All Done and Ready to Go

It's knitted; it's felted; it's assembled--whew! I really like how this backpack came out--for starters it doesn't look like a cow-udder warmer anymore. (See my post from May 11 for the "during" photo). It has pockets on the back and inside, the straps are adjustable and you can cinch it shut. I think it's big enough to carry a fair amount of stuff while not so big that you'd loose everything in its dark recesses. My favorite detail, though, is the button, which is modeled after an old-fashioned American buffalo nickel. It's the nice finishing touch for a bag made by an American who lives in the West.

Sadly the youthful figure in the photo does not belong to me, but rather to my DD who I coerced into modeling. Many thanks to Allison and her post about the endless band; her perseverance inspired me to do the final assembly on this. It's off to the post office tomorrow a.m. for the bag's long journey to its new home.

This has been a lot of fun for me and got me to try a pattern that I had literally been contemplating for 2 1/2 years. I sure hope the recipient likes it. AND I'd love to take part again if there's ever another tote exchange.