Remember the stash-busting bag? I finally finished it. It was sitting in the corner of the room for months, next to the material I’d bought to line it, and I’d do a little bit of sewing, and then put it to one side and do something else instead. I hadn’t sewn anything apart from a hem for about twenty-five years, and it was all done by hand (I don’t own a sewing machine). I found it quite hard on my hands and shoulders (I always grip too tight and tense too much when I’m doing close work), and it took a long time to get it all done.
But… I’m really pleased with it. I didn’t particularly like the stripes once the knitting part was finished, and wished that I’d done it differently, but the lining material makes all the difference, and I love the combination of the squooshy knitting and the slightly crisp lining material.
I’m using it for my spinning (the green fluff in the pic below is the merino I’m spinning at the moment) and honestly, it makes me smile every time I pick it up!
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