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I have a bunch of things I want to share with you, especially since I haven't written for quite some time. If you want to know why, go to my other blogg www.homeschoolblogger.com/lorilynn
But today, I'm so excited to show you my new laptop bag. I saw the idea in a book I got from the library called, "AlterKnits." I really love this book and hope to find it for myself one day. I based my pattern for my bag on the author's knit bag. I crocheted mine from a lot of scrap wool I had. I cleared my stash of feltable-wool with this project.
First I crocheted a swatch. I can't remeber exactly the size, but I think it was 6x6 inches. Then I washed the swatch until I couldn't see the stitches anymore. Then I measured the end result. I divided the ending measurements by the 6 inch beginning measurement and got a percentage of shrinkage. I measured my laptop and determined the size bag I wanted to fit my laptop. The thing Ioved about the pattern in alter-knits is that the stripes ran vertically not horizontally. So I made sure my measurements would allow me to crochet my piece horizontally but then sew it so that the stripes ran vertically.
This product was tedious because it was just a big single-crochet rectangle. I would use a ball of wool until it was finished and then just start with a different color. I had several balls of brown and tan, so I tried to alternate them with the other more colorful balls. Here is a picture of both sides of the bag.
After I finished the large rectangle. I washed it to felt it. It always takes me three washings to get the material exactly how I want it. I never want to be able to see the stitches. I like it to look like a piece of fabric. Once I got it felted, I sewed across the bottom and up one side to make a long bag. Then I used an exacto-blade to cut in the handles, and voila! I think it's a cute bag. It was easy to do once all the measurements were made. All in all, I'm very pleased with the end result. |
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