Wendy Knits

More questions and answers about the Big Booga Bag.

First, the dimensions:

It’s 15″ wide by 9″ tall by 4″ deep.

How did I sew on the pocket? I used the same yarn it was knitted from — Noro Kureyon — and sewed very carefully so the stitches wouldn’t show.

And Catherine posed some interesting questions about grommets:

I notice you didn’t use grommets or some other kind of reinforcement for the handle holes on the bag — are you worried it might rip if there’s weight in the bag (or is the bag for lighter-weight items)?

Personally, I guess I’m never sure if grommets or reinforcement are the right answer or not — I mean, if it’s gonna rip out, it’s gonna rip out through the grommets or reinforcements pretty much as quickly as it would rip through a buttonhole or eyelet because, well, you can’t reinforce all of it…. Then again, maybe the bulk of the wear is more friction-related, so grommets or reinforcements help? Whaddaya think?

I’m planning on using this bag as a knitting bag for medium-sized projects, so I’m not concerned about weight.

I’ve seen photos of others’ Booga Bags with grommets and wondered about adding them. Can anyone who has done so comment on how they are holding up? I have some of the same concerns that Catherine mentioned. So tell us what you think!

Amphora

Here is a close-up of the neck:

And the start of the first sleeve:

Not great photos — the light wasn’t good. I’ll try to post some better pix on Monday.

Yarn Diet!

It was nice that Lolly so graciously apologized in my comments yesterday for attempting to get me to stray off the path of the wool-righteous.

It was not nice that I got a Knitpicks catalog in the mail with all sorts of alluring stuff in it. But I remained strong. (Tosses head imperiously.)

Have a great weekend all! Here, for your viewing pleasure, a little sleeping angel.

Some notes about the Big Booga Bag.

I followed Julie’s Booga Bag pattern with the following changes:

I cast on 60 stitches and did 40 rows. I picked up 19 stitches on each of the short sides, and 60 stitches on the cast on side, for a total of 158 stitches around. I knitted 70 rounds on the body of the bag — made it just a bit taller than the “normal” bag.

I did a two-stitch i-cord edging around the top of the back, and in the middle of one of the long sides, made an i-cord loop to be used to close the bag with a button.

I made about 6 feet of i-cord for the handles, and knitted a 40 stitch-wide rectangle to use as an outside pocket — didn’t keep track of the number of rows. All this took just about 6 skeins of Kureyon.

In case you wondered, I did start another regular-sized Booga Bag — this one in color 89, like the last regular one I did. I took that one to work and my boss told me the color combo was her favorite. Because I still had plenty of color 89, I thought I’d make another one for her. Whether she wants it or not.

Yarn Diet

There are those of you who express doubts about my ability to stay on a yarn diet. Some of you have even suggested betting against it. Can you imagine?

I’m planning on staying on the yarn diet at least until after New Year’s. Anyone wanna bet me I can’t do it? If I lose or you lose, you hafta buy me yarn.

Heh heh heh.

Amphora

Here’s a close-up of the pattern motif:

Cool, huh? I’m just about done with the body, and I think I’ll do the neckband next.

Lucy is very impressed.

And here is a mysterious photo of Lucy. She’s such an exotic princess!

Well y’all have a happy Wednesday. I’ll be away from my computer for large periods of time over the next few days, so if you email me and I don’t answer, don’t take it personally!

Yes, it’s another Monday, and we have a winner in the November contest. Sarah, whose last name and location I don’t know — Sarah, I emailed you Friday night — I’ll send out your prize as soon as I hear from you.

The new FAQ page created by the contest is here. I’ll put a link to it from my sidebar soon. Thanks everyone who submitted an entry to help populate this page!

Amphora

I steeked the front neck and am busily knitting away. Not long before I finish the body.

Mousies . . .

A good but much too short weekend. We dropped off the last of the mousies to Barbara at Capital Animal Care. Barbara told me that selling mousies is the most successful fundraiser they’ve ever had. So y’all can pat yourself on the back once again!

And speaking of patting yourselves on the back . . .

Have you seen the total for the Knitting Basket? Wow! You guys are awesome! Teresa, Deb, and I are so excited and thrilled at the response to our charity appeal. Thank you so much! We’ve got five knitting baskets so far and are working on a sixth!

Lookie here!

It’s Spongebob gelt!

And here is Lucy, helping with the laundry by keeping things in the closet nicely pressed.

She’s such a good girl!

Y’all have a great Monday. I’ll close with a photo of a huge bargain in a local supermarket. Man! Do they slash prices or do they slash prices?