My version of the Booga bag. Though the Booga bag uses Noro Kureyon, a self-striping wool yarn, mine is all black, with a really swank black sparkly yarn from Art Fibers in San Francisco knitted in (garter stich) the last few rows. My bag is shaped differently too, as I wanted a more “formal” bag.
Here’s a shot that shows the colors better, I think. I wanted the bag to have some fortitude and not get all, well, baggy, so I used a piece of plastic canvas to give the bottom some structure. Then I lined the whole shebang with some pink shiny purse-lining-like stuff (a rayon-acetate blend if I remember correctly).
3 comments
karenbynight
January 6, 2004 at 10:23 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Oh, Lovely!
That’s beautiful.
Coincidently, I’m just on the last dozen or so rows of my own Booga J bag. It’s stripey in a very green teal, a medium blue, and a blue-grey.
I’m strongly planning on learning how to knit socks next. I have no idea yet how I’m going to learn, other than a good pattern and a lot of skull sweat, but I’m determined. :-)
gina
January 6, 2004 at 10:30 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Re: Oh, Lovely!
Why thanks! You’ll have a blast with the felting… it’s way cool!
I have gone straight from baby hats (and bags) to gloves, skipping both socks & mittens. I am not sure if this was a good idea. Will post pictures when they’re done (they’re orange yarn with pink fluffies at the cuff)… so far it’s clear that they’re handmade ;-)
ex_shemaiah
January 6, 2004 at 7:55 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Gorgeous!!! YOu are so crafty!