Crochet me's Fleuri bag

[BleuKitten]

Gorgeous! I want to try this, whenever I can get some of my other stuff finished.

[Ezri_B]

my nieces would just flip if I made them these bags.... I wonder if I could get them made by easter to match their ponchos I made them??? I'll give it a try. Thanks for the inspiration!

[jennye]

I made mine in a weekend.  The pattern is easy to follow, and it works up pretty quickly.  I'd love to see pics of the ponchos and bags! 

[PixieSkull]

crocheted things are becoming huge this spring, yes. It kills me to look through Elle and see a crocheted skirt going for $400 that even someone with limited crochet skills (aka me) could do with minimal effort and $20. Oh well.

Your friend is probably very greatful that you saved her about $80 on a purse she could have found in a similar pattern at a store. I do want a bag in that pattern in BRIGHT pink with black outer petals and a bright green back and handle... Wow I'm dreaming of some hard work on my part, lol. Gorgeous

[dansk]

Great idea to add a wriststrap jennye! Here is my version. I knitted a tube for the wriststrap on double pointed needles. This was my first attempt at putting a zipper in anything and although it isn't perfect, it is functional and gives such a finished professional look to the bag. Thanks to the pattern designer for such a cute design! Crocheting the petals on was so fun and you can see I couldn't help but cram as many as I could onto the front!

[jennye]

Dansk, that is gorgeous!  Did you use 2 different colors?  The side of the bag looks brighter than the petals.  I love how full the petals are on the front.   And I agree, putting in the zipper sucked, but it makes the bag look so much nicer. 

[dansk]

The side of the bag looks lighter because that's the side with the zipper. It was the closest I could find to match my yarn. The picture makes it look pinker than it actually is. I'm glad you like it!

[jennie111585]

I dont like to crochete...... It takes to long. But I did make a blanket once...... I would post it on here but I dont have it anymore

[Yarn or Fabric]

I have also been eyeing that crochet me bag... as well as a few other projects on that site.. I love the simplicity of the book thong. So easy.
I did play around with the neck vine and made a few of them in different weight yarns.  I am allergic to lanolin in wool (talk about an itchy  rash!) so I couldn't use the yarn suggested by the designer on that one.  I did try some red heart ss and it came out nice - at least the vine part.  I didn't get to the berries or the pom poms.  I am not a big pom pom person so I was going to crochet up some flowers to attach to the little stem parts you are suppose to attach the pom poms to then leaves where the berries go.  I will work on that in the next few days and hopefully get some pics up.

Anyway.. the fleuri bag.. love the idea of the zipper.   I  think I see a trip to walmart for some zippers.  Figurs too since I saw that huge bag of zippers at the second hand store for like $2 and thought to myself what in the hell would I do with all those friggin zippers???!!  Well... now I know what I could have done with them... purses.  Well.  Live and learn and don't let a good opportunity slide by again!

I am thinking of making mine in a purple and red mix of some sort - no not those red hat lady style.  I have it in my head.  Maybe a fuschia and rich purple?  Well.  I will play with it in my head and see what I can get done.  I like the wrist strap.. so much more economical than rings...

Deb

[jennye]

craftydeb - a fuschia flower and dark purple background, like an eggplant color, sounds beautiful.  I like the wrist strap better than handles, because my bag came out so small that handles would have overwhelmed it.  Plus, I can't get the hang of crocheting around the rings.  One question, though - what are "red hat ladies" and what is "red hat lady style"?