Freesie bag pt II

I’ve been doing more work on the Freesie bag. Originally I was making it as a present for a friend, but then I decided to make her something else instead (some beaded jewellery with seashell fragments – but I didn’t get a photo).

I finally finished knitting the bag, and learned how to make buttonholes in the process! Perpendicular buttonholes, that is. It was tricky, as the buttonhole is in a major decreasing area, and the pattern was a combination of YO, K2Tog and SSK.

Here it is:

Buttonhole detail:

Buttonhole detail…with button:

And here is what the hole-y pattern looks like on black fabric (which I will use for the lining):

So now I have to think about how to sew the lining inside, what technique and material(s) to use for the shoulderstrap, and how to crochet the petals around the buttonhole. Still lots to do!