***Patons Classic 100% Merino Wool
Colors: Denim Marl and That’s Pink***

This is the Booga Bag I made for Danielle. It’s my second felted project. My first was a crocheted clog – can you say “yuck”? It’s in a landfill somewhere. I’m working on the Fiber Trends Felted Clogs now and like them much better. But I digress……back to Danielle. I made this in March for her May birthday but never blogged about it. In looking back in my Picasa, there are several things I still need to blog about so I’ll be doing some catch-up blogging. This was a really easy project and the pattern is free: http://www.blacksheepbags.com/booga_bag.html. Danielle picked out the colors – I designed the stripe pattern just randomly – she said she wanted stripes.  The first picture is obviously the finished project.

The second picture is the bag before felting – pretty already.

I then made I-cord handles. She told me how long she wanted them. I made them her desired length but she could have easily adjusted them shorter just by cutting them off if she wanted. She liked it just the way it was.

The last picture is the bag after felting, during the “stuff it and mold it and shape it and play around with it until it’s perfect” phase of felting. I put a box in it, which I had covered with plastic grocery bags, and the box was the perfect size so I was lucky.  I used the big box of Bisquick from Sam’s Club.

I LOVE felting and need to do more of it when I am done with Christmas gifts and my other works in progress.  Mark picked out another felted purse he thinks would be perfect for Danielle so………..that’s the one she’ll get for her next birthday.