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Sun Satchel by Stephen West

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Sun, 2012-05-27 17:27 — Crafty Andy

Colonial UnitySatchel (2)
My dye job was perfect no bleeding
Colonial UnitySatchel (4)
Pockets came out nice.
Colonial UnitySatchel (3)
Is a little bit big on one side on the joining band, but it will be fine. I have a front loader washer and it was perfect for this. Below is the before felting look.
satchel 003

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Thu, 2012-05-31 08:47 — DudAvocado
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jiminy christmas, that's

jiminy christmas, that's gorgeous!

Tue, 2012-05-29 14:18 — Joe-in Wyoming
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Great work, Andy. And the

Great work, Andy. And the comments back and forth add to the pleasure.

Mon, 2012-05-28 22:45 — Kerry
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Your bag looks great Andy.

Your bag looks great Andy.

Mon, 2012-05-28 10:33 — superi
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Your sun satchel looks great,

Your sun satchel looks great, Andy! I really like the colors you used. I just casted myself one on last night. I'm going to be using Lamb's pride worsted in oatmeal, and cafe au late; I can't wait to see how it turns out.

Tue, 2012-05-29 14:52 — Crafty Andy
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Lambs Pride will make it felt

Lambs Pride will make it felt very nice. Mine came out about 3 inches bigger than the original felted bag, but I don't mind a big bag, more yarn to put into it lol

Mon, 2012-05-28 08:27 — scottly
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I love it! It reminds me of

I love it! It reminds me of shield from Game of Thrones or Brave Heart.

Sun, 2012-05-27 19:06 — Bill
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Wow! ...done already? That

Wow!
...done already?
That was fast!

Mon, 2012-05-28 11:48 — bobinthebul
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It's a well-known fact that

It's a well-known fact that Andy is actually a refugee from a planet where time only goes half as fast as it does on earth. So he's actually knitting at normal speed, it just *seems* to be unearthly fast. There should be an adverb for "unearthly" but "unearthlily" does not please the spell checker. :)

Mon, 2012-05-28 14:32 — Crafty Andy
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You guys are funny. These

You guys are funny. These days I knit very fast if motivated. Alien DNA always helps and Time travel is always in good supply lol.