It was a quiet weekend in our little "empty nest". DH cleaned flower beds for me so they are ready for planting spring and summer flowers. I noticed yesterday that I have one daffodil bloom. After a long, hard winter....spring really is on the way!
I managed to do a little sewing this weekend. I made another one of the bucket bags. I used Andrea's instructions, but this time I used a 3 1/2 inch square making the bag a little larger. I also shortened the handles and changed the shaping at the top a little. Here's the bag I made.
And for comparison, here's a picture of the first bag I made a few weeks ago using Andrea's exact instructions.
Maybe you can see the changes I made where the handles join the bag. I am planning to make another one of these and I am going to use much smaller squares to make a much smaller bag. Thanks to Andrea for sharing her tutorial in June 2007.
I also knitted 3 dish clothes as DH and I were watching tv in the evening.
This is my favorite pattern. I don't like a real thick cloth and with the holes in this one, it doesn't seem as thick as some of the others I have knitted. I plan to knit these throughout the year so I will have them on hand to give as small Christmas gifts. As you can see, I still need to weave in those little yarn tails!
5 comments:
Wow, those bags are great! I've heard of these knit dish cloths, but how are they to use? You just use them like a regular dish rag? And wash them in the machine?
I really like your colors in the yellow and orchid bag. It seems like a more usable size too. It makes me think that Spring is on your mind at the moment? What do you use to make your dishcloths?
Your bags are so pretty!!!! I love the colors you've used!
Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving such a nice comment. I love your bags. They look like they will hold a lot. I'll have to check out Angela's instructions.
I have a few of those dishcloths that my grandmother crocheted, I guess it's the same idea. They work really well and seem to last much longer than the ones you buy in the store.
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