Illusion Bag Pattern
I had 2 x 50gm balls of Sirdar Illusion hanging around . I really loved the yarn colours but having tried to use Illusion for a scarf, I found it way too scratchy to wear. So it sat in my yarn stash for a long time whilst I tried to figure out some way to use it. In the past, I’ve crocheted market bags from cotton yarn and, one day, it occurred to me that perhaps I could use Illusion for such a bag. A quick test with a crochet hook revealed it’s not a good yarn for crocheting but…
The Big Denim Project: The Results
Sewed the snaps onto the denim bag yesterday afternoon, so I now declare The Big Denim Project finished! Skirt 1 is the one I widened by adding inserts into the side seams. Skirt 2 was fine “as made”. The bag is trimmed and lined with fabric left over from Skirt 1. I still have about 1 yard of that fabric left, and since it is absolutely gorgeous, I’ll just have to think of something to do with it.
The Big Denim Project
I recently found myself in possession of three pairs of perfectly good jeans (2 adult / 1 child) that had all been outgrown by their respective owners. Having done the whole “denim rag rug thing” earlier in the year, I decided that I could do without sore hands for the next few weeks and started to look around for other possibilities.
Crocheted Clutch Bag
Made as a birthday present for M from The Happy Hooker pattern “Fit To be Tied”. Used 4ply silky cotton and lined it with light canvas/linen.
Eyelash Bag
I was recently given 500grams of eyelash yarn and as, I wasn’t sure what to do with it, I knitted up a small swatch in the hopes that the yarn itself would give me some ideas. In the end, it decided it wanted to be a bag. I’ve always wanted to try out the Unbiased bag pattern, so I thought I’d give it a whirl using this yarn. This was more of a cotton-type, scrappy, yarn rather the silky type that clearly needed larger needles than the pattern recommended. 6.5mm needles gave a slightly tight stitch which was ideal for…
Recycled Sari Silk Bag
I recently bought 100 gms of recyled sari silk to try out. Can’t say I was impressed. The yarn was very stiff & rough (even after gentle washing) and seemed, to me, to be rather fragile. Since it was too rough for a scarf, I decided it wanted to be a bag. But, bearing in mind its fragility, I though it would be a good idea to combine it with a fine but strong yarn (such as mohair). The strap was crocheted using 100% cotton on the grounds that it would be reversible, wouldn’t stretch as much as a woollen…
