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I started my bag last night. :bounce I'm using this pattern from Michaels.com (it's probably also on the Lion Brand site).

 

I had bought two skeins of LB Wool Ease Thick & Quick on clearance a few weeks ago when I saw this pattern. I'm over halfway through after about an hour of work.

 

:woohoo Off to post the bag along pic on my blog. :)

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Excellent! Thank you Rebecca. :) I'm procrastinating when it comes to that yarn. It needs to be wound so it might find itself sitting for a while until I convince the hubby that I need a yarn winder, or I tackle it the hard way. :)

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Since beginning my bag two nights ago, I have completely frogged it :frog twice. This time I've got the gauge down but it's still a lot bigger than I wanted and way too tight of a stitch. I had to drop down from a "Q" hook as recommended to an "N" hook otherwise it's twice as wide as it's supposed to be. :bang

 

Enough :blah I'm going to get back to work on it. :)

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woo hoo! I made a gallery, now I just need to put something in it! Now, it isn't too fancy, so don't critique it too harshly!

 

Here's what I need, when you finish your bag:

 

:) a photo of your bag

:) the source of your pattern (a link or book title, if you have one and can find it!)

:) your name for the crochet artist (and email or blog link, if you want it linked)

 

You can email this info to shelby12314472@yahoo.com

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<img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/clap.gif" /> Michelle! <img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/woohoo2.gif" />

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:clap Yay Rebecca! :clap I can't wait to see your purse!

 

I finally ironed out the kinks in my pattern and am very close to finishing. :yay It just lacks a little edge and handle sewing. I'm thinking of making a liner for it. Has anyone done that for a purse/bag before? What's the best way to go about it?

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I haven't done a liner before, but I would like to for my bag also. I am guessing that you'd cut out a fabric piece that is the right size/shape, and then stitch it around the purse opening with needle and thread? Or could you use a steel hook and crochet it to the neck?

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well, i line all my bags, and this is what i do:

 

i first cut out a bottom from fabric - don't forget to give yourself 5/8 for the seam allowance. place the piece in the bag to make sure it is correct. then i do the 'walls'. i do it all in one piece- saves time-i'm usually too excited about having a finished bag to want "details" on the interior :P cut a long length of fabric that is the right height for your bag with enough for seam allowance. then i just stitch around the base and wall. when i get close to the stitching coming together, i stop sewing and pin to make sure i have an acurate amount of length.... then stitch up the side, and then complete the base. place your new liner in your bag-pretty side showing- then, i fold over the seam allowance, and hand stitch to yarn- lots of stitches close together. ta da!

 

i hope that makes any amount of sense???

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I finished my purse!!:yay2

I took some pictures, but I have to finish off the camera, develop the pics, and then scan them into the computer! It looks great! I used the "up-down" stitch, and don't need to line it, and the strap is three rows as long as I wanted the strap to be, then top and bottem rows were whip stitched together to form a rope like strap. I LOVE it! Thanks Melinda for starting this CAL!:clap

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okie dokie - here's mine (although it still needs a liner - but with the color of it, i won't use it until fall anyhow)

 

SageBag.jpg

 

the color is true -

i feel i need to confess - i used a knitting knobby for the handles and closure loop :o

 

i will put a boning in around the bottom and top so that it will hold shape when i line it.

 

it is made with sport weight chenille using a G and i got the pattern off the wrapper of Lion Brand Chenille (not the thicker)

let me know what ya think

:thumbsup or:thumbsdown (i haven't decided yet)

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I made a purse using that pattern for my mom and she loves it. :) I think the lining and giving the sides a little support will make all the difference. Great job! :clap

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:yay I finished my purse this afternoon. :cloud9

 

fuzzypurple1.jpg

 

And here is my purse modeling its recent yarn purchase. :P

 

purplefuzzypurse1.jpg

 

Michelle, I will be emailing you the pic soon for the gallery. :)

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Details, shmetails. :P I was too excited to post the pictures that I conveniently left out the important info. :rollin

 

I used Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick (a bear to weave in :irked ) in purple... looking for label... "Plum" and Lion Brand Fun Fur prints in a color that coordinates. :) (I threw away the label. :oops ). I found the Thick & Quick in the clearance rack at my Joann Etc. store for $2.50.

 

I used this pattern. Instead of doing one chain for the strap, I made two chains and twisted them to make it a little thicker.

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Great job on the purse! Got a question--how do you put in "boning"?

I made the same purse about a month ago but never used it because as you can attest to, it is rather floppy. Any tips about this purse or hints you can give as to keeping it a little stiffer would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks~ DAWN

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okay - this is an easy way:

 

you choose your boning - your store will have different stiffness' to choose from - if your bag will be lined, you can use regular biased tape, but your boning in that, and stititch it to the top and/or bottom of the lining - if you aren't lining - you can slip it into a matching double folded bias tape and then stitch that on.....

 

make sense?:fluffy

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I came back from vacation and found out I was bag-alonging and didn't even know it!

 

I just finished a purse in Brown Sheep Lamb's pride. It's basically a big rectangle with handles built in that I folded in half and stitched together. The crocheting is done but I still have to felt it and find the button I wanted to use for the tab closure. It's huge and floppy now so I hope it shrinks a lot.

 

I'll be sure to send a photo to Michelle when I'm done.

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