Christmas project

More than a month ago, I decided to knit something for our knitting group's exchange at the Wild Ramp.  The pattern is "A Small Yarn Bowl" by Molly Conroy.  Yesterday was wild and wooly at my house with all sorts of projects going on by the twins and Eli ....and Colson visiting Eowyn!  Don't know why I thought that was a good day to make the decision about which yarn to use for the bowl.  I was determined to find something suitable in my house.  It calls for two strands of knitting worsted held together.  I decided the super wash that I had on hand wouldn't work because it might not felt.  But  a few minutes on Ravelry perusing finished projects convinced me that it was OK as several said they had used Cascade 220 which is a super wash worsted.  So I pulled out Cascade 220 that I had bought on sale at some point.



I am knitting the small bowl on size 10 and 1/2 needles with two strands held together.  I did finish the project the Sunday night before our Christmas event.  And then put it in my washing machine to felt......2 and 1/2 hours later the bowl emerged not the least bit felted....so I dryed it over a bowl of the right size...and the next day sewed in the very few ends and added iCord handles to make it a project bag instead of a bowl.  I had fun with the project.  And I enjoyed learning via a google search how to do the iCord.....funny in this day and age when everything is iPhone...ipad....etc...that the iCord was Elizabeth Zimmerman's invention before the internet stuff....she named it an idiot cord.....and hence the name.



Linda Wilkinson ended up with the project bag at the party.  We had fun!




I ended up putting a small magnetic needle Nanny on the bag that I had on hand....and in case I want to purchase another one  here is the information: