My daughter was knitting the other day and said, “I can’t believe it! I’m knitting and you’re not.” She was stunned that I was sitting there and not knitting — this never happens.Â
Laura has become one of my most consistent knitting peeps. She was bringing her knitting everywhere and was even knitting in the car. Woo Hoo! She was working on a cute felted bag. Here are some pics of the project that I am very proud to display:
And here it is drying after being felted:
The tape measure kind of shows the scale. It shrunk up a great deal obviously. She used a pretty shade of Cascade 220 in a triple colorway: pale pink, pale lavendar and medium lavendar. I wasn’t sure what the color would look like felted, but it’s very pretty. She will add some embellishments, maybe beads or ribbon. The pattern is from Two Old Bags — the Body Hugging Flat Purse. I made this purse in a soft green and am knitting one in pink for my younger daughter. It is perfect soccer game knitting because you just knit in the round for 80 rounds — no looking or thinking required.
That’s beautiful! The color is lovely. Felting is addictive, I’m knitting a bowl out of Lamb’s Pride Bulky – trying to make it a copy of an antique style mixing bowl with a stripe around the top quarter. Too fun. The Lamb’s Pride is a bit too fuzzy though, I’ll have to try the Cascade.
I’ll have to look for that pattern. I love the shape of Laura’s purse!
Comment by Wendy in VA — June 15, 2006 @ 2:14 pm