Well, I managed to meet my two goals today -- I converted NFAs to DFAs for my masters project and I felted a little prototype bag. I guess I succeeded in being a multi-disciplinary geek today. Since even I don't want to look at any more Java code, I'll only post the pictures from my little felting expedition.

These are a few images before I attached the handle and the cover flap:

It's essentially square cornered at this point. I 've done only a little decreasing at the top of the sides where the strap will be. The bottom photo gives you a look at the divider (along with some of my origami boxes).

This is a detail of the side where I've "attached the internal partition to the external fabric. And finally, the finished unfelted product with strap (in garter stitch) and flap:

Before felting, the height of the bag was approximately 4" and the bottom was a 5" x 4" rectangle. The strap was 12" long and the flap was about 5-1/2" from where it started. Here's the finished product hanging from my swift: I think I used about 1/3 of the skein of leftover Cascade.

The bottom photo shows the felted partition. I'm pretty pleased with the way the partition turned out. I was worried it might distort the fabric, but it didn't seem to at all. However, next time I might make it a few stitches narrower than the base of the bag so that it will hold a flat position on the inside. I'll probably also make sure that the flap is a few stitches wider. Not a perfect project, but defiitely a good experiment. It holds two decks of playing cards comfortably. Not sure what I am going to do with it yet. It may end up in my knitting bag holding small but important things (like Altoids sours and tape measures and darning needles). It would certainly make a cute addition to a small female person's accessory collection!

Final dimensions: bottom rectangle 4" x 2.5", height 2.5", strap length 11", flap 4"

*YAWN* Now I think it's time to hit the sack... my 9:30 meeting downtown with my professor is going to seem awfully early!