Thursday 27 June 2019

Calling On All Crocheters - Summer Draw

Hello everyone!  I've been working on this for aaaaaaages!  I first made one of these bags a few years ago and kept telling myself I'd write the pattern eventually.  It's evolved a bit since I made the first version in black (see blogpost).  I wrote a first draft last year when I made another for myself and one for a friend (see blogpost) but then it ended up on the back-burner when I started my studies.  Well,  at last, I think it's finally ready.  I wanted to explain all the steps as clearly as possible so it took a long time to do all the testing and take all the photographs.  And as this was my first crochet pattern, it was a bit of a learning curve too.

I'm very grateful to my friend Megan for doing a very thorough revision of several drafts of this pattern.  Her help was invaluable.


The pattern shows how to make the bag, the zipper piece, the bobble pull, how to line the bag, to make the adjustable strap and how to stiffen the base.  Armed with this knowledge, you can then use the directions as a guide and change the size or stitch pattern as you wish for example.  So it's a bit of a "crochet-bag-making-tutorial" really.  You can see in the photo above that the pattern on the pink bag is slightly different and I also finished the edge around the zipper with shells as I thought that went well with the soft pink.  The variations can be endless.

If you crochet and fancy having a go at making this bag, I'm having a draw for two patterns... 
I will be sending not only the pattern, but also a kit bag with all the pieces required to make the bag:  two sliders, one adjustable slider for the strap, 4 feet and plastic canvas pieces for the base.  So you won't have to go on the search for all those separate pieces.  You'll just need your cotton yarn of choice and a matching zipper and lining fabric.



I use one of these bags all the time, summer and winter.  They are fully washable and you can easily make a new one to match outfits... or just for a change!

It's fun to choose a nice matching fabric for the lining, subtle or striking, the choice is yours.





If you are interested in winning a copy of this pattern with the kit to make it, please leave a comment below.  I will be holding the draw next Sunday, 7th of July.  As I've not been so active on my blog lately, it may take a while for readers to notice this blogpost, so hopefully 10 days will give people long enough to enter the draw if they so wish.  And once I've got the kit bags organised, it will also eventually go on sale in my Etsy shop.



Best wishes,
Frivole

25 comments:

  1. They are beautiful and I have been wanting to make one like any of these :)

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  2. These look lovely, I would make one too.

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  3. Es sind sehr schöne Taschen und ich würde mich freuen, eine dieser Tasche zu machen.

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  4. They are beautiful. My daughter is the one who crochets. Maybe she would make me one. ;)

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  5. What a fun, good-looking bag!
    Katie V in NC katie at r-v-r dot com

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  6. Don’t enter me, crocheting is not my forte but the bags are beautiful! Maybe you woul consider selling them in your Etsy shop (all finished )?

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  7. Yes please. Count me in. I love these bags!!!

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  8. It looks as though it's a very useful bag! I'd love to win a kit, but to be honest crochet is not for me anymore because it hurts too much now. But if the computer should spit out my name, please give it to someone else!

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  9. I crocheted a bag a few years ago. Would love to make another and yours looks amazing, and the detail you put in your pattern sounds very helpful, because I remember adding some of the details was quite a struggle for me.

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  10. I have also crocheted a bag - from a totally different pattern, obviously. This looks really interesting to do and much more of a properly finished object. Therefore I should love to be in the draw.

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  11. Ooh, wonderful! Congratulations on writing the pattern, I know only too well how difficult and time-consuming it is to write crochet patterns and make them at the same time explanatory and easy-to-follow! - says the girl who's still postponing the release of the pattern she started working on last year ;)
    I'd love to make this lovely bag, please count me in! (And thank you for your generosity !)

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  12. This is Stephanie's comment.

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  13. Oh I looooove them. They are awesome. These would be fun to crochet.

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  14. I am back again to leave a comment blogger would not let me last time
    Beautiful bags, gorgeous colours.

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  15. They are wonderful Joelle. I went to a beginner's crochet workshop a couple of evenings ago. I didn't do very well, but maybe one day. This bag could be just the incentive I need! I agree that you should sell these bags in your Etsy shop - when your studies are over.

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  16. I would be delighted to make such a bag. They look so great!

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  17. Szuper táskák!Szuper színek!

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  18. What lovely, well designed bags!

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  19. Those bags look stunning! I would love to make them for my mother and sisters.

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  20. Back on my laptop so I can leave a comment!(IPad will not let me comment on blogs)
    I almost missed out on a chance to crochet myself a beautiful bag. Crochet bags are sturdier than knitted ones.
    Thank you and Good luck to us all!

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  21. So nice. Please add me. I've been thinking of trying to make one.

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  22. Lovely Bags. Please enter my name in the drawing.

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    1. Well I am guessing you have my e-mail address. Kinda Computer Illiterate. Thank you, Rachel

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