It's a Square Thing

It's finally done! Well, the knitting part anyway. I thought I'd list the specs, in case anyone's interested.

Materials:

Lamb's Pride Worsted in Aztec Turquoise - 2 skeins

Lamb's Pride Worsted in Brite Blue - 1 skein

Manos del Uruguay in Caribe - 2 skeins

Needles:

Size 10 Denise Needles

Size 10 Bamboo DP's

Pattern: My design

Pre-felting dimensions:

Circumference: 46"

Height from base: 16"

Base rectangle: 4" x 14"

After felting (2x through the wash):

Circumference: 40"

Height from base: 13"

Base rectangle: 3" x 13"

As I mentioned before, this thing's really going to need a lining to give it more structure. The only reason it's standing up as well as it is in these photos is because of the box of Corn Flakes I have inside it!

I started looking around yesterday for fabrics for the lining and came home with a couple of swatches. (Of course I didn't have the bag with me when I went looking.) I thought the square motif on the one on the left was a nice play on the entrelac squares, but the colors in the batik swatch on the right were actually a little bit better. What do you think?