A Little Felted Bag

I started this little bag because I bought the OneSkein book and was tired of all my current projects (there are four things on needles).


I finished it late last night and because I sufferer from insomnia, decided to felt it right away. I couldn't wait, that's just not my nature.

So off I went to the basement, filled up the washer and threw it in. After about 20 minutes I started to get desperate, it wasn't felting, or at least it wasn't felting as quickly as merino does. But finally, I could see the changes happening and at the end it was only a couple of minutes that made the difference.

Now I learned a little lesson here, do a test swatch, it's worth it. That was also the same advice I was given by a blogger buddy. The second is Alpaca/Silk blend doesn't felt very well and so I won't use it again. I was trying to clear out my stash and had 100 grams left over from a sweater. Considering that this stuff cost me about 20 bucks I could have used it for a small scarf or gloves and it would have been better...definitely a learning experience.