So I crocheted something. Crazy I know. I’m usually firmly located on the knitting side of the fence. I only crochet if it’s an edging, which in that case is never, or if I’m using a chain stitch to set in sleeves. However. I was flipping through the book One Skein a couple of weeks ago and saw this little number. And I wanted it. Bad enough to crochet for it.
I figured, how long could it take? A little pouch, just the ticket to get me out of my never ending project slump. I wasn’t disappointed. It didn’t take long to crochet (it’s funny to type that word). Just a few nights, working on it on and off. The fabric is very firm, and it’s all done in single crochet (that word agian), around and around increasing on every other round, until a bunch of rounds are worked and it’s big enough. It’s only about 5-6 in in diameter. The yarn I used is Rowan Yorkshire Tweed DK. Left over from this project, and I still have a crazy amount of this yarn left. I love the colors together.
This was also the easiest zipper I have ever installed, hands down. I had a bunch of 7″ zippers laying around, I found an off colored, kind of rosey pink color, and it’s perfect. After blocking, I lightly basted in the zipper, and stitched it in by hand. There wasn’t even any need to match up each side of the pouch. It’s a circle! Easy! The hard part was the lining. I had already sewn the whole thing up when I decided I did want a lining. I couldn’t, for the life of me engineer a way to get that lining in the thing without having to cut the seam. So I did. I still had to wrestle it in a little bit, circular linings are not fun. Again, I stitched each half in seperately, and from the right side, then I sewed (is that even a word?!) the lining halves together, and then the pouch seam agian. I used some fabric from a fat quarter I had in my very small fabric stash, I’m very happy with it all, and I’ve been carrying it everywhere.
I love it. I want more!
veddy cute!
That is super cute!
adorable! i’ve been thinking about amigurumi (or however you spell that) and thinking maybe crochet isn’t soo bad . . . a quick small crochet project sounds like just the thing!
It’s really cute… but not enough to get me to pull out a crochet hook. 😉
Too cute!
oh, that is freakin’ adorable.
So cute! I haven’t crocheted in a long time and that is making me want to 🙂
So freaking cute… I don’t know why I am scared of crochet- if I can knit than I should be able to crochet, right?
how cute is that? i want one too!
What a great reason to crochet! It is very purty.
Loved it! “Sewed” is a funny word, and so is “sewer”…if you mean “sew-er.” HA.
Adorable! Well worth the crochet effort.
Wow, that is really cute. It’s so happy!
Oh, that’s adorable!
Fantastic!! The colors are lovely together, cute!
Seeing it makes me want to learn how to do more than a crochet chain
creative idea! it looks very profession – well done with the lining. I like it
it’s very cute! i love the color choices 🙂
That’s totally adorable. Love the lining!
I love it! It’s cute AND functional. The zipper somehow adds to the cuteness… I can’t explain it, but it does. 😉
I used to have a change purse almost just like that! same colors and everything! I bought it at one of those stores that has hacky sacks and hippy stuff. That is so cool!
That is one cute little purse. So you are multi-talented. (I already figured that out) Really nice crocheting
Love that – so cute. Almost makes me want to learn to crochet.
Received my Midnight vesper in the mail yesterday – LOVE it!
That is too cute!!!
Applause. It makes crochet seem almost legitimate. Cute always moves me to think I might, but then I remember.
That will make me pick up the hook!
That is so cute- makes me want one but the finishing part is what scares me not the crochet.
Hi – Still think that little porsey thing is as cute as it can be. Did you see where the Harlot is coming back to Pitts – Marc 20th or so – at that nice bookstore -South side. Hope you are keeping warm.
Really cute-I want one too:)
Very, very cute little purse. The lining was completely worth while.
That’s adorable, almost enough to make me want to host a swap between people who don’t knit and people who don’t crochet.
Very cute! I think if there was an easier way to line it, I might consider making that.
That is such a cute pouch!
ooh now i want one too! it’s supercute – i love the colour combos.
how adorable!!!!!
Oooo, i want that…I have the book and I know I have a couple of crochet hooks, and I certainly have leftover yarn…hmm. I just might..you know, to get out of my slump 🙂 It looks great and the colors/lining/zipper all look great together.