Sunday 12 January 2014

Pinterest made me do it: Retro flower bag

 Here I am with the first finished crochet project of the new year. I started this a month or two ago, so I finished it pretty quickly by my standards! I wanted it done before Christmas and nearly had it finished, but last minute food and gift preparation got in the way. I actually completed it in the last days of December, and photographed it in the first days of January, and then it's taken a bit more time to get it up here on the blog! That's ok. Good things take time, as they say.

 I was inspired by this pin, the Almond Blossom Bag from Colour in a Simple Life. I love the fun flowers and retro feel, and I had a pair of bamboo handles I'd been waiting to use. Most importantly, I wanted a bag in colours I like to wear. I used the palette from a favourite scarf and came up with a warm mushroom brown, dusty pink and cream.

The original pattern has a second round of petals inside the first. I did that at first but something was wrong with it and it bugged me. It may be that the paler shade of pink I was using just didn't go with the other colours, but I ripped it out and continued without it feeling much happier. It took a couple of goes to sew the hexagons together properly (which would have been avoided if I'd just read the pattern properly in the first place!) and I even made and sewed in a lining.

I have another pair of bag handles to use... I think a chevron design could be next!

12 comments:

  1. "Pinterest made me do it" - made me laugh! I agree Pinterest is rather addictive - but in a good way.
    Have a good week.
    Ingrid x

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    1. Oh, it's sooo addictive! That's why it's good to be able to show I used it for something... at least it justifies all the time spent browsing!

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  2. Wow, can't believe that you've made such a lovely bag just looking at the Pinterest! It must have been challenging to create the knitting chart. The color combination of a warm mushroom brown, dusty pink and cream is perfect!!! Love your sense of color:)
    Happy New Year, too!!!

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    1. Well, I didn't actually create the pattern, as there are instructions on the blog that the picture linked to. It was nice and easy to follow too! If I had to write the pattern too I'd still be working on it :P Glad you like the colour combo :)

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  3. Love it Ruth and really like the idea of a chevron version.
    Cath x

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    1. Just got to finish a few more wips so I can start on that chevron one :)

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  4. I love it! You may have just inspired me to take up crochet.......... :-)

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