Weekend Project

This is the second time I've tried this project:  a cable knitted and felted purse.  The pattern is called "Cabled Companions" a felted handbag by Charlene Brown. It's a fun and fast knit, but the felting is giving me fits.  Here's a photo of my first try

BEFORE

AFTER

I can't quite get the cables to be as pronounced in my finished product as they are in the example on the pattern.  I've knitted another purse, and will give it another try.