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..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/threeolivemartini/before3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/threeolivemartini/before2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/threeolivemartini/before1.jpg


this is the after....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/threeolivemartini/finalproduct.jpg

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]

:clap its beautiful beth you did a great job:clap vicki

[Julie]

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

[Deb]

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

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

[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

[SamplerLady]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/SamplerLady/mmouseplus.gifWell done, 3olives! Your pattern or someone elses? I love the idea and want one, too! :D

[Donna]

Wow! :clap

[threeolivemartini]

Sampler..HERE (http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/annie_bag/annie_bag.html)is 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.

[rebeccav]

elizabeth! absolutely fabulous!!!!
truly, WOW! i just adore it :)h

[rebeccav]

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!! :clap

[RachelG]

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

[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. :clap

[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!:clap

[rascal]

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

[rebeccav]

ugh! elizabeth - did you have trouble with the bottom being wompy? mine is not coming out flat at all - more like a rollercoaster!!!:bang

[Elegant Crochet]

Wow

Very nice indeed....I have never seen this done before.

You do lovely work Beth!!!:thumbsup

Luv
Mandy

[crochetlady]

Oh what a lovely felted bag!!! I am yet to find wool here in India for felting. I also don't have a 100% dryer so would that make felting harder? We dry our clothes out on the clothes line as its summer like year round:)

Hugs
Vims

[threeolivemartini]

Vims.. i didnt put mine in the dryer.. it was just run thru the washer three times on the hottest water i could get... and with some vinegar...

[kariholtz]

OK Probably a dumb question that the answer is probably somewhere around here if I would just look but why vinegar?

[threeolivemartini]

you can use soap as well. you just want to change the PH and in my opinion i think vinegar does that better...

[kariholtz]

Ahhh gotcha! Thanks!