This bag is meant to be an eco-friendly reusable shopping bag in an effort to be more environmentally conscious. I made a few adaptations to the pattern I used, and think next time I'll use cotton yarn instead of acrylic to make it even more environmentally friendly. The bag is approximately 17" wide and 15" tall when empty, and expands to carry a lot of stuff. It's also machine washable, so it could be used for groceries, or a trip to the beach and then just thrown in the wash.
The moogle blankie makes an appearance once again. This one was a custom request through Etsy for someone who wanted it in cotton yarn rather than acrylic due to allergies. The colors are slightly different, but I think it turned out rather nicely. It also reminded me how much I love cotton yarn. It's super soft and cuddly.
One of the things I've been up to lately is completing my collection of unfinished projects. I've had this one mostly finished for quite a while, but I tend to procrastinate when coming to the end of something because I hate to sew in all the ends of the yarn at the end. Each time I start something new, I convince myself that I'll do it as I go along instead of waiting until the end, but after the first few yarn ends, I always end up changing my mind, especially on a project like this with lots of color changes.
This is an older pattern from Annie's Attic. If you're interested in the pattern, email me - I'm willing to share or trade it. I took inspiration from my love of anything coffee and crocheted this in shades of cream and brown. I think it turned out absolutely gorgeous and almost don't want to part with it, but it's up in my Etsy shop as well.
So, yes, I know I've been a slacker when it comes to posting here. I've been a bit busy with the new semester starting at school, but decided to take a break from work on a custom blanket to post a little of what I've been up to here.
I've seen several round ripple baby blankets recently, and decided to try my hand at one. I went to my handy yarn stash to see what I had on hand. With Christmas on the way, I thought, what better than to make one in Christmas colors, so I chose to use red, green, and white as the colors for the blanket. It measures 34" in diameter, so almost 3 ft. across. The colors are brighter than they show in the picture, not sure what happened there.
This blanket is also available in my Etsy shop.
