Those Crazy Birds!

[Afghaniac]

I get ideas and inspiration from the products on Anthropologie's website. But whenever I go into their local stores, I'm disappointed. The jewelry that looks pretty classy online looks kinda cheesy for the prices, and the actual items never look as good "in person."

 

That purse doesn't look nearly as well made as the Knotty Male's.

[crochetfool]

The bag is beautifully executed! I saw only the blue birds till I read your question!!!! Love it!

[jessicali]

Beautiful!! I spotted the blue first

[CrazyHomemaker]

Absolutely beautiful! You are very talented...and patient.

[just1morestitch]

That is so ingenius! I noticed the blue ones first. You are really talented!

[TheKnottyMale]

Thanks again for all of the positive comments

 

This tesselation motif came from the book titled "Hard Crochet" by Mark Dittrick. The orginal design is a basket. Here's an image http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/0801532809/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_1?ie=UTF8&index=1

 

Here's another bag made from the same motif - lunch sack sized

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=115600

 

The book is beginning to become hard to find as other TC'ers see the pattern and want a copy of their own. My book was so old that the binding cracked into 2 pieces the very first time I opened it. I think the book was published in 1978.

 

I've made one tesselation motif that is my own design. It took me 6 months and I made several mistakes before I got it right

 

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=115566

[LaVonneK]

Awesome! I noticed the blue birds first. You are very talented.

[RoseRed]

You've really come into your own with this technique! I always look forward to seeing your latest creation.

 

to answer your question - blue.

[KeepsakeKrochet]

That's crazy amazing! I'm really impressed! everything looks so seamless and even. Great job!

[christinascrochethaven]

wow...fabulous

[Guest]

Gorgeous! I spotted the blue ones first.

[TheKnottyMale]

I'm a bit suprised that there were so many more that saw the blue ones first. Guess I thought it would be a bit more even. Every time I look at it I always see the yellow ones first.... amazing how people see things differenly

[imanurse55]

Absolutely amazingly beautiful! I saw the blue bird first, then the yellow after looking!

[RachelG]

I saw the blue one first. At first glance it looked like a Carol Ventura design.

 

Very nice work!

[jolena]

That is georgous! AMAZING! I saw the blue birds first, the the yellow ones only after I looked again.

[CollieGrl64]

Love the bags/purses!!!!! I saw the blue ones first but the yellow ones poped shortly afterwards.

[philosgal]

lovely work.

[mpurdy]

Love this bag. I have only tried tapestry crochet once in a sweater I made quite a long time ago. I saw the blue birds first. Unique design.

[crochetbug13]

For me it was the blue. Lovely, lovely work you do.

[mayflyon]

I saw yellow birds first. Amazing work!

[creationsbycourtney]

WOW! Amazing! Bag! I saw the blue birds until I read the question about the yellow birds. It reminds me of the puzzles from psych class way back in high school. Is this bag an example of tapestry crochet? Tapestry is on my neverending to-do/to-learn list. Again, GREAT JOB!

[goodtaste]

Good job!

[MrsForest]

This bag is super neat!

[MrsForest]

Oh and I still don't see yellow ones. Just blue.

[TheKnottyMale]

WOW! Amazing! Bag! I saw the blue birds until I read the question about the yellow birds. It reminds me of the puzzles from psych class way back in high school. Is this bag an example of tapestry crochet? Tapestry is on my neverending to-do/to-learn list. Again, GREAT JOB!

 

A great place to get started is at www.tapestrycrochet.com