As soon as I got home I started crocheting a Giant Granny Square (well it would end up that way!). As it grew, so did the idea of a big floppy Giant Granny Square Bag.
I was all but obsessed with these new lovely colours and the idea of the big floppy bag!
I just kept on crocheting - 25 rows and it was a rather large square (oops I had better stop - I want to make a bag not a sack!)
As usual there are a hundred versions of the same thing on the internet! After a bit of research I decided I liked this JAPANESE Version!
I did not really follow the pattern (only sort of) - I am lazy that way!!
A FEW TWEAKS I MADE:
Single Strand of DK
Used Jan Eaton's Squared Target pattern as the basis for my square, except I just kept going in DC
Only did 25 rows
Gathered the sides by doing sc into every second dc
At this point I had one of those "oh-no-this-is-never-going-to-work" moments - one seriously misshapen piece of fabric.
Started decreasing the top (over a few rows so that it did not pucker too much) - and that was when it actually started looking like a bag,
There are no less than three bags in my WIP's basket - they are almost finished, even the ends are worked in - but I still have to do the straps (UGH!! hate that even more than working in ends!). This bag was about to become number four when I had a brainwave.
Youngest had thrown out a faux leather handbag I had passed on to her, and which was now looking decidedly worse for wear. After a bit of "surgery" performed with a craft knife I managed to remove parts of the straps and four buckles
I had to improvise a bit - made four tabs for the buckles in sc and sewed them onto the bag (very untidily *embarrassed*)
Buckled the straps in and secured them with tassles
Added a big flower to cover up the "securings" and VOILA!!
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| Photo taken indoors |
and VOILA!!
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| Photo taken outdoors |
I love this bag! I have two odd balls of variegated cotton blend in my stash - am so making another one!