"Well Traveled Bag" In Progress

[SusieQ]

I thought I'd post a picture and update my progress on the "Well Traveled Bag" by Dawn Plezsch. I was having trouble with crocheting in continuous rounds and emailed Dawn, who promptly got back to me and helped me out. I also received help from fellow members nela42575 and darski. My thanks to all three! Your help was invaluable. I decided not to do continuous rounds, but to take darski's advice and join and turn after every round and it is working out great! I'm half-way done and should have the crocheting finished midweek. Then I'll be felting it. This will be my first felted piece and I'm a little scared to try it! I'll probably be asking for suggestions from all of you who have done felting before for advice and tips!

 

Thanks again for all your help! I'll keep you posted!

[christinascrochethaven]

great bag! Good job:hook

[SusieQ]

Thanks Christina! I just finished it this morning about 5:00 a.m. It's raining here in So.Cal.!!! Yay!!! Boy do we need it.

 

I'll be felting it this week and keep you posted of my progress. I've never felted before, so this is a little scary!

 

Does anyone have any felting tips or advice? If you do, I'd love to "hear" it!

 

Thanks!

[misssmaggie]

Looks great...nice colors !!! Thanks for sharing!

[Feederofthepack]

Looks great! I made this a few weeks ago and it was my first felting project too! I love how it turned out so much I want to make a hat to match. I have heard that when felting-don't leave your project alone for long-keep checking it. I used a different yarn than the pattern calls for and I crochet tight so mine was slow to felt. I kept thinking I would open the washer to find it was the size of a sock!

[Yammy]

I"ve made many of the well traveled bags, they are just the perfect size and are so nice when felted.

[NoLooseEnds]

Looks great! The colors are beautiful! Just a couple of felting tips...put a few pairs of jeans in to help agitation...and I love plain old dish soap as soap, too...I find that I usually put my felting creations through the wash twice (sometimes three times) to get it how tight I want it! But, who knows! To each her own and Im sure it will turn out great! In no time, youll have caught the felting craze

[angieInCA]

Love The Well Traveled Bag, was my first felting project and still one of my most favorite

[SHERYL]

Nice colors, well put together.

[Krakovianka]

Looks good! I want to try that pattern, too, or something similar. I did my first felting project a couple of weeks ago, and I have a front-loading washer. Once it's in there...it's in there! Fortunately, it came out okay. Good luck!