Purple Purse Passion

Hand spun yarn.  Crocheted bottom.
Knitted in the round sides and handles.

Well, I'm back from vacation!  It's amazing how 1 week can go so fast, and so many things can change while so many other things can stay the same.

I finished my purse/bag!  I spun all the yarn for it using a drop spindle - have I mentioned recently how much I enjoy spinning with the drop spindle?

The bottom (grey) is crocheted in the round.  I then picked up the stitches and knit in the round.  For the handles I bound of an even number of stitches on each side and then cast on twice as many when I came back around to that section.  I continued in the round for a few more rows to make the handles a bit heavier.  I then fulled the whole thing.  It didn't shrink as much as I thought it would, but it's a good size.  Despite it not shrinking, it did "thicken" up or get more dense, which is really what I was going for.

The roving I used to spin the yarn was Kraemer's Mauch Chunky Roving.  As a beginner, I really like their roving.

So now it's on to my next project... what about you, what are you working on now?