Hiya guys!! Happy Friday! I hope
you are all fab!
So, in my last post, I mentioned that I’m going to start posting every
second Monday…however instead of posting this upcoming Monday, I am doing a
post today, as I will not be near a computer on Monday! I know, I’ve just made
this totes confusing, but from the 10th August I will be posting
every second Monday!!
Okay, now that’s out the way…today I thought I’d do a post about
something I’ve been working on for a wee while. Had this little project going
for a couple months, but had to take a break from it as I had no time to finish
it. But as I had quite a few days free this past week I managed to complete it…yay!
So what was the project…a crocheted clutch bag!!
I know, another crochet thing!! But, you know what, I love crocheting so
there probably will be many more crochet posts coming up!
So, this little piece of work was actually meant to be a tablet cover for
my sister, but I just loved the stitch/pattern that I used and ended up just
making it into a clutch bag for myself. That’s bad isn’t it, haha! To be honest,
if I decide I don’t want it to be used as a bag anymore, at least it can have
another life as a tablet cover!
This was quite an easy project as all that was needed was:
·
Yarn – I used a super
chunky wool yarn
·
10mm crochet hook – as recommended
on the packaging of the yarn
·
Zip – bought this in a haberdashery
store
·
White cotton pillowcase –
used for the bag lining
·
Needle
·
White sewing thread
·
Scissors
And this is what it turned out like!
I basically just did a ribbed stitch
for the whole clutch bag! To be honest, I came across this type of stitch when I
was trying to crochet a beanie hat and needed to watch a video to see how to do
that.
Originally I was aiming to make a
beanie but halfway through I thought it would be quite cool to make it into a tablet
cover/clutch bag! As I used a super chunky yarn, it probably would have been a
wee bit too thick for a hat anyway!!
(I have put the link to the video at
the end of the post, so you can watch it, if you like.)
So, the only extra bit I added to the
bag was the lining. I just used a white pillowcase for this. Another kind of material
would be quite good for the lining, but I just stuck with a cotton pillowcase
as it was handy for me.
How I made the lining:
1.
I
measured the pillowcase against the bag to get the size for the lining.
2.
I
made sure to use one corner of the pillowcase so I wouldn’t have much sewing to
do.
3. After
sewing the open side and creating a pocket, I sewed on the zip.
To be honest, this
would be SO much easier to do using a
sewing machine!!
I had to sew by hand and to be really honest, it was super
difficult! I just can’t sew. I’ve tried so many times but I just can’t get it. I
can cross stitch no bother but that’s probably because of the wee squares and
lines, haha.
So, if you are amazing
at sewing by hand then you’ll manage this with no problem.
4. Next,
I sewed on the pocket lining, with the zip, to the crocheted part.
5. And
lastly, I attached some scraps of grey yarn to the slider of the zip to make it
easier to use as well as to add a little bit of extra interest to the bag!
And that’s all that was needed to make
this clutch bag!
Even though attaching the lining to
the crocheted part was a bit stressful for me…this was quite an enjoyable thing
to make! And now it’s all finished it looks fab!!
Anyway guys, thank you SO SO much for reading! I really hope you
enjoyed this post J and I’ll see you back here on the 10th August when my new
post will be up!
Have a great weekend and as always, take care and I’ll see you next time!
Lin xxx
YouTube Sources:
Super Easy Ribbed Crochet
Hat/Beanie by Amanda
Lee-Roy
