FO: Poppy Mini-Bag

Pattern: Poppy Mini-Bag, from Helloknitty.com
Size: approx 9″ wide by 6.5″ high
Yarn: Cascade 220, colors black and charcoal gray(100% Peruvian highland wool), worsted weight, 220 yards/100 grams per skein
Amount of yarn: just over 1 skein of gray, and a small amount of black
Needles: Boye Needlemaster sizes 13 and 11
Started/Finished: the actual knitting was done months ago, but the lining was done two days before Christmas
Recipient: My sister

I knit this bag back in September, to give to my sister as a Christmas present.  I honestly thought that she would like it, but well, I was obviously wrong (see previous post).  Anyway, I put a lot of thought into the bag, spent time shopping for the lining, ordered a magnetic snap, etc, etc.  It was an easy pattern to knit, and felted perfectly, but working with the silk lining was a little tricky.  I used the machine to sew the lining and attched it to the bag by hand.  In the end, I think that the lining come out nice.  Not perfect, but definitely nice.  The magnetic snap is a nice addition, and I do recommend it.  I used plastic canvas behind the lining to stablilize the snap, and I use a liquid on the lining where I poked the snap through to prevent it from fraying.  I wasn’t sure if she would like the flower, but thought it went well with the lining, so I attached it with a pin.  It can be removed, or kept on.   The flower is knit from leftover sock yarn, but the pattern calls for worsted weight yarn, so obvously mine is a bit smaller.