Bonsoir lovely ladies! Thanks for all your kind comments on my granny stripe blanket :)
I love Pinterest. Just the other day, when I was browsing for inspiration (cause you know, my ‘always-there’ big project is now finished, so I have empty project baskets! eek!) I came across this beauty from Eclectic Gypsyland:
… and I am still swooning over it!!! It’s so awesome and gorgeous and bohemian looking; I think it’s the perfect fat bottom bag EVUR.
I can’t believe I never saw it before; from what I read on Eclectic Gypsyland it was quite the rage a while back, and looking at Ravelry I’m definitely not the first one to swoon over this bag! (I present to you Exhibit A)
So naturally, I wanted to make one ASAP. Luck be it that I just happened to have some random granny squares in my basket, and I just picked one and expanded it.
The pattern is the easiest of easy. You just make one big granny square, about 30 rounds, and then you add a couple of rows of sc’s and you’re done! :) For anyone interested, the pattern PDF is here.
I really like the colors in this one :) So I’m on row 30 now, and unfortunately I’ve run out of grey. So I’m going to make the last round in pink, and then the edge in sc’s also in pink, but a darker kind of pink.
I went to an arts & crafts fair Saturday, and picked up some awesome leather bag handles to go with it! :) All I need now is to find a perfect lining… Also, I want to make a couple of flowers for embellishment, and maybe add a row of lace. We’ll see how it turns out :) I expect this bag to be finished in the near future!
Oh, and a picture of what I also picked up at the fair yesterday…
My very first skeins of Noro Silk Garden! <3 Don’t know what I’ll use them for, but I saw a couple of extra skeins on eBay for half the price of what I paid for these two… I’m thinking about making a Noro-licious fat bottom bag… Don’t tell my bankaccount ;)
xo,
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ps I’ll be back later this week with an awesome feature on someone very special, who just happens to be a crochet rockstar! Stay tuned…
February 20, 2012 at 1:26 am
What a fun bag! I love the colors you picked for it!! But you really had me at your post title! haha!!
February 20, 2012 at 4:34 am
Love the Noro. Very pretty. I can’t wait to see your finished bag!
February 20, 2012 at 9:10 am
Wanties on the bag! That would be the perfect project bag.
February 20, 2012 at 4:05 pm
Hi spotted it the other day on Pinterest…love it too
Good luck with yours
Thanks for popping by. Aren’t I lucky? Kep getting up to look at it, as if it will run away!
Sue x
February 20, 2012 at 4:13 pm
That’s a great looking bag. Can’t wait to see your’s finished – you’ve picked out pretty colors. :)
February 20, 2012 at 6:31 pm
Love that bag, very cute! Are you going to put lining into the bag? I always wanted to make a crochet purse but have no clue how to put a lining in.
Can’t wait to see your finished bag! :)
February 20, 2012 at 7:18 pm
Wow I can’t wait to see yours! THis bag was a big succes in France some times ago, it is called ‘sac boule’ in French…
And…I Love Noro too!
Best From France
Cecile
February 20, 2012 at 8:04 pm
I’m excited to see your bag finished! I almost bought some purse handles today, maybe I should now, I could use a cute little bag
February 21, 2012 at 8:27 am
Ohh I want it too! Love your colours… actually I have some of those round handbag holders I could make one too!!!!
February 21, 2012 at 1:47 pm
Gorgeous colours, lovely inspiration too :)
February 21, 2012 at 9:02 pm
Love the colors of your square! :) I can’t wait to see the finished bag. I’d be so convenient for shopping!
February 23, 2012 at 12:05 pm
I love that bag! can’t wait to see the finished product :)