I saw a GoKnit pouch and thought it was a really cool idea. I decided I’d try to make myself a little drawstring bag to carry my knitting in. I was SUPER thrilled with the way the bag turned out. I just loved it.
But I decided that there was no way I could carry needles in a regular knit bag without them poking through, so I figured I’d felt it. Bad idea. It felted REALLY fast, and it shrunk way more than I wanted it to. There’s no way it is going to work for the purpose I intended it to. So I just put handles on it and figured I’d give it to a little girl.
What I should have done is made eyelet holes for the drawstring and just lined the inside of the bag. Oh well, live and learn.
I’ve decided to give it to my 4 year old niece. My sister said she loves purses and bags.
Oh and while the bag felted super fast, the i-cord did not. I put it through the whole cycle and it still wasn’t done, so I pulled it out and pretty much finished it by hand.
Adorable! Which colour did you pick? I have 3 balls of Natural Pink (the pale pink and green one) sitting in my stash, but I don’t think that’s the same colour. Is it?
that was not a mistake :?? Artists experiment with all kinds of ways of doing things(like felting) until they find their own masterpeice.!!
Although it shrank for you :verysad: It looks fabulous!
Great JOb!!! :cheering: :cheering:
I ended up making my own goknit bag from some extra fabric that I had left over from my sewing days (knitting sort of took over my sewing hobby. :teehee: My first attempted turned out to short and fat, but I reworked it and it came out great! I ended up making two bags and used them on our recent trip…they worked out great. You bag is so cute I may have to try one of those for me!
Nadja, I couldn’t wait to use it either. I have too many projects OTN that NEED to be completed but I’ve had that yarn for 2 months and have been dying to try it out.
