I felted this sweater a bit too much in the wash, so it didn't fit. But it had great buttons, and I loved the pattern on it. So, inspired by some ravelry groups, I decided to make it a bag.
Here is the sweater:
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/MulderMom/Picture145.jpg
And here is the fo bag
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/MulderMom/Picture146.jpg
It took a bit of sitting and looking at how the pieces were together and cutting apart and sitting more and figuring it out, but I think the result is pretty decent.
Thanks for looking!:waving:

That looks great! What a great idea rather than packing it away and fretting about it.

Wow that is fantastic! Great idea...I love bags and this is a nice one!

Looks great.

wow how clever. It looks great :yay:

That is Fabulous!!

It's a gorgeous bag! :yay:

gorgeous!! what a great idea!! I would have never have thought of that.

What a great idea. Sure beats tossing the sweater, and it came out really nice.

It's beautiful! I'm sorry the sweater didn't work out, but the bag is gorgeous. Very creative.

It looks like it was meant to be a bag all along. Lovely x

It looks like it was meant to be a bag all along. Lovely x

Thanks, that's kinda what I thought too. It is now my "big project" knitting bag.
Kinda can't wait to screw up some more sweaters!:roflhard:

What an awesome idea! Your bag is beautiful!

I love your bag. wish I have thought of that last year when I ruined one of my brothers sweaters. He chucked it out.

I love it! What a great save!

That's a beautiful bag! :yay:I agree it looks like it was meant to be. What a great idea! I have an old sweater that my Gram made that was shrunk in the wash but I could never part with it. I think it might being seeing the light of day as a bag now!

:happydance: Great bag and idea!!

So ingenious! Way to go! I love the bag! Too bad the sweater didn't fit. It was stunning! Great save!

Wow...that turned out great! Love it!!! :hug:

Ok...how crafty are you?! What a great way to salvage a project! Wow!

It looks so great. It totally looks like it was meant to be htat way, what a great save.

Ingenious.

My first thought was holy bleeep she knit that sweater ! Seriously, the design seems so intricate how long did it take you to knit ?
It does looks lovely as a bag but still....it started as a sweater you knit :shock: :notworthy:
You are my knitting hero

Incredible, and what a great idea. Fear I would have fretted and packed the garment away. You had a wonderful idea and the bag is great looking. :yay:

Gorgeous!!! What group is that on Ravelry? I have a Starsky that turned into a monster and I am not going to reknit.

My first thought was holy bleeep she knit that sweater ! Seriously, the design seems so intricate how long did it take you to knit ?
It does looks lovely as a bag but still....it started as a sweater you knit :shock: :notworthy:
You are my knitting hero
sorry to confuse you, but it was a sweater that I did not knit, but that I had accidentally shrunk. then i made it a bag.

Gorgeous!!! What group is that on Ravelry? I have a Starsky that turned into a monster and I am not going to reknit.
The group on Ravelry is felters-a-non
Love that group!