This lovely bag is the second item created for the secret birthday gift exchange that my knitting group started back in January. Maureen used 2 strands of Lambs Pride Worsted held together and a pattern from Felted Knits. She presented the bag to Sheila at Knitting Night at Starbucks last week. When Sheila arrived, Maureen was still attaching the button to the bag, but Sheila didn't suspect anything because Maureen had been pretending that the bag was going to be for her sister. When she finished sewing, she passed the bag around for all of us to see, making sure that Sheila would get it last, and then she said "It's yours!" The next birthday is in September, and I look forward to seeing what the gifter comes up with.

Bran's last day of preschool is this week, so I decided to make felted purses for his teachers. They are both made out of variegated Patons Classic Merino. The pattern is based on the Booga Bag with some minor additions/changes. You can't tell in these photos, but both of the bags have a magnetic snap inside. I hope they like the bags!