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Love it!
posted by Dava on july 20, 2005Looks great! Love your modifications to make it uniquely yours.
posted by Kathy on july 20, 2005Oh! I love it. Such a great way to use that yarn or scarf that you're just not sure about.
posted by Colleen on july 20, 2005ooo that's sooo cute! great idea with the cord - makes me think of all the cute scarves I"ve seen around...and my grommeter!
Alison,
The i-cord totally makes the bag yours! I love the way it looks. You may have single handedly motivated me to knit a bag!
:) Cristina
posted by Cristina on july 20, 2005what a great idea to add the I-cord.
very cute !
Wow. Wowza! What a great accent. The i-cord at the top makes it POP! You've inspired me. I've never been brave enough to cut anything I've felted...but I think I'm going to have to try it now. :)
posted by Suzanne on july 20, 2005Alison: I think I will make a bag, since if it turns out half as beautiful as yours, I will be happy. But please! the scissors scare me! Please give me a hint: what else did you have to do to make cutting slits in your bag not become a disaster? Do you have to sew/finish the cut edges or does the felting keep any ravelling from happening. Please let us know, since I will be worrying about your lovely bag falling apart!
posted by Barbara on july 20, 2005Super cute Sophie! And I love the added embellishment! Thanks for the linkage :)
posted by Julie on july 20, 2005Very cute...love the ribbon idea!
posted by Christie on july 20, 2005That is a great idea Alison! I always liked the bag, now I love it even more so.
posted by Wanda on july 20, 2005Sophie with a little flair! Je te suis, je te sois, ooh la la! I love it!
posted by Tiffany on july 20, 2005It's beautiful! Did you also alter the size? It looks a little larger than the picture with the pattern. You did a great job!!! I have to have one.
The Habu really sets off the rest of the bag. Nice!
posted by Kathy on july 20, 2005Cute and clever! Definitely adds some spice to the bag.
posted by Leslie on july 20, 2005Looks great!
posted by Kat on july 20, 2005I love Sophie...it's pretty and I love the embellishment.
posted by michele on july 20, 2005That is a great idea!
posted by monica on july 20, 2005Love what you did to Sophie...another item to add to the knitted wish list.
Thanks for the vote of confidence on my frogged sock. LYS #1 didn't have #2 Brittanys so I have to wait till Saturday to start again. In the meantime, I am really digging the ankle socks! Thanks for the great pattern!
Beautiful bag Alison!! You certainly know how to adapt patterns to be uniquely you and uniquely lovely!
posted by Debi on july 20, 2005That's a nice touch there. Great idea for a unique touch.
posted by lauray on july 20, 2005what a fantastic idea and a great way to spice up that already pretty bag.
posted by marti on july 21, 2005Great idea and good job!! I love it, but then who doesn't just love a bag?
posted by Kimberly on july 21, 2005Love the trim!
posted by Jenny on july 21, 2005Barbara, I didn't do anything else to the bag before cutting it. Just regular old felting is enough to keep it from unravelling. Just think of felt like you buy in the craft store and snip away!
Katherine, I used one ball of Cascade 220, just like the pattern calls for. I made the handles a little longer, cause I like longer handles. Felting's not an exact science. I could have let it felt down a little more, I guess, but I liked this size when I checked it after the first time through the wash. It's still plenty felted, you can tell that the stitch defnition is mostly gone. The only other change might have been gauge as I was knitting. I used the same needles as called for in the pattern, but didn't check my gauge, since the whole thing was going to be felted down to the size I wanted anyway. Oh, and I'm not a very thorough blocker. I didn't cut out pieces of cardboard to make it a perfect triangle-y shape. I just stuffed some plastic bags in it, so it looks more rounded.
posted by alison on july 21, 2005What a great idea! The bag is super cute!
posted by Carrie on july 22, 2005Brilliant! Love the sober bag with its frisky touch of color!
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