Sometimes resistance is futile.Β I made a new granny bag… I couldn’t help myself π
It’s lined in a lovely deep blue, and has a purple flower on one side and an orangey pink one on the other – depending on my mood!
This bag was easy to make… its simply a huge granny square – you can find the pattern here. Once the square is big enough (mine is about 60cm and 24 rounds) you line it (with a square of fabric) and then single crochet around the top of the bag (I mostly did this using crochet 2 together) to gather it together before sewing on the handles.Ill be back in a few days with that tea cosy I promised. Hope you are having a lovely weekend! Janette x x
Love it but this time I am not going to make one for each of the girls in class..I should get one for myself right? Nice job
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Yes make one for you. Its lovely. You deserve it!
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Noooooooooooooooo I can’t see this now! I have boring chore-type things to do today that I can’t get out of – otherwise I would have gone scrabbling for yarn to get going with one of these already. It is FANTASTIC, and you have made it absolutely perfectly. It’s going to be in my head all day now π¦
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I warned you… I resisted this bag for a long time. Because really do I need another bag? No I do not!!!!!
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Everyone ALWAYS need another bag–you can always store some yarn in it π
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My thoughts exactly!
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What a brilliant bag! Brilliant idea and brilliant colors!
The blue inside is absolutely inspired and really gives it a rich look. No one can call this granny frumpy! Plus you’ve made it seem so easy – is it really?
If it truly is I may have to give this a go myself!
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It really is, if you can make one giant granny square you can do this. The thing that takes the longest time is hand sewing the lining in place (hand sewing little stitches = not my favourite thing!)
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I have made several and I have machine sewed the lining on every one. You should try it. So much quicker than Gand sew. Means lining will never come undone over time too. Love the colour going to make me a red/purple one now!! Thanks!
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Thanks for this. I will be teaching at a crochet course 2nd term of next year and I am collecting projects one can make with granny squares. This is truly lovely and I don’t mind the little stitches at all.
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absolutely lovely!! The colours combo is stunning : so vivid, so bright!!! I love even the deep blue linen inside!!!
xxx Alessandra
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I love the colours, that deep purple against the pink at the top is amazing. And you always need another bag!
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so beautiful… I have a bag like that too π Thanks and Love, nia
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Really beautiful… i made a bag with this pattern too, check it here: http://tejiendo-para-mis-amigos.blogspot.com.es/2012/10/bolso-de-ganchillo-con-patron.html
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What a gorgeous bag, I love the colours!
Victoria xx
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reallt great bag love it
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LOVE it! I love your plants too! ^__^
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I like the orangey pink flower of your bag. Yes, you need a new bag to take your crochet projects with you π
Here, it is really cold for October: around 0Β°Celsius, strong wind, and a bit of snow.
I already miss the sun.
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it looks lovely. We don’t have ever enough bags ^-^
Have a nice day
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So lovely! π I guess I need to make one for myself…
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just beautiful!!!
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Hey, this pattern has been on on my ravelry queue forever – now I REALLY want to get busy and make one. I love the colors you used, the lining color too.
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So awesome! Going to be bookmarking this pattern π I love doing things with granny squares and this purse is so yummy…
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I really love your version of this bag which I’m working on at the moment. Really gorgeous rich colours. I’m going for a monochrome version and I’m making the square solid rather than a granny. The yarn is a black/white/grey/taupe sock type and I’m using a much smaller hook than I usually have to which is leaving me a bit cross eyed! I’m going to use black plastic handles because people kept telling me you can’t wash wooden or bamboo ones. I’m not sure that’s actually true, I expect you just have to be careful.
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Sounds wonderful, I cant wait to see it when its finished π I bet you could wash the bag without getting the handles wet?
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