Teaser

I won't be able to do a full step-by-step of this year's ornaments before Christmas, so here is a teaser until I can!

They're very sparkly!

In the last minute rush before Christmas, I hope everyone has a chance to pause, take a deep breath and appreciate the many blessings of our lives.

Merry Christmas!

Catching up on my crocheted projects, part twelve

Here's another project using the Waverly for Bernat yarn.




The horizontal lines are the cable stitch I learned how to do in my crochet course - a stitch that no one really uses anymore.  I can see why - it's a pain to work, but I do like the result!  The strap is just rows of 4 sc, then I bordered it all with sc.

The main thing that's different about this bag is the inside.



I made a plastic canvas frame for the inside.  The sides and base are a single piece, with smaller pieces sewn into the sides.



After sewing together the plastic canvas pieces, I worked buttonhole stitch along the top, plus an extra row of running stitch, just for appearances.  After placing the frame inside the bag, I worked joined it to the bag itself using the button hole stitches to sc into.  Without the frame, I felt the bag was just too floppy for use.  That drape is great for shawls, but not so good for bags!