tangling yarn into beautiful things
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I hate sewing, and I’ve always been horrible at it. I can’t sew a straight line, so when I found some cotton bags that I can use as a liner on Amazon I was pretty excited.
It always took me longer to sew the lining then to crochet the bag, which took a lot of the fun out of it for me. … Read more
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I’ve needed a new purse for awhile, mine is a cheap fake leather messenger bag that is starting to crack. I saw a waffle stitch blanket and thought that it would make a really neat texture for a purse.
The purple waffle stitch purse is now my everyday bag, when I was making it I learned a valuable lesson. … Read more
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Environmentally friendly shopping bags don’t need to be boring, you can make your very own open-air market bag!
This is a simple pattern that works up quickly, that works great as a market bag, or as a small beach bag.
Ch 25
Row 1 – DC in the third ch from hook and across, in last ch DC 4x, DC in each stitch (in the bottom the other DC) across to last st, DC 2 times in last st, slst to ch 3
Row 2 – Ch2, DC in each st around, slst to ch2
Row 3 – Ch 3, sk next st, *DC in next, ch1 sk next st* repeat around, slst to ch 2 (of the ch3)
Row 4-18 – Repeat Row 3 (do not fasten off!… Read more
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I was browsing Pinterest a couple days ago and came across the Suzette Stitch. It’s a very simple stitch that looks a lot more involved than it is. The Suzette stitch gives an elegant look to a purse, blanket, washcloth, whatever you can imagine.… Read more