I'm so pleased with this little bag I made yesterday. It used to be my favorite sweater! Until I could no longer deal with the peppermint candy stripes, and felted it to use as fabric. It's just a simple little zippered purse lined with cotton fabric--I think I'll use it for on-the-go knitting tools. I have lots of the sweater left, and can't decide whether to make more of these as gifts, or to use it as my first attempt at a wool diaper cover (but yeah, I kinda need a serger and a snap setter first....minor obstacles, hee hee).
I must admit, though, a little dissapointment at how "easy" this project was...compared to how similar it looks to this other bag (below) that I've made many times in the past. This second bag I knit and then felt, and handsew in a lining and a zipper. It takes HOURS and hours. Of course, the bag above--from an already knitted and felted sweater, and using a sewing machine, took all of 20 MINUTES! I'm dissapointed at how they look exactly the same to me! Not sure I'll be knitting many more of these now....
And then, a happy mail day yesterday! A package from Sewzannes with these fabric eye goodies (I love how fast her shipping is!!). Two Amy Butler fabrics (for a spring tote, I think), and 3 glorious yards of Munki Munki plaid flannel (for the baby blanket back, and maybe some pj bottoms too). Ah....heavenly fabric!!
