At The End of My Yarn

Sorry not sorry. I know what I said last time about the wedding sweaters taking precedence but sometimes a girl needs a break from miles of gray wool. I got plenty of knitting done on the sweater today as it is so I don’t feel bad.

So, the purpose of this bag other than fun was to make something more suited to carrying around my water bottle, wallet, phone, keys etc., so I made it a bit more narrow that the last one. It’s about nine by twelve. I also hoped to finally use up that sock yarn that has been languishing in my stash for years but I still have some left over. It was a bit too expensive for me to feel okay about tossing it so it may be a main color component in bag number three.

I went with a more stripey-plaid look to experiment with my warp yarn choices and also to create a more even weave. This one will have a magnetic snap closure but like a ninny I accidentally grabbed the snaps that don’t have holes for sewing so I’ll be breaking out the heavy duty glue.

There are d-rings on the side and a crocheted band that will hopefully not stretch as much as the first bag I made. I made it shorter than I was looking for on purpose to help with the stretching, banging-against-my-knees-when-I-walk problem. I also made the lining larger than the bag itself so it can hold a little more without stretching out. I pleated the fabric on the sides to eat up the extra width but I’ll experiment more on that. Overall, quite happy,

What do you think?