I couldn’t resist it.
I came across it all the time.
Others were doing it.
So i succumbed and knit my very own Brea Bag as well. For the few people out there who may not know where to find it you can get the pattern for the bag from Berroco’s Free Pattern library.
Now the only thing standing between me and a bag i knit is the seaming(which seems like its going to take forever so i’ve been bad and put it off), finding a nice button and some small rings to anchor between the bag and the strap (the shorter piece on the top) which i modified and knit in the same silk the rest of the bag is knit.
Knitting this silk was a dream. The silk was so wonderfully soft to the touch but not great if you have allergies since it fluffs and separates quite a bit and you are left covered in silk tufts. Another thing i would note for the next bag is that the pattern of the bag is in itself so lovely that i might stick to a single colour next time but just couldn’t resist using this silk this time.
I can knit intermediate designs!!!! Who knew ;-p
March 29, 2007 at 3:36 pm |
I bet you can knit some advanced designs too, just read them through & if you understand it all I bet you can knit it all!
April 4, 2007 at 2:54 am |
Hi…Thank you for all the lovely encouragement. Its a bit of a challenge on some days to read some of the patterns and i’m a self-taught knitter so learningsome of the techniques does take some getting used to.
July 14, 2008 at 8:52 am |
well gertrude salutes you man!