Ali Bag for my sister

My house has that lovely wet wool smell and that can only mean one thing - another She-Knits bag is finished! This is the Ali bag knitted from Sharon's original kit. I just loooove the jewel tone colours of this bag and the construction is simply ingenious. My sister had better be nice to me between now and Christmas otherwise I'm going to keep it for myself :)

Completed Bag: Take 2

This is my 2nd time trying to post this, my computer ate my first attempt.

I finished and felted my XL Bowling Bag last night :-) Quite a big *issue* with it though: I only used Lambs Pride for the bag strips, I used this other wool form a mill in NH for the body, pocket and straps. The top strips are the only areas that felted properly. The strips felted, shrunk down, became sturdy, did everything they were supposed to do. The restof the bag hardly felted :-( It's ok though. I'll put in a base on the bottom of the bag to make it sturdy. This is for my Mom anyway, and she'lllove it just b/c it was made for her. She doesn't know how sturdy it's supposed to be anyway! LOL! I totally know that I'm supposed to use the same kind of yarn for the entire project, I've learned that lesson the hard way already, but I figuredit may work out this time... Oh well. I still like it :-)

OK, Blogger wont upload my pic, but if you're on Ravelry you can see it there. I'm Valink on Ravelry. I'll be back after work to try the pic again.

off and on.

I am having some laptop issues and therefor not so much online these days. I hope to get a new one and then I will be bcak in action. I finished the two pairs of socks I had to before I went back to bowling bags... Well I have two bags finished.

Stats

• yarn: various leftovers.
• pattern: XL bowling bag from She-knits for knitters.
• Needles: 4 mm.
• Contribution to the she-knits kal and Holiday kalcal

When knitting it this small I would advise to skip the inside pocket, because when you have a pocket on each side of that “wall” it is so small and tight that the “wall” dont felt as good as it should because it is protected by the pockets.

Stats for the black:

• yarn: Iglo from Trysilgarn bought at europris (10 balls of black og 3 balls grey)
• pattern: XL bowling bag from She-knits for knitters.
• Needles: 10 mm.
• Contribution to the she-knits kal and Holiday kalcal
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And I am loving seeing all the different bags here!

My new bag!

Hi! I'm finished my first XL Bowling bag and I think it came out quite well. It felted a bit to mutch and the pattern on the outside pocket nearly disapeard. I'm not sure that the yarn was right, I used Artic (Trysil Garn), and will try out some other yarn next time. I have not felted mutch, so that can also influens the result, but it was fun! Here are some pictures of the bag before and after felting.

Another Loop in a Loop Bag

I just finished another Loop in a Loop Bag. These sweet little bags are addictive!

Pattern: She-Knits Loop in a Loop 5 Petals Bag
Yarn: Valley Yarns Berkshire Bulky (85% wool, 15% alpaca)
Needles: Size US13 9mm
For: Christmas gift for cousin Holly aged 6

Sunflower Wristlet

I need to take a better photo of my felted wristlet in daylight but I couldn't wait to share my latest She-Knits creation:

Pattern: She-Knits Loop in a Loop Sunflower Bag
Yarn: Valley Yarns Berkshire Bulky (85% wool, 15% alpaca) and scraps for the embroidery
Needles: Size US13 9mm
Modifications: the sunflower seeds made from French knots
For: Christmas gift for cousin Charlotte aged 4






This bag has an ingenious construction and the felted bag has a wonderful round shape. I especially enjoyed doing the embroidery and I'm looking forward to making more She-Knits flower patterns!

Edited to add better photos.

Since I got the OK I here by present

Pipes and Braid :) Yes I am that scary scary secret testknitter of this bag!

Stats
yarn: Østlandsgarn from Gjestal
pattern: Pipes and braid from She-knits for knitters.
Needles: 7 mm.
Information: I used double østlandsgarn and 7 mm needles on everything.


*edited to add: When flat the bag measures 25 cm i height and 33 cm on the widest part of the body. Østlandsgarn equals sportweight yarn suitable for 3,5 - 4 mm needles according to the band around the ball and is 23 stithes pr 4 inch in gauge*

Silja @ http://www.silja-devine.com/

A dash of pink.

Ok… a BIG dash of pink. I finished the Pink Bowling Bag for my daughter. She loves it, I love it. I migt have to make one in this yarn for my self too. I just love this pattern. It is so userfriendly if you know what I mean.

Stats
yarn: Østlandsgarn from Gjestal
pattern: XL bowling bag from She-knits for knitters.
Needles: 7 mm and 6 mm.
Information: I used double østlandsgarn and 7 mm needles on everything except the bagstrips, on them I knitted with one thread and 6 mm.

silja @ www.silja-devine.com

Loving my XL Bowling Bag

Here is my XL Bowling Bag post-felting. I love it! It's so big and roomy and is going to be the perfect go-to-work bag for me. I'm almost looking forward to Monday so I can use it. It's sturdy and strong enough to carry around all my scientisty papers but soft and smooshy enough to make a nice pillow to have a nap on if I get tired on the train.

Project Notes: I used Brown Sheep Company Burly Spun in Wild Oak and Oatmeal, and Lambs Pride Bulky Winter Blue. Five stars from me - thanks She-Knits!

My not so big Big Bag.

My not so big Big Bag is finished. I love how it turned out! My mom has her brithday today, so she will get it as a present. Actually I wanted to keep it for myself, but if there is one more person that deserves a beauty like this it is my mom.

Stats
yarn: Double Finull (about 30-40 grams of each color)
pattern: Big Bag from She-knits for knitters.
Needles: 7mm circulars and dpns
Size: 25 cm tall (without the straps) and 15 cm in diameter.

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Hello and welcome to knitters of She-Knits patterns. Inspired by a lovely knitting customer who just finished the XL Bowling Bag, Cables on Pockets (shown above), and because some of my patterns have been blissfully selling like hotcakes, I thought I would offer a knit-a-long so we could have a forum in which we could all share, connect, support one other and exhibit (aka totally show-off) our She-Knits purses.

Now who out there is going to cast on a bag, where are you from and what yarn are you using??

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