Bag Along

[woolandflax]

okay, I love making purses!! I have two in progress and now I'm gonna add another!! This one, made in Aunt Lydia's denim thread in pink with bamboo handles with a dark pink silk rose attached. I love the styles from the 30's & 40's and am trying to find as many as I can.

 

~Rebecca

[RebeccaVelasquez]

rebecca, i LOVE that pattern - i have about 10 of those lydia yarns....... (got them for 19cents on clearance at HL a while back) i think i'd like to join you in making this one

[woolandflax]

Yeah!! What color are you making your's in? This will be my second bag out of that yarn and I really love it, gets softer and softer with every wash. I actually made my first one while sitting in a small fishing boat. Hubby fished and I crocheted and we were both happy!!:hee

 

I'm going to make mine to go with my valentine's ensemble.

 

~REbecca

[woolandflax]

photos are on my blog!!

 

Wool & Flax

 

~Rebecca

[Guest gramhouse]

Becky, where did you ever get the pattern for that beautiful purse you made? It is georgous! Thanks, Pat:hi

[woolandflax]

gramhouse, were you talking to me? If so, thanks! and it is my own design. I'm working on a collection of bag designs for publication.

 

~Rebecca

[pidot]

here's my newly finished bag. it is in chocolate brown with a white button, and white flower on the right side of it.

 

here it is:

 

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Fe

[RebeccaVelasquez]

that's really cute!!!

i love brown - one of my staple colors :)h

[pidot]

Thanks Rebecca!

 

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FE

 

my album

[CandyCaneGirl12]

So we can make any bag we want?

[woolandflax]

Cute bag Fe. I like the little flower detail.

 

 

 

 

 

Rebeccav, I just finished the front of that vintage bag last nite!!! I stopped when it was a 8"x12" rectangle. Oh and I used a double strand of the Aunt Lydia's denim.

 

~REbecca

[RebeccaVelasquez]

ooooooooo, didn't you say you were making it pink???? have i lost my mind? i have a ball of lydia's in pink, green, denim, navy, tan, khaki...... i keep buying it with no specific projects... i just like it. let me know how many it ends up using. i'm anxious to make one of those bags, too!

 

 

i bet it looks lovely! is it a nice tight bag so far or will it still need to be lined????? it seems tight from the pattern, but you never know how things really turn out

[woolandflax]

well since I used an I hook, it's tight but not so stiff that it doesn't need to be lined. I'm gonna make one of my plastic canvas frames and then line that inside and out and stitch the lining to the bag along with the handles. So far, using double strands, the front did not even make a dent in the first two balls. I bet I will get the whole purse out of these two and have some left over. Which is really, really good cause I want to make this hat to coordinate!!!! :hee (just NOT with that tassel!! I mean what were they thinkin??? )

 

~Rebecca

[pidot]

Here's the finished red variegated bag in thread for my cousin:

I've done matching scrunchie and celphone pouch for it. the celphone pouch is my own design.

 

The bag is the take along tote pattern at coatsandclark.com, I just added a few rows to it, since i am using a smaller size thread and hook and then also added a flap, and button to it.

 

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Fe

[RebeccaVelasquez]

wow, fe! that looks awesome!!!

 

:cheer2

[Donna]

So we can make any bag we want?

Yep, any bag you want. )

[xantha]

Totally late, but I finished a bag the other day after I got so frustrated trying to learn how to purl (shh, I'm just trying knitting out):

 

<img border=0 src="http://www.xantha.org/gallery/albums/craft/DSC_0987.sized.jpg" />

 

The yarn is LB fisherman's wool that I KA dyed. I worked the bag in hdc and felted it. It's cute, but not at all practical. I love the way it turned out, though. <img border=0 src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/artist.gif" />

 

Loving everyone's bags! <img border=0 src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/rowofhearts.gif" />

 

-jess

[Frangipani]

Can't believe I've been here so long and never thought to join any crochet alongs. I'd love to join if you'll have me!!!!

 

Time to get started on something!!! YAY!!!!

Bec

 

BTW...the "bag along" button, should we be linking it to anywhere in particular?

[Guest wildyogalady]

Totally new to all this (except crochet and knit, of course~)

 

I'm into bags right now and would like to join you all. Hard part: which bag to make first!

 

Carolyn B

[RitziMitzi]

Awesome little bag, Jess! The colors are fantastic!

 

<img border=0 src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/snow.gif" /><a href="http://www.wickedstitch.blogspot.com" target="_new">Mitzi</a> (who is NOT enjoying the falling snow!)

[Frangipani]

I posted this in Show and tell but here is my first contrubution to the Bag-along! I used a Lion Brand pattern and chose to line the inside with fabric. Enjoy!! Bec

 

img.photobucket.com/album...G_4345.jpg

 

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[nwbondlady]

Hi,

Your bag is just beautiful... ..

Did you use a pattern or make it up?

I love the colors and the floral lining. What a nice job!! :cheer2

 

Fran

nwbondlady

[Frangipani]

Thanks! I went to http://www.lionbrand.com and doanloaded the crochet pattern for the "Valentines Striped Bag". Sorry I can't link it for you as my internet is playing up and I can't do much at the moment. Grr!

 

Bec

[Cordelia]

CAL are on going correct? No start or end date? Please help a sister out!!!!

Sorry to be a dork....

 

thanks for any info!

[Frangipani]

Yeah Cordelia,

They're ongoing. I guess there just haven't been too many "bag-a-long" people making bags of late. Geez! The last one was me in March!!!

Bec