If you compare my bag to the original version, it’s slightly different because I used 8ply yarn instead of the prescribed 10ply. I also worked in rounds and didn’t turn my work, except when I was almost finishing at the top. My handles are definitely different too because by the time I got to the handles, I was like, “pattern? schmattern!” and worked it out myself.

Nevertheless, I really like how the bag turned out! It’s really surprising to see that it turned out to be sooooo mori-esque! Mori is a japanese style of dressing that I am actually rather into. But I haven’t really dressed in that manner… yet… Anyway, I named the bag “Mushroom Pickings” because I imagined that is a bag someone might carry when s/he goes into the forest to pick mushrooms. Heh.