Friday, June 17, 2005

My first felted project


Hello friends, this is my first felted bag. Well, it is not felted yet. I got into the bag fever because of my friends at Creative Pursuits. I went the other day and saw the beautiful bags they were making and decided to knit my own. This particular bag is my version of the Sophie bag. It takes about 12 hours to complete this project. The pattern can be found free in the following web adress: http://www.magknits.com/warm04/patterns/sophie.htm
I added some red fur on the top for a personal touch. The measurements before felting are: 10 x 4" for the rectangle bottom of the bag and 12 3/4" x 9 1/2 for the semi-triangle formed by each side of the bag. I am afraid that the part with the fur will not felt so well since it is made of nylon and not wool... But we will see what happens tomorrow... Stay tune for my first felting adventure...

Hola amigos y amigas, este es mi primer proyecto de "fieltro". Es un bolso que se teje con lana de oveja y al hecharlo en la lavadora reduce su tamaño y queda como si fuera de fieltro. Toma como unas 12 horas para realizar este proyecto. Las instrucciones están disponibles gratis en la siguiente dirección web:
http://www.magknits.com/warm04/patterns/sophie.htm
Yo le añadí una lana peludita en el borde superior para darle un toque personal pero tengo miedillo de que esa parte no se convierta en fieltro debido a que la lana peluda es hecha de nylon y no lana, y solo la lana de oveja sirve para producir este efecto. (por eso es que los artículos de lana no se pueden lavar en la lavadora ya que se produciría este efecto de fieltro)
Las medidas antes de hecharlo en la lavadora son: 10 x 4" para la base del bolso que es un rectángulo y 12 3/4" x 9 1/2" para el semi-triángulo que forma cada lado del bolso. Luego del proceso de lavado, el tamaño se reducirá considerablemente. Pero ya veremos mañana que pasa... No se pierdan el próximo episodio de mi primer aventura con la técnica de fieltro...

4 comments:

Judy said...

Hi Marlene, thanks for the compliment on my blue felted purse. In the past I've knitted up quite a few felted purses for gifts, etc. I like the colors on your bag, and can't wait to see it after felting. Here's a link to some of the other purses I've made: http://www.heavenlybabies.photosite.com/Album6/Purses/

Judy said...

Oh, I forgot to tell you where I bought the labels! I purchased them online at: http://www.herrschners.com/products/product.aspx?sku=220033&tab=

Yes, the baby booties are very popular!

Marlene said...

Judy, I love all of your purses... specially the purple one and the yellow one... But the blue you just made for your niece is adorable... Thanks for visiting my blog...

KniTaPaLooZa said...

Wow awesome job on the Sophia bag. BTW what fur did you use. I love the red color.

Janet