Freesie bag

You can tell I’m back at uni, because my procrastinatory craft quota has gone right up.

Right now I’m furiously knitting what will (hopefully) become a bag for my friend. Her birthday is in a little over a week – eep!

I got this interesting yarn overseas – it’s wool and synthetic, aqua, black and white. There was only one 100g ball left in the shop. It’s called Freesie:

I started thinking of what to make with 100g of this yarn, and started doodling in my little date diary. What came out was a small handbag/purse, which does up with a big button, and where the buttonhole is a crocheted flower.

This is how much I’ve knitted. It’s slow-going, I’m using 3mm circular needles, but it’s not too bad. I decided to use a simple stocking stitch interspersed with YO k2tog rows.

Once I finish knitting the bag shape (basically two rectangles and a triangle, but joined together), I will sew black lining to the wrong side of the knit – this should give the bag more of a solid shape and should show off the YO k2tog holes. I will then use the same yarn to make the flower, and I’ll get a big black button to but through the buttonhole. The handle will be made of the same yarn, knitted in a thinnish tube shape, if I can manage it.

I’ve never made a bag before – hopefully the prototype will turn out nice enough to wear!