Now this project is an unfinished project because its a felted bag that is in desperate need of some handles. I am in the process of getting some though. I went back and forth on the right sort of handles for this bag. I wasnt sure if I wanted to make I-cord handles or use wooden handles. I finally decided on wooden handles with a wooden toggle for closure. I went to the yarn shop to order them because they are nowhere to be found anywhere else. Once I looked in the catalogue I realized that wooden handles are not going to work for this bag. Its actually pretty big. More like a big tote than a handbag so the handles need to be pretty wide. Wooden handles dont come as wide as what I need so it was suggested that I try leather handles. This is actually a good solution because this way I will be able to make them as wide as I want to and they come in really lengthy sizes. So now we are working on ordering leather handles. I am thinking the wooden toggle wont look as good with leather handles so I have found a leather button that I am planning to use instead. Once I have got all that stuff then it will be a final finished bag. This is very good because I have people waiting to see a bunch of my bags and figure out which one they want to buy. Yay! Im loving felted bags and designing them however I want. Its so much fun. Once I have the handles on I will definitely take some photos and post them.
I will be sharing all my knitting projects that are finished and in process. I love getting feedback for my work. I hope to be able to connect with other knitters because they are a great bunch of people. There will be the odd story about life with my family and all the fun household adventures we have.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Some Projects That Need Finishing
At the moment I am working on some pillows for my new house. Im kind of sick of the ones that are on our lounge and I found this Red Heart yarn that matches perfectly with it. I started using a pattern from a book but discovered that I hated knitting the pattern so I delved into my knitting stitches book and found this cable. I loved how it can be worked as and all over pattern and the texture feels really cool. I love how its turning out. The pattern is really easy. My only issue with it is because Im a tight knitter, when I get to the row where you actually cable it gets really tight and awkward but luckily its only one row of the pattern so I can handle it. I am halfway on one side of the pillow. I started on Sunday so I guess its coming along pretty quickly especially seeing how I was finishing the kitty at the beginning of the week at the same time. In total I will be making 4 pillows so I still have a way to go. The exciting part will be seaming the two pieces together and seeing how they look. I will keep you posted on how its all going.

Now this project is an unfinished project because its a felted bag that is in desperate need of some handles. I am in the process of getting some though. I went back and forth on the right sort of handles for this bag. I wasnt sure if I wanted to make I-cord handles or use wooden handles. I finally decided on wooden handles with a wooden toggle for closure. I went to the yarn shop to order them because they are nowhere to be found anywhere else. Once I looked in the catalogue I realized that wooden handles are not going to work for this bag. Its actually pretty big. More like a big tote than a handbag so the handles need to be pretty wide. Wooden handles dont come as wide as what I need so it was suggested that I try leather handles. This is actually a good solution because this way I will be able to make them as wide as I want to and they come in really lengthy sizes. So now we are working on ordering leather handles. I am thinking the wooden toggle wont look as good with leather handles so I have found a leather button that I am planning to use instead. Once I have got all that stuff then it will be a final finished bag. This is very good because I have people waiting to see a bunch of my bags and figure out which one they want to buy. Yay! Im loving felted bags and designing them however I want. Its so much fun. Once I have the handles on I will definitely take some photos and post them.
Now this project is an unfinished project because its a felted bag that is in desperate need of some handles. I am in the process of getting some though. I went back and forth on the right sort of handles for this bag. I wasnt sure if I wanted to make I-cord handles or use wooden handles. I finally decided on wooden handles with a wooden toggle for closure. I went to the yarn shop to order them because they are nowhere to be found anywhere else. Once I looked in the catalogue I realized that wooden handles are not going to work for this bag. Its actually pretty big. More like a big tote than a handbag so the handles need to be pretty wide. Wooden handles dont come as wide as what I need so it was suggested that I try leather handles. This is actually a good solution because this way I will be able to make them as wide as I want to and they come in really lengthy sizes. So now we are working on ordering leather handles. I am thinking the wooden toggle wont look as good with leather handles so I have found a leather button that I am planning to use instead. Once I have got all that stuff then it will be a final finished bag. This is very good because I have people waiting to see a bunch of my bags and figure out which one they want to buy. Yay! Im loving felted bags and designing them however I want. Its so much fun. Once I have the handles on I will definitely take some photos and post them.
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