Hippy Handbag

[clevelandnaps]

This is my first finished project post! Hooray! I make mostly simple scarves, so I do not post them.

 

Anyway. I made a Hippy Handbag for my mother-in-law for her birthday (today). This was the first time that I worked in rounds, and the first time I made anything with granny squares. It is far from perfect, and it is more than a tad wonky. But, I am super proud of it.

 

It took a long time, but I worry that my MIL won't like it or worse, re-gift it (she is a huge fan of the re-gift). Matt, my husband, didn't know her favorite color so I had to guess. I initially had some pretty garish colors picked out, lots of neon and rainbow colors, but I decided that I may have been being a tad passive aggressive. In the end I chose neutrals, purples, and burgundy.

 

The pattern is from the book First Crochet: Patterns for Beginners by Lesley Stanfield. I altered it a little. I made the back of the purse all black, rather than doing 9 more squares.

 

Here is the bag:

 

 

And a closeup of the squares:

 

[heart]

Wow! Great job!

[MaryPat]

Wonderful colors!

[RecycleCindy]

Love your hippy bag! Cool colors and a great bag.

[craziebunny]

very nice!

[froggy]

Nice job! I love it! Purple is my favorite color!

[Gardener]

Great bag!!

[rolling_backpack]

Those squares are super cute! Great job , hehe, I think I would not have wanted to mess with making the back all black. I probably would have been bored with one color LOL Have a nice evening!

[amyquilt]

Love it!!! That definitely "looks" like me....I should make myself something similar, maybe then, I'd be happy with the purse I would be carrying.

[SPRAT605]

Very groovy!!! Love the color choice

[Elle]

Don't sell yourself short! It's VERY pretty! I love the colors you used in it! Great job!

[misssmaggie]

Cool bag !!! Thanks for sharing !!!

[rashidah]

very nice

[hhensler]

I think it looks amazing - if she wants to re-gift it, I will gladly send her my address!!!

[clevelandnaps]

Thanks everyone for your kind words and encouragement!

 

I really appreciate it. You all are so wonderfully talented and it means the world to me that you like my project.

 

And thanks for the color compliments, I thought that it all looked nice together. I will see the MIL on Friday, so I will know then how she feels about it.

 

And, as a side note, if my MIL attempts to regift this bag I will disown her (can I do that? )

[TillyUK]

I really like the colours you chose. Im sure she will love it...I know I would!

[Debbi-a1]

Beautiful. You did a great job.

[quiet dissident]

I love the colors and texture.

[cmg123]

Love it! Nice job.