Ok, I finally finished one of my winter knitting projects. Before I show it to you, though, I need to back up a bit. Right before my birthday at Christmastime, I went to the most amazing knitting store about an hour northeast of here called Fiber Art Inc. on Gunn Hwy. in Odessa. They feature a lot of knitting patterns and accessories for Noni, which is Nora J. Bellows' company. Awesome stuff!!!
Noni has the most creative ideas and, of course, I wanted to make them all. Well, I had to choose from the large selection and the purse I am about to show you is what I chose. She calls these little beauties, "Lipstick & Change". Too. Stinkin'. Cute. And you know how much I love little purses like my Ta-Ta Totes!
This is what the purse looked like after it was all knitted up. Then, I had to "felt" it, or "full" it. All that means is taking a knitted wool item, add a tiny bit of dish detergent, hot water, and aggitation until you can hardly see the knitting and you end up with a piece of "fabric". What a cool process! I'd never done it before but I'm most definitely going to be doing more in the future.
This is the completed purse after I let it dry and stitched it into the purse frame using strong thread and putting a clear bead at each stitch. Oooooooo, I love detail work!
The bottom even gets nice sturdy little "feet" to protect the purse bottom.
And, of course, no little purse is complete without some bling. This one has a little lock and key attached to the chain. Too. Much. Fun.
There will be another larger purse in the near future. Stay tuned!
Deb
