Fall 2006. This issue we turn our attention to bags.
Surely there are bags for all seasons, but fall, with the start of school and larger knitting projects inspired by cooler weather, is surely the time for a new bag -- be it a little purse, a totebag, or a backpack. Bags are really fun to make, because you can hardly go wrong. They are a great place to experiment, they don't have to fit, it's okay to have lots of them and they make great gifts. Materials A tube of knitted fabric of some dimesion that says "bag" to you. Directions As luck would have it, this turtleneck was apparently knitted top down and then crocheted on to the finished sweater neckline, so the surgery was easy. Close the bottom of the bag. Note that this bag is floppy. The other issue is handles. Linen Stitch (for an odd number of stitches) Row 1: k1, *slip 1 wyif, k1* Row 2: slip 1 wyib, *p1, slip 1 wyib* Truth be told though, I almost always prefer a non-knitted handle.
Materials. Constant Companion, Felted Bags, Knitted Bag, Bag Pattern, Tote Pattern, Felted Tote, Felted Purse. Ten: Cloth Laptop Case « for sunday morning. The beauty of the laptop is that is can go anywhere, right?
But the hazards of going anywhere are a bit hard on the good ole laptop, and I’m constantly fretting over the scratches and dangers my laptop might meet in my backpack. So I finally decided to make a laptop sleeve. Problem was, I didn’t like anything I saw online. It was all… too little, or too complicated, or too ugly. So I made my own how-to. Step one: Gather materials. Step two: Measure your laptop. If you have another kind of computer- Side A: Length + height (from the table up, how thick it is) + 3cm for seam allowance. Side B: Same Width as A. Step three: Measure and cut your fabric. Cut another set of Side A and B for the outside of the sleeve- but make this one 1cm longer on width and length. Step four: Cut out some batting that is 3cm shorter in width and length than your original measurements.
Step five: Place the batting in the middle of the wrong side of the corresponding lining piece. Tutorial: fabric laptop sleeve » whip up. This laptop sleeve is a breeze to make with the help of an 18mm bias tape maker. It’ll keep a 15” laptop very cosy and safe from scratches and bumps. The flap is secured by Velcro set at right angles so that it can be adjusted to fit varying bulk carried in the pouch.
[great idea for pressies too] Materials: 45cm medium-weight fabric (cotton drill, canvas, duck-cloth or denim) for the outside of the sleeve (or you can use lighter fabric fused to medium-weight interfacing) + 50cm contrasting medium-weight fabric for lining and binding + 40cm Fusible wadding (pellon or batting) + 45cm Woven, iron-on interfacing + 60cm Velcro + Matching threads Instructions: Draft the pattern following the dimensions below.
Fuse the interfacing to the lining piece and the wadding to the outside piece. On the lining piece, sew (the prickly side of) a Velcro strip across the curved edge of the flap, 1.5cm from the straight edge TIP: Measure and draw a chalk line to follow before you attach the Velcro. Little Bird - Winter 2008. Weave in ends.
Sew together side edges of bag piece, forming a tube. Centering seam at what will become the back of the bag, sew CO edge together, forming a flat pocket. Form Gusset With bag inside out, flatten bag bottom --> so that the middle of the base seam is centered and faces up. Sew a seam across each corner, forming triangular 'ears'. Fold these ears toward center of bag base and lightly sew in place. Felting: Place all pieces in a net laundry bag. Assembly: Using embroidery floss and needle and referring to photo as a guide, work stitching on flap as desired.
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