Nylon Cord Shells Wristlet Bag

[joanieponytail]

The pattern is beautiful. Thanks for sharing it.

[mrsvickers]

Madamestitch, LOVE the tricolor bag, what a great idea!

 

happy stitcher, the varigated yarn makes an awesome looking bag!

 

Kudos to both of you!!!

 

Danielle

[Madamestitch]

Hi Danielle,

 

I actually made use of some excess yarn from another project to make this bag. I am so happy that it has turned out so nicely

 

Just to share with everyone here the other project which I actually bought the pink and white yarns for. I found this lovely "wedding cake" that doubles up as a dish cover from Berroco. I tried making one small layer for the fun of it...

 

The Original....

 

 

My version....

 

 

[happy stitcher]

Hi Danielle,

I found this lovely "wedding cake" that doubles up as a dish cover from Berroco. I tried making one small layer for the fun of it...

 

That's really pretty! I've never seeen anything like it!

[MaryPat]

What's a "wristlet" bag? What's the final size?

 

It's very elegant looking. Your talent for design is evident.

[mrsvickers]

MaryPat,

 

A wristlet bag is a small bag that is worn on the wrist. This works well if you are wearing a shawl or poncho and a shoulder strap would be in the way. (I've also noticed that when it is full it might make a handy self defense weapon! ) The dimensions of my bag lying flat are as follows: width-7.5 inches, length of pouch portion-7 inches, length of longer strap-6.5 inches, length of shorter strap-2.5 inches, oval base-3 inches wide by 6.5 inches long. It is just the right size to carry a few essentials. I hope this helps.

 

Danielle

[jcrochet]

I'm planning one of these in every colour! I love the tri-colour version too.

 

I'm not sure if this is an error, but the way I read Round 9 etc was that the shells were worked in the top stitch of the shell below, which "stacks" the shells, yet in your picture the shells are nested within each other. I should have looked at the picture while I was working... but didn't and I've gone too far to go back and frog it, and the stacked method looks almost as nice as your pictured method anyway, but maybe you could rephrase the pattern to make that clearer.

[sunflowermom1972]

Great!

[asabear]

Very pretty and very handy, good job.

[Katy_Ravensong]

I've got several patterns for a wristlet bag, but I think I like this one the best. I'm looking on ebay for a printer now. I worked mine to death !

[msdbeach]

Love the pattern. Thanks for sharing with us. I'm going to try it in cotton.

Nancy

[hhensler]

What a fabulous pattern! I just love it...

[Lubba_my_kiddos]

Very nice pattern! I may to try this one out!

[Wildsky]

Thank you for posting such a cute pattern.

 

I started last night and just finished my purse. I used Coats & Clark Nylon cord - Natural.

 

I also made the longer strap a little shorter so the purse sits right under my hand. I lined the purse with a denim fabric with a slight stretch to it - and also included a little pocket.