My One and Only Felted Bag

[crochetfun]

This is my only felted bag.

I made it a few weeks ago after gathering tips from this forum.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y113/crochetfun/feltedbag.jpg

 

[Woven N Spun]

You did a good job felting it. It's cute.

[sem464]

That's cute! good job:cheer

[deneen]

Very nice-perfect tote bag for your crochet!

[123mama]

Very nice:) And now you are one ahead of me.

[Rosesandtea]

That looks great!

[crochetfun]

Very nice-perfect tote bag for your crochet!

 

Thanks, I wish it was. It is quite tiny, about 7X11. I guess it's good for a small project. Not much planning went into it. I'll spend more time thinking of what I want before starting the next one.

[faithpa76]

That's really pretty! I like the colors!

[Terri/LadySorce]

oh how cute!! How big is it now??

 

Terri

[crochetfun]

oh how cute!! How big is it now??

 

 

Terri

Thank you. It is about 7X11. It has a round base. (I like my bags a lot bigger, they can hold more yarn then:lol )

I also need to think of some closure for my next one. (anything that does not involve sewing)

[Frangipani]

I like it. Great job. It's fun, isn't it?

Bec

[RebeccaVelasquez]

woohoo!! looks great! isn't fulling fun!?!

[diamond]

That is really nice! I love it. I love bigger bags, too. Would be perfect to carry your crochet projects in or to carry essentials when you travel. Great job!!! I still haven't made of ago of felting yet. Have the wool & patterns, just need the time. Too many projects, too little time.

[allimac]

That is adorable .

-alli

[crochetfun]

woohoo!! looks great! isn't fulling fun!?!

 

I loved it. I was also very lucky, the bag turned out like this after the first wash.

Since then I have collected a pile of beautiful wool yarn for my next fulling adventure.

[dogymom]

Love that bag! Makes me want to do one, too. Great job.

 

:dog

[MiCountess]

Beautiful job

Michelle

[kellyv]

Thats really nice. I am just starting to get into felting and I think I may become addicted. LOL Can anyone give me any tips for felting?

kellyv

[Jewels]

Great fulled bag! I like the shaping of it.

[AshEgypt]

It looks soft & fuzzy!

 

[cajunwhacko]

I've been dying to felt something but didn't know what since I'm not big on handbags... but yours is so awesome that I'm thinking that a bag isn't such a bad idea afterall! Love it!

 

 

What kind of wool did you use if I may ask? I love the colors!

[MLLORF]

Very nice. I really likes it.

[crochetfun]

 

What kind of wool did you use if I may ask? I love the colors!

 

Thank you so much.

 

The brown one is Bernat Lana, a merino wool I found at Walmart.

The other one is I believe Patons Classic Merino but I don't have the label any more and have no idea what the colour is called. It is more like Taupe.

 

The pattern: well, I had several of Marlo's bag patterns in front of me at the time, started out w. a round base, got an idea from her patterns on increases and then true to my good nature (or my stubborn streak) did whatever felt good. I believe it was mostly done in DC, I don't know if this helps?

 

I read somewhere that you must crochet loose for felting. That suits me just fine, I do that normally. The bag was done in about 2-3 hours.

It was really exciting when it felted well on the first try. I was so thrilled that I woke up my husband to show him. (He was not all that thrilled)

 

My kids think it should be a hat instead of a bag. If I trusted my skills w. felting I would love to try making a hat but predicting shrinkage is far from an exact science.

[dennymare]

Very nice job, It turned out beautifully. Mary

[dorayme]

This is so cute. Do you plan to line it?