I was on a mission to find the perfect little drawstring pouch bag for me to carry a small knitting project in. I couldn’t find anything that met my needs. Some were cute, but I didn’t like the color, others were too big or too small, or just not right.
So I [I]made[/I] one. :cheering:
I found this embroidered taffeta at Joanns and fell in love with it. Ugh… I just luv luv luv it!! It has two pockets inside, a loop to attach it to my purse or belt loop, and a yarn-keeper loop to guide my yarn as I knit. It’s modeled after a Go-Knit Pouch, but cuter.
I also bought fabric for a second in a black & silver brocade with a pale pink lining.
I just winged it. I had been looking at the Go-Knit Pouch and some other pouches online when I decided I’d just make one. So I just fashioned it after those. It was pretty easy, but next time I’ll know to sew the button holes for the cording holes BEFORE I sew the two pieces together. I had to do them by hand! LOL
This is absolutely beautiful! I have been wanting something like this only a little bigger to protect my knitting when it is in my work bag and I love the design of this. I have some really beautiful brocade that I also got at JoAnn’s that I think will work. Maybe after holiday knitting is done… Thanks for posting this, fabulous job!:notworthy:
The bottom circle is 6 1/4" diameter (used a salad bowl lol), and the side is approximately a 11.5" x 19.75" rectangle. I wasn’t dead on accurate or anything either. I cut the pieces the same size for both the inside and outside, but for the outside piece I sewed a 1/4" seam and the inside piece I sewed about a 3/8" seam to allow it to fit neatly inside the other. But most of it was guess-work and eyeballing and it turned out great. So have fun and go to town.
I should send you the ridiculous amount of brocade that i have around the house to make me some. Except, of course, i have no use for them since most of my projects are too big. But that is just so pretty! I would have sworn it was a lantern moon bag if you hadn’t said you made it. very nice!
That’s really cute. I have a GoKnit pouch, but I wasn’t jazzed about the available colors. If I could, I’d make a bunch of different ones. Unfortunately, the extent of my sewing ability is sewing buttons back on shirts. And even that is questionable.
That is adorable, Silver. I carry my ‘out of the house’ knitting in a blue draw string carpet bag that I bought at a Bon Marche in about 1974. Now that I’ve seen yours, though, I’m feeling slightly envious and may have to make one. If I could only find my sewing machine.
In the mean time, your ingenuity continues to amaze me!
VERY cute, Kristin! great job! you have good taste! :cheering:
