Fail!
I have been wanting to try my hand at felting for a while, and then a month or so back, I went into a knitting store while traveling and saw a store sample of the Sopie Bag by Black Sheep Bags. I really liked this bag and decided to make one using up a bunch of my leftovers and scraps. I knitted it up out of leftover cascade 220 from my Bella Mittens, one skein of Noro Silk Garden leftover from my clapotis, some Claudia Felt Me from my grandmother's vest, and some Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride from some Christmas hats. The pattern knitted up quickly and easily and I loved the color combinations. It was beautiful before it was felted.
Then I attempted felting it. Apparently the high silk content in Noro Silk Garden means that it doesn't felt up very well. The other yarns felted very well. The bag still looks very cute, though I need to run a sweater shaver over it, and I think it's usable.
It's just a lot floppier than it should be. When you sit on it's bottom it just sort of collapses. Also I don't really like the way the handle came out.
This pattern was great, and I will definitly knit it again. I'll just be a little more careful with my yarn choices and I'll make the non-twisted handle option next time I make the bag.
