The cover for Mr. Aitch’s tablet before felting. I think it’s big enough.
After felting, it’s too short. An inch too short.
I do have more yarn. In fact I have enough yarn to knit another one.
The tablet is 9 x 7 1/5. The cover is 10 x 6 1/2.
Can I do something to this to fix it?
Do over?
Any suggestions?
Mr. Aitch received an e-tablet for Christmas and asked me to knit AND felt a cover for him. Mr. Aitch doesn’t usually request knit items.
He wants it NOW.
I told him that it would probably take me a couple of weeks to get it finished. Then I realized I didn’t have a pattern nor colorwork plan. He doesn’t want anything fancy: solid gold with the flying WV logo on one side and solid blue with the gold flying WV logo on the other.
Talk about a boring knit! I will try to do some two-color stitches between the color changes. He said he doesn’t like stripes so maybe a checkerboard motif…
I cast on what I “think” will be enough stitches from my felted swatch hoping it will be close enough. I’m just not sure how to approach the distortion factor with the logo. I might hand stitch or try needle felting the logo on after it’s felted. Can I needle felt with the yarn or do I need unspun fleece?
Sometimes it works out that I have a finished object to post on FO Fridays.
My Garter Stitch bag is finished. Strap. Lining. Button Loop. Button. Finished.
I decided not to use the leather straps as they weren’t long enough for my comfort. So I knit an I-cord around some nylon rope.
I only made one strap because I don’t like two straps on my shoulder. It seems like one is always falling off and I’m constantly fiddling with it. After the strap was felted, I sewed it to the inside of the bag.
This is the outside with the strap sewn on.
And this is what it looks like on the inside. I knit about 25 rows flat so I had a flat section to attach to the bag. 10 rows would have done the trick but I wanted to make sure it was big enough. Better to be safe than sorry. I sewed on the button loop, too, but I forgot to get a picture of that part.
The next step was attaching the 1 1/2 inch button. This was something I actually had in my button stash. The price was right at 25 cents.
Then I lined it.
With the lime green.
Because I liked it the best.
I’ll have Mr. Aitch take a picture of me with the bag so you can get a better idea of the size. I’ll put the details on my Ravelry page, too.
I did it! And I’m happy with the results.
The finished measurements are 10 1/2 inches tall and 13 1/4 inches wide. It’s shown here stuffed with 2 bath towels and a hand towel. The pile of fluff is what I had to shave off as it was a bit fuzzy.
I bought some leather straps but I don’t think they are quite right for this bag so I’ve decided to knit some I-cord around a clothesline as straps for strength and durability. I’ll sew them on after they are felted.
The final decision I need to make is with the fabric for the lining. Most of my bags have a dark interior and I feel like I’m looking into a black hole to find what I need. I prefer a brighter lining.
I’d rather use a piece of fabric I already have rather than buy something new.
Option 1 is a scrap of cotton (less than 1/2 yard) from my mother-in-law’s stash. There might be enough for pockets which I find are a necessity. Of course the pocket could be made from another fabric or I could make a zippered pocket with a different lining as well.
Option 2 is a bright lime green silky-satiny fabric that matches the green squiggle on the front. I have a yard which is more than enough for the lining and many pockets.
Do you have an opinion on the lining?
I still have to knit the straps so I have at least a day to decide.
Knitting In Flashes 