UFO's and Felted Laptop Bag

Last month I finished this prayer shawl for my sister a.k.a "Sis". This project has been a U.F.O (Unfinished Object) since last February. I used Lion Brand Homespun in this project.

I was very pleased with the result.

Before felting, and being sewn, this laptop bag was approximately 18" x 57".

This U.F.O. had been dogging me for a year and a half. I now don't have to be panicky about my other sister's birthday in April.

Last Day of Winter here in the Pacific NW

The weather is supposed to be wild tonight and into tomorrow, the first day of spring. This morning it is lovely.

Felted Laptop Bag in progress.

I have it sewn together. The dimensions match pretty well to what they are supposed to be. Pictured folded and sewn together. I just need to get in the queue line for the washing machine to actually felt it!

This will be for my sister Gail's birthday in April. I actually started this project about 1 & a half years ago. I am hoping the end result will be good.

There is so much yarn to make this bag! 3 different colors and 2 skeins of each. I used Lamb's Pride Bulky 100% wool on #10 needles. The pattern is from the book AlterKnits: imaginative Projects and Creative Exercises by Leigh Radford. I found this particular pattern in Interweave Knits Magazine, Fall 2005.