Well, my Sunday, also known as 'my fun-day, my I don't have to-run day' to quote The Bangles, is almost over. I'm always bummed to see a weekend near its end, but it seems a little worse tonight. Some of it could be the fact that I have many appointments scheduled for the upcoming week and the rest of it is probably the fact that I really had a relaxing weekend.
One in which I accomplished much knitting. I was able to make great progress on the Tassle bag. This is the Tassle Bag from Folk Bags by Vicki Square. As you may know, I have a thing for felted bags and this bag in particular is especially appealing to me being the process knitter that I am. I'm not sure that I will actually use this bag; however, I have a friend who loves any combination of pink and red so I know I can find a good home for it.
It just looked as though it would be fun to knit and it is. And now I understand why the pattern calls for both Intarsia and Fair Isle. The red color is carried through via Fair Isle while the pink "flames" are done in Intarsia.
The bag is knit from the top down, so here it is upside down after completing one chart cycle:
I still have two pattern repeats to go!!! This takes much longer than I anticipated. And I know that I need to improve my skills with each technique, but what better first project than a felted bag? Here's a closeup of the pattern right side up:
And here are all the lose ends of the flip side:
As you can see, there will be a whole lot of weaving going on before I can felt this baby.
As for new projects, I decided to start yet another new project because I have several appointments schedule this week which means I will have some extra knitting time (in public). I don't know about you guys, but Fair Isle projects are too complicated for me to step out of the house with. I need an easy project that I can easily pack up and take on the road with me. I found just the project, but I have to save something for tomorrow so stop back for news on this.
See you later!
Wow, you sure got the hang of that quickly! What a cool design on that bag. I really want to learn how to do both techniques, and I love that red/pink combo.
Yes, Sunday Funday :) Great minds do think alike!
Posted by: Lolly | May 16, 2005 at 06:48 AM