Another Bag
I do so love these colors. Can’t go out and buy Limeade Lamb’s Pride? Just take your natural-colored Lopi and dye it with Lemon-Lime Kool-Aid! <BG> The bag needs a name. I’m thinking of something along the lines of “shoulders” b/c it reminds me of the neck & shoulders of a sweater. That wasn’t intentional, just the way it turned out. Since the color combo reminds me of the black sorority AKA b/c these were their colors, maybe I should call it “AKA Shoulders” or something.
The pocket turned out OK. It wasn’t as easy to pick up and knit when I wasn’t all the way at the bottom (see the red Kool-Aid Lopi bag), but it worked out all right, I think.
YARN: Kool-Aid dyed Lopi (green), 2 strands of Lamb’s Pride worsted (pink)
PATTERN: made up as I went along
SIZE: approximately 16″ wide (mid-left side to mid-right side), 9″ tall, strap 27″ long
NEEDLES: US 13’s (bamboo — I love bamboo needles!!!)
It was interesting working with the Lopi & Lamb’s Pride together. The Lamb’s Pride definitely felts better than the Lopi does. However, the bottom didn’t felt well — two strands of Lamb’s Pride in garter stitch. To get it to felt to where it is now took a 14-minute cycle, then another 10-minute cycle. I would have liked it felted even more, but I was afraid that the top would end up too small to be useful.
It just got a great review. Thing One says it’s “very attractive.” A nearly-seven-year-old with good taste.
