Look what came in the mail!

I've kind of been wanting a Joji and Co Mini Santa Cruz for a while. It's about the same size and my beloved Box Bag (which I bought in 2020 and painted turquoise in 2022). The Box bag is looking a little sad, although the painting was definitely something I'm pleased I did:

I had initially decided I didn't want / need a full sized Santa Cruz bag, but I'm knitting three cardigans in a row, and they get too big. My current project would be perfect to start in the mini, for the sleeves, and then put the body together in the full size bag. (not that I didn't have enough project bags. I used my Pampa bucket and Shawl Bag to achieve the same outcome:

And sometimes Joji releases a bag that is great (like the brown Pampa sets from two weeks ago) and then releases one that is even better. So I has a list of requirements to buy these bags:

Had to be in a colour that was perfect (teal, aqua, or pink)
Smooth leather, not suede (I knit in all sorts of messy places)
Matching mini and full size

I actually thought I had set up a set of criteria that was so limiting that I was never going to get these bags, and I was fine with that. And then in last week's update she released these:

Perfect. Fits every requirement. Smells like beautiful leather. So pretty. If you need me, I'll be busy knitting out of, and admiring these stunning bags.

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Linky Wednesday - the one with the pause

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