The Crafty Bits: A Messenger Bag (F)

The craft corner has been a bit barren lately, but not for lack of projects. I've got a growing pile of stuff that's photographed, written up and just waiting for Christmas to finally roll around so that I can share with everyone. But until then most stuff needs to stay under wraps, lest the recipients get a premature glimpse at their goodies.

The upswing to all this is that some secrets get let out of the bag sooner than others. Take Kara's messenger bag for example; I knit it in October, Kara got it on Saturday and you get to see it today. Awesomeness for everyone.

I'd just like to say...I love this yarn, I loved this pattern and together the end result was very, very hard to give away. The yarn is Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Redwood Forest. I actually bought one more hank of yarn to go with the leftover half ball sitting in my closet...I WILL be doing something for myself with this stuff.

The knit pattern ended up with a knotted, bouclè like texture. Wonderful enough to be interesting without overwhelming the yarn.

The pattern came from Speed Knitting: 24 Quick and Easy Projects by Kris Percival...a most awesome Christmas gift from last year.

*Sigh* So hard to gift...good thing there's more yarn.