Sweater Bag -- my SG1 Bag

Isn't this cute?


I bought this pattern (a whole 99 cents) from LionBrand because I bought one of those "Pound of Love" skeins in baby blue and had no idea what to make with it. I originally envisioned this as being my knitting bag, but I decided to give it to mom to tote her crochet work around in. (Note to Mom: You must actually crochet something once in a while in order to keep this bag!)


So I called it my Stargate SG1 bag, since I've been working on it while we watch old episodes of Stargate on DVD. Therefore, any mistakes in it can safely be blamed upon Richard Dean Anderson.


METHOD:
I got this pattern from LionBrand, and followed the instructions exactly (sorta) with the recommended needle sizes, which I forgot to write down. This used almost the entire ball of "Pound of Love" yarn.

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?
The sides and straps didn't match up. Guess I should count rows instead of inches.

Second only to the Boring Shawl, this is the most mind-numbing project I've worked on so far. Nothing but straight stockinette ... as far as the eyes can see ... yawn. And EVERYTHING needed seaming. I spent more time seaming than I did knitting.

I thought about making one of these for me, but I think not. I need something exciting. Like maybe something felted.