Bag in acrylic and fur yarn

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An easy project for Christmas is this bag which is a modified version of an existing pattern. I used two different types of yarn: acrylic (multi-color and purple) and fur novelty yarn. Also, instead of a normal bag handle, I used a simple dog chain.

Bag in acrylic and fur yarn.

Bag in multi-color acrylic and fur yarn. A small dog chain was used as strap/handle.

The photo below shows the furry yarn that my mother bought from the Ukay-ukay shop. (“Ukay-ukay” (literally “dig-dig”) are bargain shops where second-hand or surplus clothes, bags, shoes, books and other items are sold.)

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Flower Bag for Christmas

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The design of this little bag of flowers is based on several patterns found in a Japanese magazine.

A new little floral bag for little girls!

A new little floral bag for little girls!

The handle of the bag is a crocheted cylinder which I filled with kapok (plenty of kapok trees (tropical silk cotton) in our area, I picked the pods when they ripened last year). Kapok is moisture-resistant, quick-drying, resilient, buoyant fibre. Kapok is also supposedly highly flammable and too brittle for spinning.

Great stuff!

Great stuff!

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Cardigan chopsuey style

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This cardigan is constructed from at least five different crochet patterns/motifs, a large portion of which were pieced together with the trellis stitch.  The sleeves are based on a scarf pattern, which is also used in the upper body of the cardigan.

The cardigan's buttons are also crocheted.

The cardigan's buttons are also crocheted.

Following is a rough description how I put this cardigan together. I also used a simple schematic for a summer cardigan such as this below.

You may use any cardigan schematic to determine the shape and size of your cardigan - and feel free to modify.

You may use any cardigan schematic to determine the shape and size of your cardigan - and feel free to modify.

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