DRUMROLL PLEASE !!

[threeolivemartini]

An elf blessed me with this yarn ...it was vintage and said cold water washable so i figured once the hot water hit it .. it would still felt (full) and i was right.. this is what i have spent the last couple days doing.. i made this drawstring bag .... then i put it thru the washer here is how it all unfolded...

 

 

these are the befores .. with some measuring..

 

 

 

 

 

this is the after....

 

 

the end product is about 6 inches across the bottom .. 9 inches wide when folded and about 9 inches high ...

i am going to lace the top with some brown suede and make a brown suede sling strap.. i LOVE the way it turned out !!

[mythunderbird]

its beautiful beth you did a great job:clap vicki

[Julie]

It's beautiful, I LOVE it!! :)h

[Deb]

My gosh that's gorgeous!!! :cheer2 You did a great job!

 

Now I can hardly wait to get my Red Licorice bag felted!!!

[Frangipani]

WOWSERS!! I've never done felting. Looks like fun! Great job.

 

Bec

[deneen]

It came out great--nice job Beth. I have to get around to doing one soon....................

 

I imagine, if you could do a double thickness of this, it would make a pretty basket too.

 

Good work

[kariholtz]

WOW!!!

I've been wanting to try that... you made it sound so easy lol

[Guest SamplerLady]

Well done, 3olives! Your pattern or someone elses? I love the idea and want one, too!

[Donna]

Wow!

[threeolivemartini]

Sampler..HEREis the pattern i loosely based my bag on.. i dont think i can claim it as mine because i changed a few measurements for my yarn.. apparently they used a smaller yarn.. had i made all the rounds it would have been huge...

 

i changed it in the striping pattern as i went up the sides and only used the 2 colours.. i jsut made it in a size i liked hoping it would full down like i wanted... and it did.... the finished measurements of my bag are almost the finished ones of this bag... the pattern is nice too.... i like the way the ridge is formed on the bottom and top of this pattern

[threeolivemartini]

also.. thanks every one for the great comments..

 

and Kari.. it really IS that easy... i put my bag thru the wash about three times though cause i wanted it nice and tight... so in return SP and I have clean sneakers LOL

[bythehook]

Very nice bag. I really like the way it turned out.

[RebeccaVelasquez]

elizabeth! absolutely fabulous!!!!

truly, WOW! i just adore it :)h

[RebeccaVelasquez]

i do have a question

if the yarn is WW, what hook did you use? and all sc?

[threeolivemartini]

yes its all sc and it was a little thicker than worsted weight.. no weight on the labels as it was vintage and had knitting gauges.. but a bit bigger than worsted and i used my TOTC K brazillian tulip wood hook ( i know blatant plugging for Bill LOL)

[MommaChelle]

Ooooh! That turned out great!! Great job!!

[RachelG]

Oooo...neat! I love the look of felted stuff. :)h

[Guest ParchedWhisper]

That looks so fuzzy! That is a very pretty bag. The colors are beautiful. Wonderful job!

[luvtocraft]

Awesome bag! It looks wonderful! )

[Tiffany]

Great bag, Elizabeth!!! I love the striping you did. :)h

[Rosesandtea]

Brilliant! I really like that. You did a great job and I think the suede bits will be very nice.

[Nashville Crocheter]

Beautiful bag!!! :cheer2

don't ya just love to full items you have crocheted?

 

I just fulled one myself. Just have to put the handles on now.

[Jewels]

several drugs even!! That is absolutely gorgeous, I'm going to try this project,..all the fulling patterns I've looked at seem too small with the amount of things I carry around with me, LOL

Awesome work:sheepjump

[froggy]

Awesome Bag! Great Job Elizabeth!

[rascal]

Wow Beth - it turned out great!!! Love the colors too! Dar