It happens every spring… I get the sewing bug. This year it hit me when I was perusing the knitting needles at the craft store {Which they have none! Do they really only sell bulky sized metal straight needles? I can’t be the only sock knitter in Wisconsin. But I digress…} when I happened to walk past a display of fat quarters. I don’t normally get excited about fabric or even pay attention to it for that matter, but the tiny rectangles were all tied up with a sweet little ribbon and were just the pop of color I needed in my life right now. It was like a present waiting there for me, and it was fifty percent off. I had no idea what I was going to do with them, but I had to have them.
Fast forward a few days and I’m casting on a sock with the yarn I found at the thrift store last month.
I went to find my basket I usually use for small projects, but it was full of eggs {Yay, the free loaders, ahem, I mean hens, are laying again}. Then I noticed the little package of fabric sitting on the shelf and that it just happened to match my yarn, so I decided to make a project bag. {I used this pattern here, with a few modifications}. I paired the fat quarters with some upcycled fabric from a skirt I found at the thrift store, too. It has the feeling of a cotton canvas and worked perfect for adding stability to the bag.
I have never had a good quality knitting bag and now I know why everyone likes them so much! The square corners make it sit flat and with the lining, I can fold the top down to use it as a knitting basket. Two fifty gram balls of sock yarn, along with my pattern, needles and notions fit inside. I also like that it’s squishy enough to fit inside my backpack and take it with me everywhere.
I liked mine so much that I decided to make three more for the shop too. These are seriously addicting and I’m already cutting fabric for more. I hope you like them, too!
