{"id":433,"date":"2008-10-20T19:26:25","date_gmt":"2008-10-20T18:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackwidows.co.uk\/iad\/?p=433"},"modified":"2011-02-06T17:51:43","modified_gmt":"2011-02-06T16:51:43","slug":"eyelash-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackwidows.co.uk\/iad\/2008\/10\/eyelash-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"Eyelash Bag"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

I’ve always wanted to try out the Unbiased<\/a> bag pattern, so I thought I’d give it a whirl using this yarn.<\/p>\n

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 a bag and I used 5.5mm needles for the strap. I also made it slightly larger than the pattern suggested. <\/p>\n

The end result was a cross between a Tardis & a Mary Poppins\u2019 bag. Looks small but can hold a surprising amount of \u2018stuff\u2019. I\u2019m really pleased with it. The only problem is that I’ve still got almost 300gms of yarn left!<\/p>\n

UPDATE
\nAfter using the bag for a while, I decided to line it, add a couple of heavy duty snaps and decorate one side with crocheted flowers & leaves. Now it really gets compliments!<\/p>\n