For anyone thinking of knitting this pattern, I'll warn you that I needed quite a bit more yardage than the pattern specified. The pattern called for 350 yards of worsted weight wool, so I purchased two skeins of Big Kureyon (color #12 for anyone interested). That translates to 320 meters, or 350 yards. Should have been plenty, right?
Well, before I completed the body of the bag, I could tell the yarn wasn't going to hold out. I actually stopped 10 rows short of the total specified so I could save back some yarn for the second base. Having decided that, I bought a skein of Lamb's Pride in a coordinating teal (color M-52) so I could knit the i-cord and add pockets (not part of the pattern). I also needed just a bit of the Lamb's Pride for the base--and actually ended up using at least half the skein for all these pieces.
At any rate, I'm happy with the way it turned out. Now there's just a little more drying needed, then this can go in the Christmas gift-giving pile. Whew!
3 comments:
It looks great, Leslie. Nice job on coordinating colors, too - I think the recipient should be VERY happy! Toot, Toot! (that's your horn)
It looks great! I love the coordinationg i-cord. It really sets the whole thing off. I want to see how you did the pockets too. When are you going to come back to knit nite?
Okay, so I have that book and I've never been tempted to do another felted bag until this very minute, after I saw yours. Absolutely gorgeous, Leslie.
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