Happy Wednesday! This week I wanted to share with you a recent gifted project! I wanted to make something for my friend Lei, and I remembered that she always brought her knitting over in a reusable shopping bag. I thought she could use a dedicated knitting bag, which would be a little more functional and cuter too!
I pulled out one of my friend Christina's older patterns, Amanda's Knitting Bag. I've had the pattern printed for ages, but never got around to make it. It's named after our mutual friend Amanda, as the pattern sample was a gift for her. This seemed like the perfect bag to make for Lei!
I chose to use a natural linen for the main body of the bag, like Christina's original bag. I chose a couple of prints from Curiosities and a bright zipper to finished it off!
I buy all my zippers from Zipit.
I love all the little details in this bag that make it perfect for a knitter. There are pockets for a pattern, knitting needles, yarn, and all the notions too! The little peeks of the interior fabric are really sweet. And the tiny zipper pocket are great for small notions like scissors and stitch markers!
I saved the Splendiferous Warm print for the main interior of the bag, since it's so bold and colorful! It's a great surprise when you open up the bag!
I filled up the bag with yarn, and some handy knitting notions! There is room for a large project or a few smaller ones. The short handles make it easy to hang the bag on a door handle or travel with! Now I want to make one of these bags for myself!
Happy Sewing and Knitting!
Looks amazing! I love the idea to make the outside natural and inside with a surprise. And it's such an amazing gift!
ReplyDeletethis is the cutest bag ever, so have to make this xx
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Wow~that's a great bag. If and when I start knitting again, I would chase down that pattern and make one for myself. Looks like it would also be good for crochet work.
ReplyDeleteHi Jeni! What a fantastic bag you made! And so beautiful! I love all the details and how you have add lovely details with colourful fabrics on the neutral bag! x Teje
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How darling! Your sweet fabric highlights the details of the bag so nicely! What a thoughtful gift!
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable bag and present! Lucky friend. :) Cindy
ReplyDeleteThat's a very good idea ! What a great bag........I might have to put it on my to do list.
ReplyDeleteReally a nice and beautiful bag! It will be fun to use it.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Germany, Rike
great looking bag!
ReplyDeleteThat bag looks every kind of awesome!!
ReplyDeleteJust lovely I want one.
ReplyDeleteCute bag. Great job
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