"This half-woven, half-knit stitch pattern creates a firm fabric ideal for heavy schlepping," assures Alfke. "Add some colorful stripes and a key fob-- it'll be your new favorite bag!" This is one of those (too-rare) splendid projects for people new to the technique that look sleekly professional when done. Alfke's tone is a unique combination of endless good nature and supreme competence; you can tell that you're getting the distilled benefit of everything she knows about this subject. How can you improve on that? From 2008.
