The Ballad of the Unlikely Crafter
Saturday, June 25, 2005
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Here is another shot of the finished bag. I'm not in love with it and it was a ton of work. Tripling the yarn made my hands cramp. On the plus side I learned how to do the continental knit because my hand was so crampy! I think my version of the bag is a bit too shallow (I had to cut it short because my green yarn was running low) and a bit too wide. However, it will make a good yarn project tote I think. I doubt I'd make it again.
Here's a shot of the fuzzy knitted bag's texture, closeup before felting. It's made of Crystal Palace Fizz held with Plymouth's Galway Highland Heather worsted held double. I nearly ran out of the green so I changed colors for the strap--Lamb's Pride Bulky. I really liked working with the Lamb's Pride and I hope to use it again.
Monday, June 06, 2005
A new Booga Bag
Here are some pictures of my most recent Booga bag. My mom chose this yarn since it was a Mother's Day present for her. It's Noro Kureyon #46, the orange/tan/brown/purple colorway.
Before felting:
A closeup of the colors:
And two after felting:
I'm all Booga-ed out for now. On the bag front, though, the green fuzzy bag is nearly done!!