My knitted knitting bag is close to the end!

Thanks to swimming lessons for kids #4 and #5(last ones for the winter session!), and a USA vs. Canada Gold metal hockey game:(, I have had some great blocks of solid knitting time! I have reached the part of the instructions that say...forming the base!
I am a bit concerned about the sizing I have created, if that is what you call it. Notice that the part of the bag with the diamonds seems to be knit tighter than the stripped parts of the bag. The directions do not say that it is supposed to look like a funnel! Hopefully this will all come out in the wash...literally! Perhaps the felting process will be forgiving of such mistakes!

Felted Knitting Bag Update

Here is the work of the week. I found the incorporating of the two colors to be a bit tedious, but it sure does look great! I started with the yellow which will be along to top (lean you left ear to your left shoulder to follow along with the picture)) of the white diamonds which are starting to appear. I have just switched to green which will be along to bottom border of the white diamonds.

I am so needing this knitting bag! Our puppy sure does like to find every opportunity to get any yarn she can find and pull it all over the house! Here she is being peaceful on green grass!
Does anyone remember what that looks like?

Felted Knitting Bag Update

Valentine's Day is pretty low key at our house. We started the day with pink pancakes and Valentine cards for all. Then in the afternoon kid #5 and I made and decorated valentine cakes for everyone for dinner. That left plenty of couch time for knitting by the fire.

I did it! I made it to the top of the diamonds. Now my progress is quite slow while I figure out how to wrap the two colors as I knit. I am getting the hang of it. Row 2 of the diamonds has gone faster than row 1. Once I finish the diamonds I am home free!! Remember I started knitting at the top of the bag and I am working toward the bottom. I keep reminding myself of this too.

Here is a picture of what the pattern shows for the finished product. I changed the stripping pattern a little bit. My confidence is growing as I feel like the bag is still going to look great and I did not have to be a literalist for this one!

Felted Knitting Bag Update

Here it is, as promised...here is my knitting bag after a week of knitting.
I was knitting every chance I got:

• while watching The Bachelor, and the View. Thank you God for the person who invented the DVR!
• (Yes, I secretly watch the Bachelor, well not anymore! I am so intrigued by the whole scenario.)
  
• when I got to school early to pick up kids.
• in the doctors office waiting room.
• while watching the View.
• during swimming lessons.

I really lost out on time last night. I forgot that today is the day to celebrate St. Valentine's Day at school. With some elementary schoolers in our house we had a lot of Valentine's to write out!!

This weekend appears to be rather empty of plans, let's see if I can get to the bottom border by Sunday night!