My first knitted project on needles (not counting the knift knitter loom scarves) this year when I started knitting again was a felted purse. I loved the idea that felting would hide all of the goofs, making felted projects excellent for beginners (even though many are afraid of them).
Here is that first knitted Booga Bag project (it actually looks better in person than it does in this picture – it really looks kind of funky here):
It turned out to be fairly small – but it is the perfect size for a small lunch bag. I love the colors in the Lion Brand Wool that I used – a blend of pinks, blues, purples and greens.
This is the felted bag I made this week. The pattern is “Vintage Bubble Bag” from the book Pursenalities by Eva Wiechmann. I used Cascade 220 in brown and Noro Silk Garden. My bag didn’t felt quite as much as the one pictured in the book, even though I sent it through the washer 3 times. I think that the silk in the Noro yarn really impedes the overall “felted” look, but is still very nice. This bag is big enough that I’ll actually be able to use it as a purse (given that I’ve got kids, there has to be room for a small 1st aid kit, anti-bacterial wipes, etc.).
