Just like the beautiful green of this re-purposed sweater... once lovingly hand knit into a cozy cardigan, it felted down to the perfect bag weight.
Once done, I took it straight outside to get a true-green picture.... look what happened to the color when I hung it from my turquoise blue storage room door... washed all the green right out, but really enhanced the red-orange of the flower....
This is the bag again, hanging from my office door... the color is much greener, but still not as green as the first photo, taken on my stove top under fluorescent light....
Here is a close up of the flower.... I was ready last night to toss all these green left-overs, but when I gathered them into my hand I realized I had something and this morning I dug around and found some nice felted bits to add to them. The flower is pinned on, so it can be removed if I need to launder the bag.
The bag measures 13wide, 8 high with about a 24" double handle. I saved the cardigan front and think it gives it a nice look with the vintage buttons.
The back is plain. The handles have a running machine stitch... five or six actually... to help stabilize it and prevent too much stretching...
oh... and the real color... closer to the first picture under the artificial light.
I have a couple other sweaters in my stash that would work for purses.... I'll let you know how they turn out.
I have a couple other sweaters in my stash that would work for purses.... I'll let you know how they turn out.
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