Easily Distracted

When I was at AC Moore over the weekend, I picked up a couple of balls of the Caron Felt It yarn. I thought the colors quite lovely and the single ply 100% wool seemed like a good buy. I originally planned to make gloves from it (yes, I know the yarn is being marketed as a felting yarn, but I don't really do much felting).

However, the crochet placemats got me thinking about a simple little backpack, so here's what I came up with:

Crochet Backpack
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It still needs straps, a button, and lining, and there are a few things I would do differently (maybe not as tall... and probably better in a cotton rather than a wool that's going to pill) but overall, I'm pretty pleased.

Crochet Backpack
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I used a drawstring on the to close up the inside part of the bag. So that was a fun, fast project. Not bad for making it up as I went.

Can you tell I'm procrastinating on the sleeves for the Fall Back Cardigan?

UPDATE: I just posted my super simple crochet placemat pattern. I'll add it to my sidebar under "free patterns" soon...