beautifully after a few wash cycles.