Carry Me Away

My daughter in law, Nicole, is a Navy wife living in Jacksonville FL. She joined a Navy Wife Cooking Club in her area to meet other Navy wives and establish new friendships. They meet once a month to prepare, cook and serve tasty dishes for each other and have a great time doing it.
I came across a free knitted pie/casserole carrier that I thought she could use for her club meetings.
I found the pattern at  Lily / Sugar'n Cream www.sugarncream.com
I wanted it to be sturdy enough to carry a 9x9 dish and made it with a worsted weight acrylic yarn. 

Here is the finished project for Nicole: