I was rummaging through my craft supplies when I came across a knitted beaded amulet bag/necklace project that I had started several years ago.  Well, with my “Artful Year” in mind, I decided to finish it:

I used the Swag Amulet Knit Kit from The Beaded Bag Co. located in Denver, CO.  Knitting with size 0000 knitting needles was not too bad, but transferring seed beads onto the perle cotton was a bit of a chore.  I had knitted at least four of these amulet bags as gifts, and this one was meant for myself – now I finally have one :-).  I finished it off with an amethyst nugget drop.  Here is a close up: