Knitting Bag

[cricket416]

One of my friend’s birthdays is this week, so I thought I’d try my hand at a handmade gift.  She's an avid knitter, who often works on her knitting during breaks from work and school, so I made her a knitting back to help her take her projects from one place to another.  The pattern is from Cassie Barden’s book, The New Handmade.  It's kind of a simple bag, but she never carries anything frilly, usually just a backpack.  I made a few alterations to the original pattern, adding a button and elastic loop closure at the top, and a small interior pocket that also has a button closure. All the materials were in my stash already, which I think is a first for me. 

After I attached the lining and turned the bag right-side out, I needed to topstitch around the top edge to attach the elastic, so I used 2 different colours of thread - a pale yellow on the bobbin to match the lining, and a blue through the needle to match the main fabric.  It worked out great, because the topstitching really blends well on both the inside and outside of the bag.

Of course, I had some fabric left over, so I made her a matching tea wallet too.

[Cheriepea]

What an awesome gift! I'm sure your friend will get lots and lots of use out of it.

I looove the yarn fabric too! :-)