Practical crochet

[feliciakw]

Here are pics of my latest completed project:



My first successful market bag. I've tried a couple other patterns, but they each got to a point where they made no sense. I finished this one in two days:



And it's sturdy enough to carry a cat:






And if you're curious about the mini-light sabers my mom-in-law gave me, they look like this:

Comments

[luvwinchesters.livejournal.com]

That is so cute!!! I tried to crochet years ago, but alas, it is not for me. My stitches kept getting tighter and tighter and well, let's just say I realized that crocheting wasn't for me. Oh, and what a pretty cat!

Well done m'dear.

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

My stitches usually aren't tight enough, meaning I don't usually match the gauge the patterns specify. Thus far, I've stuck to projects where gauge isn't a huge deal. But if I ever start crocheting clothing, that's going to be a problem.

The calico is Bunqui, and she's 14 years old. She is still spunky and spry, and when the vet comments on how old Bunqui is, I just kind of look at the vet like she's nuts. *g* We got her as a little kitten, and she's definitely my "familiar."

[izhilzha.livejournal.com]

Kitteh in a bag! :)

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

Indeed! :)

[scionofgrace.livejournal.com]

Kitty looks a lot like my parents' cat, Pixel.

(Careful, or she might get used to this new luxury. You'll never get her out again.)

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

Hee! No, getting her into the bag was quite a chore. But she does love paper bags and, for some reason, plastic bags. And of course I have to keep her away from my yarn. Or crochet very stealthily.

[mlevins.livejournal.com]

I only marginally crochet, but that looks like something even I could make. Where did you find the pattern?

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

I found the patter on the Lion Brand Yarn (http://www.lionbrand.com/) website. The only stitches you need to know are the chain stitch, the double crochet stitch, and the decrease double crochet stitch (which is detailed in the pattern direction).

The site has several patterns for this type of bag, and I know they have at least one knitting pattern for something similar. I used a cone of, I believe, Lily SugarNCream cotton yarn in peppercorn ombre for this bag.

[mlevins.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I registered and printed off one of the patterns. Hopefully I can stick with it, since it looks like a long project

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

It looks like a long project, but it actually goes very quickly if you're comfortable with the double crochet stitch (which is actually, I think, my favorite stitch).

[mlevins.livejournal.com]

The only project I've really ever made/completed is a hat that is primarily double-crochet with the final couple rounds in HDC, so the bag pattern I copied off just looks like a very big, baggie hat with handles ;-)

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

That's exactly what it is! Ha! :-)