Dec
21
The carry-on/messenger bag that I’d been wanting for my trip to MN is finally, finally finished. I started it a few weeks ago, and wrote about it when I first started, after I finished dyeing what turned out to be 1/3 of the black yarn I needed, and right after the moment when I found out that once again, I underestimated the amount of yarn I had to dye. Now it’s done. It’s all knitted, felted/fulled, and sewed (the strap was finally attached yesterday evening). Aaand I’m a little reluctant to show it here.
First of all, it’s huge. Huge. Like over-the-top, ginormous, oh-no-it’s-heading-straight-for-us huge. I can honestly say I’ve never had a everyday bag this big ever. It’ll work for a carry-on bag, or a project bag (like a sweater or gigantic shawl project), but I’m debating if I really need a bag this big for every day use. The decoration also turned out to be a damn sight bigger than I had envisioned. Not sure what brand of crack I was smoking that day, but clearly it’s time to lay off…
Oh, what the hell. The picture’s behind this cut here:
See? Huge. I think it’ll make a good carry-on size though; certainly if I had a laptop, it’d be perfect. The bag as is isn’t perfect, but it’s done. The only thing I might add – and it’s easy enough to add on, even at this point – is a lining. But that’s it.
mmm, atheist laptop bag. Wow.
I’m kind of happy that it wasn’t finished in time for the trip. Nothing says “Oh hai, security! Serch MEEE!” like that might have.