4 lucy bags

Four little Lucy bags...all lined up.

lucy bag, part II

The afore mentioned Lucy Bag took a bath in hot water last night - here's the picture after the first wash.


It still needed a little more felting, so into the wash it took another bath in hot water...AND...ta da! Here it is:


Now I'm working on a pink one (because we know how much I love pink). Who knows, a Lucy bag might be in your future.

lucy bag, part I

Over the break, I began knitting a "Lucy Bag" from Two Old Bags. It is made from 100% wool - and then when you throw it in the washing machine under hot water, it becomes a felted bag.

Here's the first picture in this series. This is the bag in it's 100% knitted wool stage, right off the needles:



Stay tuned for the next part of the series, where the bag meets hot water and begins to shrink and take shape. More to come!