Bag It!

After my last foray into the world of crocheted bags, which left my wrists very sore and my mom very happy, I decided I would not lay my hands on a crochet hook for a very long time. But then I saw this pretty little Flower Garden Granny Square bag (pattern here) the other day on Pinterest, and I knew I had to give it a shot—right away 😀

I usually indulge in a bit of craft lovin’ in the evenings (whenever I can), which also happens to be the time when P and I catch up on our favorite TV shows. So the following images are a culmination of two missed episodes of Doctor Who and an episode of Game of Thrones:

As usual, I have deviated a little from the original design. Instead of 10 grannies, I made 13 and assembled them like this:

The shoulder straps were replaced with a single long cord so that I can sling it across my shoulders like a messenger bag. Next, I added a lining into the bag to add some sturdiness (tutorial on how to sew a lining into a crocheted bag here). Just when I thought I was done, I realized the opening of my bag looked like a gargoyle because it just wouldn’t stay shut on its own. To fix this, I crocheted a button (please visit Moogly’s blog if you need a tutorial on how to do this; her blog has a list of 5 different patterns and tutorials to make your own buttons with crochet). TADA!—my flower garden granny bag is ready for a day out 🙂