Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class – Plaid resurfaced
(This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class: Lessons and Projects from Today’s Top Crocheters
January was filled with huge stressful projects – of the crochet kind as well as of the full-time job kind. In the last two weeks, I’ve turned to some smaller projects that could be easily completed to give myself a bit of perspective. Yes, one day the double bed sized blanket made of 375 squares will be finished, but until then, I need to finish something, anything!
With that attitude, I picked up the small plaid swatch I began working on in October as part of my exploration into the woven crochet chapter of Crochet Master Class.
- The mesh I made in the Tartans & Plaids class with Jenny King.
The many, many strands of chains that needed to be woven in to turn the mesh into plaid.
Chains woven in, late October.
Earlier this week, I decided to transform that small woven panel it into a pouch/clutch/bag of some sort. I was actually somewhat inspired by Kathryn from Crochet Concupiscence and her original plan of making crochet gift bags for the holidays.
The woven crochet panel, transformed into a pouch.
I put the pouch in the washer on hot and in the dryer on high on Saturday. It didn’t shrink as much as I was expecting (hoping?) it would, but it did tighten up a bit.
It’s blocking right now since the flap was a bit wonky when it came out of the dryer.
All that remains is for me to sew on a button, and I’ll have a nice, completed woven crochet project (emphasis on the completed).
Another awesome button from my grandmother's collection.
In other Year of Projects news, I finished my Irish Rose choker and blogged about it here.
In case you missed the big reveal on Friday.
I still have nine chapters in Crochet Master Class that I haven’t really touched upon. Honestly, I’m really dreading two chapters: painted crochet (because I feel the need to buy a ton of yarn in rainbow colors to do it justice, and that conflicts with my plans to destash as well as my intent to save money) and hairpin lace (because I’m somewhat intimidated by it, although Yarnberry has done a lot to make me feel like I can handle any hairpin lace challenge that gets thrown my way!). I am hoping to do at least one post on each chapter by the end of the Year of Projects, though.
For more Year of Projects posts, visit When Did I Become A Knitter.
What a great bag! I really like it – enough that I was considering making one myself…. for a couple minutes until I looked back at my YOP list *laughs* It’s really cute! Will you be lining it or is it tight enough to hold items without them poking through?
Thanks, Cris! I know THAT feeling. I don’t think I’m going to line it (mostly because I hate sewing lining to crochet). I am thinking of it more like a gift bag/storage bag, so I don’t think it needs lining.
Always a good idea to finish something small inbetween working on large items, it helps to give us satisfaction mentally. Love the plaid, always a fan of blue and green together.
Thanks Sandy! I love the way the colors combine, too. It was one of the few times I actually bought the recommended colors for a class project
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Love the bag, the colours in it are gorgeous. I did miss the choker reveal and I’m glad I got to see it, it looks wonderful.
Love your woven crochet project. Glad I could be a bit of an inspiration!
That looks like waaaay too many ends to weave in as far as I’m concerned. But the plaid is a cool effect!
Beautiful bag, and a great use for your swatch! It’s lovely
Lovely! You are one of the bloggers, like Crochet Concupiscence, who always push back my mental boundaries about just what’s possible with crochet. Your choker is beautiful
The blanket is stunning too, but as you say we all need a quick win now and again.
Thanks for the kind words, goodpurlgonebad. I will definitely be happy when the blanket is finished and gone!
You are clever when it comes to having to turn a project into something useful.
The choker is great!
Congrats on your finished project !!
Love the little clutch bag – clever idea to change the swatch into something useful. Your choker is pretty too. Have a good week. xoxox
Thanks Dorothy, Kepanie, and Emma. The plaid swatch/panel was really too nice to waste.
What a cute little clutch–but oh all those ends to weave in! The rose choker is another delightful finished project too–but sorry you had to freeze to get a good snap of it.
*smiles*
Thanks, Kim and MindingMyOwnStitches! The ends are definitely something that would make me less likely to create a huge woven crochet afghan (now I understand why those always seem to have fringe on the ends!). Yes, it was very cold when I took the picture of the choker with my coat off
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