Booga Bag - I'm trying!

#1

I’ve decided to jump on the felting bandwagon, and try to make a Booga Bag. I keep hearing about felted bags everywhere I go, so I may as well see what all the fuss is about. :wink:

I’m using a vintage wool yarn that I won in a 60’s poncho kit on eBay for about 2 dollars. I just hope the yarn will felt. If not, it will still make a nice knitted bag. I will have to fix that one stitch where I changed colors after I’m done. It will be easy to do when I re-tie that spot.

Here’s the poncho kit photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/59646927@N00/47977726/in/set-1808355/

I don’t really care for the colors, but I’m sure I’ll be able to give it to my Mom or one of my step-daughters.

#2

Awesome colors!!! :thumbsup: :cheering:

#3

looks good so far! and you’ll get hooked on felting, I know I did!

#4

:happydance: Oh Ya - that’ll felt up great - nice choice of colors!

:XX: Shelley
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#5

Wow, what a great deal – all that yarn for $2!!! It will make a really pretty bag!

#6

Thanks, my friends! You guys are always great at encouraging my feeble attempts.

I’m especially proud of finding that yarn for just $2.00 total. I love to search eBay for “knitting kits”. I’ll find great deals, because lots of people don’t like the kit. They just aren’t thinking about all that yarn! I mean, you don’t have to make what the kit designates. You can make anything you want!

This is 17 ounces of 100% wool, and I got it for 2 bucks. You can’t beat that. Well, I guess you could if you had a sheep and sheared it yourself. :lol:

#7

If you can raise a sheep for $2, you might get a better deal, but I think you’re supposed to feed them. :roflhard:

#8

Great find - that’s an incredible price for all that yarn! Can’t wait to see the finished bag - maybe yours will inspire me to finally hop on the booga bag bandwagon also. :smiley:

#9

Can’t wait to see the finished bag! Im also, getting ready to try my first booga bag, still waiting for my yarn to arrive though :crying:

#10

Golly…you mean they EAT? lol :roflhard:

#11

Updated WIP. Here’s a photo of my completed knitting for the Booga Bag. (I’m still making the I-cord. I hate to do those!)

The CD is placed on the bag to help you see the size before felting.

#12

Congrats on the bargain and on nearly finishing. I can’t wait to see how it felts (I really hope that it felts for you keeping fingers crossed).

#13

Lookin good! :thumbsup:

#14

Ok, so here is my finished Booga Bag!

I added the big wood button just for fun. I think it dresses it up quite nicely!

#15

It turned out GREAT!!! I hate doing I-cord as well. I bought a knitting spool to get out of doing it! I find the knitting spool so much faster than i-cord!

#16

Thank you! I am so surprised to see how nice it turned out. I was “crossing the line” by making it to begin with. The following quote was once typed on my blog, “I REFUSE to Felt!” (famous last words…)
:lol:

#17

Turned out great! The button is a really nice touch as well.

#18

:cheering: Perfect shaping. Love the colors! That turned out wonderful!

#19

[color=hotpink]The finished bag is beautiful![/color]

[color=magenta]When I saw your first picture, I first thought was,
“What a waste of such perfect tension, to be felted.”[/color]

[color=blue]So now you have a hundred dollar bag.
What will you make with the rest of the (spectactual bargain) yarn.[/color]

#20

Awww. You guys are making me blush! :blush: I am sooooooo proud of this pretty felted purse.

Lana, I’m not sure what I’m going to make with the leftover yarn. I think I might have enough to make another booga bag! :happydance:

Or, I might make the matching coin purse.
http://julisjots.blogspot.com/2005/09/felted-pocketbook-knit-and-crochet.html