I began knitting this buttonhole bag last night. I knitted until 2am and then sat back down this morning and finished it. I popped it into the washer with a couple of pairs of jeans and forgot about it!!! The cold water rinse spin cycle shocked me out of my stupor! I ran into the laundry room and threw open the washer like a mad woman. LOL
Disaster averted! It felted very nicely, if I must say so myself. LOL And I didn't sit there being anal about it like I did last night when I felted my B4 bag. (which took FOREVER to felt!) It turned out very hairy but I like it. It adds character to it and my color combo looks ever better felted. (seafoam green/white/ and coffee brown) As I expected, there is still a lot of stitch definition left in thewhite stripe which is why I only did 4 rows with it. But again, I think it just adds texture.
Yarn is Lamb's Pride Bulky - double strand throughout and pattern can be found here http://www.stitchcharlotte.com/WhatsNew/ButtonHoleBagMasonDixon21.pdf
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The bag turned out great! I love the color combination you chose! Great job!!!
ReplyDeletevery cute . . . cute blog too.
ReplyDeleteThis is quite lovely and so glad it turned out so well for you despite forgetting it in the washer!!! (my luck it would have been felted together!!) and I love the colors you chose!!! very nice together!!! I am doing the Paton's yarn Rosewood with dark brown stripes this is the second one and looking nice!! thanks for sharing!! Hugs Linda
ReplyDeleteI think you did a GREAT job - now I have to try that one!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love your color combination!!
ReplyDeleteI use a "JUST A TRIM" shaver to get rid of the fuzziness on my bags. (I got it in the "as seen on TV" section of the grocery store)