Bag from 1980's Big Ben Wool

Cutsie Bags 3

I have progressed on to bags with shoulder straps now, and I really like this one.  I love the colour combinations and the button from my collection of old buttons.

This one below, was a bit of a mistake, as I did not do enough chains for the strap, but carried on anyway.  It can be put over the shoulder as a short bag.  So someone may buy it from our stall.

Cutsie Bags 2

This is another selection of my new

Cutsie Bags.

I like this one particularly because of the range of colours. I wanted to do one with Chakra colours like a rainbow.

This one uses a lilac colour which may not show up as well as I would like. I only just had enough wool to finish of the handles.

 All these bags are made either from oddments or other unwanted wools.

New Slippers with a Lift 3

Had my ski slippers, (as him indoors calls them), for over 3 months now.  I find them comfortable and after a day on my feet they are a welcome change.  The nobbles seem to help sooth away stresses.    I would not recommend them to anyone with balance problems, as I have had a little difficulty on occasion.  They are not pretty to look at and the Velcro fastenings loosen off after a while.  I don't think they are life changing, but I think I would have another pair when these wear out.

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Cutsie Bags

I was recently involved in the Barnaby Festival in Macclesfield. My Art & Craft department exhibited some artwork and crafted goods. We were able to sell the crafted items, which brought in some money for the department. While there I saw some lovely knitted and crocheted hand bags. It got me to thinkin' and I came away with some ideas. We had a couple of knitted hats that were made some time ago and had never sold, so I decided to UpCycle them into bags.

I crocheted one from scratch.  I made it in a round shape like a hat then put handles on it. 

I wondered what it would be like if instead of working from a round, I worked from a chain and worked around that.  The result was this one below.  I went on to crochet some more which will be in my next posting.

These I call 'Cutsie Bags'