New Bag

[JCB]

I am At Chain Link in Manchester, NH. When I registered I received a 'Goodie Bag' which consisted of several skeins of yarn and patterns. One of the Yarns was Moda Dea Shadows. I was curious how it would work up and by the end of the day I had this bag! No real pattern, just made a large rectangle, sewed up 2 seams, added the ruffle and a handle. Here it is:

 

JOAN

[Coffeywoman]

Very cool.

[bettycrackpot]

ohhh..i like how that works up! very nice bag!

[SPRAT605]

That is awesome! Great job!

[Shell]

looks great, very interesting yarn

[misssmaggie]

How pretty...great color !!! Thanks for sharing!

[neatlytangled]

That's lovely!

[RecycleCindy]

Very cute and unique! How did you do the handle strap? Is it braided?

[cmg123]

Really turned out nice for a no pattern purse. Thanks for sharing.

[NanaKaren]

Wow~ I am impressed! Great job and the color is beautiful.

Hugs, Karen

[idagammy]

Cute!

[artemis]

Your bag turned out nicely. I am jealous that you got to the CGOA convention. I went last year and had such a fantastic experience. This year is didn't work out because of my sister's big birthday bash...but next year I'm going to try again. Be sure to post about your experience. I'd like to know how it went.

[silkymist]

Very neat how that yarn works!

[ImperfectMe]

Very cool! That turned out awesome for not using a pattern.

[Cheeka]

Great bag and I love the handle

[JCB]

Thanks so much for all your kind comments. I'm still up in Manchester (decided to stay one extra day) and while we have free wi-fi at the hotel, it can be dicey and throw me off for no reason.

 

I traded some of the yarn in our 'Goodie Bags' with Gleda, and got another ball of that pretty Moda Dea yarn... this one in a pale pink to gray colorway. So... sat down and made another one skein bag... same style as this one. I'll post a picture of it when I get home.

 

As far as the handle, I took about 6 strands of the yarn, put one side around the door handle in the hotel room, stuck a crochet hook into the other end, and just twisted and twisted until it was tight enough to twist back on itself. I had to do it a couple of times till I figured out how much to twist it. Really easy!

 

Joan

[DebbyinLV]

That is so cute!! The yarn and color are really nice! Great job!!!

[mamarose22]

Just to show you how a simple purse can be dressed up with nice ruffle and pretty handle. I'm not sure if the handle is braided or did you twist several strands of yarn to get that look?

[christinascrochethaven]

cute:manyheart

[um saif]

woooooooooooooooow

[Labeana]

I love that bag...and I also had a great time in Manchester!!

[hhensler]

That is so super cool!!!! I want one!!!!

[Debbi-a1]

Great job for a no pattern purse!~