Montera Felted Bag     I'll soon be moving into a much smaller living space, and I've had to begin downsizing quite a bit. I must have given away trash bag after trash bag of clothes, and boxes and boxes of *stuff* I haven't used in ages. One thing I certainly couldn't live without is my computer—but my desktop computer is just too big! This past weekend I transfered all my files from my desktop computer and packed it up—ready to be sent away to its new owner. I'm now relying souly on my new macbook. What better way to invite a new piece of technology into my home, than with something hand-knitted to protect and travel with it? The day my macbook arrived, I instantly began using it to design a felted laptop bag—the one you see here. I've never before hand felted, but I wanted to more closely be able to control the size the finished bag ended up. Of course, if you don't have a 17" macbook pro, you can still use this bag—it is a great little all-around bag. And if the size isn't so critical, machine felting is certainly an option and will make this project a little easier.       $4.00 Pattern available as a downloadable pdf. Link will be e-mailed after purchase. Sizes: One size Finished unfelted measurements: 29¼" circumference x 17¾" tall Finished felted measurements: 24" circumference x 14¾" tall Yarn Requirements: Montera by Classic Elite 50% wool, 50% llama 100 gram hank = approx 127 yards • 2 hanks 3877 Smoke • 2 hanks 3857 Air Blue Knitting Needles: • One 29" circular needle size US 10 (6 mm) Or size to obtain gauge. • Stitch marker • Tapestry needle • Stitch holder or waste yarn Gauge: 18 sts and 19 rows = 4" in Fair Isle Stockinette stitch unfelted; 22 sts and 23 rnds = 4" in Fair Isle Stockinette Stitch felted. Take time to save time, check your gauge. Includes: 2 letter-size pages, 1 color photos, 1 charts, no schematic Techniques used: provisional cast-on, circular fair isle stockinette stitch, hand felting         Photos courtesy of Kristen TenDyke.