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It Felt Wrong
Wednesday, August 03, 2005 I made a new bag this week but I don't like how it came out. I knit it sideways, so the stripes would be vertical, but when I ran it through the washer (twice) it came out with a flared top. I don't know what to do. I might bring it back down to the laundry room and wash it again tomorrow, that is, if I can muster my courage to dodge the roaches. I'm just kidding. While there are roaches in our basement (this is New York, after all) they're really not that bad. I mean, they're gross, but there aren't that many. I like how the handles came out, though. I didn't sew them on yet. I also felted a square to make a pocket. I'm hoping that if I felt the bag enough I can just cut the top off and make the bag the length I want. I got the Vogue Knitting Fall 2005 issue yesterday. There are a couple of cute felted bags in it. You should pick it up if you're interested in that sort of thing. posted at 10:13 PM . link .   .
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Wonder if the structure of the bottom part of the bag made it tighten up more? Well, what actually happened is that I sewed it together it from side to side, instead of having the bind off edge on the top. If the bo edge was on top I would have just bound off tightly. The side of the knitted piece was very loose to begin with. I'll post a picture later to show you what I'm taking about. I don't really feel like going down to the dungeon today to felt it again! Check out the two felted laptop cases with vertical stripes in the fall 2005 issue of Interweave Knits. They also have flared tops. I think it looks nice! Just pretend you intended it that way all along.
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