I started a scarf to learn how to knit, but I didn’t reallize that the cast on row is not the same width as the final knitted item. So I folded it over, stitched up the side and made a handle. This was also a lesson in how much knitting stretches. It’s in the dreaded Homespun, not the best yarn to teach yourself on.
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Very cute! And, very resourceful of you to turn a scarf into a purse! I like it!
Lovely…you are very ingenious :cheering:
Always figure that the cast on will measure about 80% of what that number of stitches knits up to.
sue
Great job!! As a fellow newbie knitter, I’m intimidated 
Great job and the handbag will be handy for you too! Great use of a “went wrong” project. Though I have known how to knit for 40 years I consider myself a newbie because I am a coward. I have knitted a couple things in the Homespun and boy you aren’t kidding. When it comes to learning this is a horrible yarn to learn with because it unravels easily, “catches” on your needles easy and boy does it snag.
Faye
How ingenious… My first scarves did the same thing. one end was wider than the other. i didn’t realize it unitl i was done (and too tired) to start over!! :cheering: :cheering:
That is one of the best looking beginners projects I’ve ever seen! 
I actually like working with Homespun. I made my very first scarves holding two strands together and using large needles. My dd lives in Germany, and e-mailed me just this morning to tell me how much she’s enjoying the scarf I knit her, 'cause it keeps her so warm, and all her friends want one just like it. I was concerned that it wouldn’t be that warm for her, being acrylic with no wool in it, but she says it’s very warm. 
I find soft fluffy acrylic very warm; somtimes too warm.
sue
Thank you all very much for the complements. My feelings for Homespun are tainted by the fact that I was trying to learn on it. I kept splitting the yarn and since I knit tightly the yarn kept bunching. Everyone likes my bag though. It has some negitive energy though from my frustration. I need to line it because when I put things in it, it stretches out.
LoAnnie
I think you did a marvelous job transfoming the scarf into the bag!! :cheering: I too agree about Homespun. I can’t stand it. I have mentioned several times before on this forum the story of my Homespun cardigan that turned into a car bra!!!
Susan the Sop 1 in NC
PS I didn’t re-do the car bra into anything except a ball at the bottom of a closet!
You could probably do a small afghan with it… 
It likes large needles, btw, not the size on the label gauge.
sue
Oh, that’s cool! The works GREAT as a bag. You are very clever. I don’t mind working with Homespun–it can be a pain–but I like look. Like a few others said, Homespun is very WARM. My mother—ssssssssssshhhhhhhhhh :hiding: crocheted (YES, THE DREADED C-WORD!) :hiding: me a poncho from Homespun and its like wearing a bed spread around–VERY toasty :hot: