TBT

Take a look at my Wool Weekender Bag, circa 2014, The Weekender by Hilary Hunt.

I made it right after my dad died. I'd been promising him slipper socks for years, but never got to them. The weekend of the memorial service, I knit like crazy with the reserved yarn and ended up with this. It was cathartic.

The ends from the ball and color changes in the mesh had to be knotted. I wove them in, but when the bag stretched, they came undone.

The handle spacing isn't perfect, but they work. I got them on clearance and used metal glue to set them.

Size US 11 needles, Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick Solids, 1 ball colorway Gray Marble (106 yards), 1 ball colorway Burgundy (106 yards), and 1 pair of purse handles, pattern The Weekender by Hilary Hunt.