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DotMom61
11-17-2005, 02:10 PM
Whew ... Booregon #3 done:
Pre-felting (including close-up of "tweed"):
http://static.flickr.com/31/64241069_80ac91abf0.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/31/64241072_13b0cde5f6.jpg
Post-felting (including close-up of "tweed"):
http://static.flickr.com/34/64241076_af3ac6493f.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/33/64241074_d1a795028d.jpg
This was knit with Lamb's Pride Periwinkle & Noro Kureyon #52 held together for the tweedy part; the contrast is Lamb's Pride Jack's Plum.
I knit this one in the dimensions of a Booga Bag but used the Oregon Tote techniques, which make for a very sturdy bag.
One thing: Doing this in the Booga dimensions caused the "buttonholes" on the end panels to be pretty close together; I think the next one I make I will go back to the Oregon Tote dimensions.
Julie
11-17-2005, 02:12 PM
It turned out beautiful, Julie!
How many left to go?? :D
Jivewhistle
11-17-2005, 02:18 PM
Oh that is beautiful!!!!!!! :cheering: :cheering:
I need to try a felted bag sometime!
The colors are fantastic! :heart: :heart: :heart:
DotMom61
11-17-2005, 02:22 PM
Thanks, everyone!
Julie -- only 3 left to go! (maybe four -- I'm not happy w/ the first one now that I've switched techniques -- it's too flimsy)
KellyK
11-17-2005, 02:36 PM
SOOO pretty, Jul!! :inlove:
Silver
11-17-2005, 02:39 PM
Very nice. I really like the tweedy effect in the felt!
Jan in CA
11-17-2005, 02:40 PM
Oh I love it! I want to knit a bag BAD!! Maybe my next project!
Ronda
11-17-2005, 02:44 PM
That is just gorgeous! :heart: I cannot wait to try one of those!
lisak
11-17-2005, 03:08 PM
That is so b-e-a-utiful! I absolutely :heart: the colors. Excellent choice! :inlove:
kitkat
11-17-2005, 03:23 PM
I love love love the colors. Sigh. Booga bag is in my future, but not yet.
foothills
11-17-2005, 04:37 PM
I :heart: the bag Julie :thumbsup:
Joyce
Sascha
11-17-2005, 04:42 PM
It turned out very well
liznwillow
11-17-2005, 04:55 PM
AWESOME BAG!!! Great colors. :thumbsup:
KnittinKitten
11-17-2005, 05:02 PM
This is stunning! Your stitching is so purrfect that it was almost a shame to felt it.
:XX:
Ingrid
11-17-2005, 05:22 PM
GASP!! I love the colors!! Just gorgeous! :cheering:
rebecca
11-17-2005, 05:32 PM
STUNNING bag! I love, love the tweed look...very ingenious ;)
KellyK
11-17-2005, 07:15 PM
Julie's got NICE BAGS just like Hildie... :eyebrow:
feministmama
11-17-2005, 07:58 PM
OOOOOooooOOOOOOoooooOOOOOoooOOOOoO
pretty
dustinac
11-17-2005, 10:51 PM
I love those colors sooo pretty :thumbsup:
DotMom61
11-18-2005, 01:06 AM
Thank you, everybody!! I'm overwhelmed!
I was really unsure about the color combination when I started, but I took a poll @ the last IL knitters gathering, and everyone gave me a thumbs up on it. So, they get lots of credit for it!
It was really fun putting these two yarns together, given my penchant for variegated and self-striping yarn! *And* it really made a nice sturdy bag, whereas the Kureyon alone comes out rather flimsy. Pretty, but flimsy.
gimmesanity
11-18-2005, 08:58 AM
Wow, that's really pretty, Julie. I love the colors...stunning.
~Sharon
DotMom61
11-18-2005, 11:21 AM
Thanks, Sharon!!!