Wednesday 9 March 2011

Knitting bag....with Mel's flower

When I started knitting I kept it all in a carrier bag......neither pretty nor practical........so I bought a thick grey........stand up on its own........felt bag from my local sewing shop........at £2.99 it was cheaper than making one.......but as you can see it looked pretty bare and boring.
Then I saw a lovely felt flower on Mel's blog......and commented that I needed to make one for my knitting bag.......Mel immediately offered to send me one as my PIF gift.......and she did....and it was gorgeous.....and a perfect colour.
But it looked sad and lonely all by itself on the bag...........so I made some more felt 'bits' to keep it company.
And now I have a lovely knitting bag. Thank you,Mel.


22 comments:

Cheri said...

and now it is so stinkin' cute you probably want to carry it everywhere just to show it off!

Kathyk said...

FAB idea there Jacky - almost makes me wish I was a knitter!

Kathyk

Jane said...

love the bag,enjoy your knitting.

pinky said...

Wow what a great make over Jacky. I just love that felt flower.

debs14 said...

What a transformation! So pretty, seems a shame to keep it indoors!

humel said...

I love it - you've taken my simple flower and turned the whole bag into a thing of beauty, good for you! xx

Deb @ PaperTurtle said...

Very nice!!! I love the colors and all your little touches and how everything ties in with Mel's sweet flower. :o) Well done, Jacky!

Heather said...

its so lovely Jacky ....... I want one for my knitting :)

Tab said...

Oh my I love your bag, hun! Those flowers are just fabulous!
Hugs Tab xxx

furrypig said...

wow you have totally transformed that bag it looks fab!

Amy said...

Excellent! The colours are just perfect and it looks great all put together :-)

Denise said...

How lovely,you've really transformed it.I love the way you have sewn the letters- and the flowers are perfect x

alexa said...

How nice is that! Both her gift to you and what it inspired you to do!

Anonymous said...

What a happy bag it is now! The blue is such a beautiful shade!

Margi said...

Love Love Love it Jacky! You made it look so happy!

Sian said...

Jacky's altering talent strikes again! I'm with Cheri on this - you'll be carrying it around just because it looks so good.

Rhona said...

Love the bag Jacky, you've made it so much cuter :) xx

Rhona said...

Jacky, I've just seen you comment on my blog :) You'll have to let me know next time you're going to The Craft Barn and maybe we can meet up for a coffee :) xx

Rach said...

a brilliant transformation hun, your bag looks so adorable.. hugs rachxx

SarahLP said...

What a sweet bag, Jacky! Love Mel's flower and your additions.

Ginger said...

This bag is much happier with the added brightness of those pretty flowers!

Unknown said...

What a fab bag - wll done!