Another FO (that's felted object)

This purse was made for an online auction like the other one below. I used scrap yarn for it so the only cost was for thread, magnetic snaps, and buttons. The colors are lighter than they appear and the size is about 9 x 11.

The construction was based on a smaller purse in the books Vogue Felted Knits (the one with the Noro tea cozy on the front.) Basically you make a front and a back and two I-cord straps. Then you sew the straps together and sew the resulting single strap to the front and back of the purse before sewing up the bottom. Did I mention this involves a hell of a lot of sewing? Ick.

I'm concerned about the strength of construction, but I reinforced the bottom and corners on the inside. The winning bidder got about 3 pounds of chocolate with the purse, so hopefully that will make up for any inexpert seaming.

  

Socks!

I finished these several weeks ago but did not get a pic until now. My very silly blue striped socks were made from KnitPicks yarn (Parade? I think?) and took quite some time. I changed needle brands in the middle so one is a lot baggier than the other. They are very comfy though! I love that the stripes don't match from one to the other. I bet that would make many people twitch but to me it's awesome!