The Purse/Pouch

September 8th, 2006

I started a new project, forgetting all about the in progress projects I have going. When I’ve got an idea, I just need to go with it! I’ve got some Cash Iroha that I wanted to create a purse/pouch out of. This idea has been stewing in my mind for a few weeks, and I decided that yesterday was the day to start.

So, I thought it would be kind of cool to have a pouch that I could wear around my hips when I’m wearing a skirt. Sometimes when you dress nice, you don’t want a purse hanging over your nice shirt, and I don’t like those small handled purses that I actually have to hold onto. I thought that it would be even cooler if you could also decide to wear this pouch as a purse over your shoulder as well. I think I know how I’m going to do it with an adjustable strap of sorts.

It’s really a simple purse/pouch. I did a figure eight sort of cast-on with my circulars, and continued knitting in the round. I’m just fascinated how that closed bottom turned out, and I didn’t even have to do any grafting!! It’s going to close with a simple flap the size of the pouch, and I think I’m going to do a leafy design on the flap for decoration.

So far I’m quite happy with it, and the yarn is just perfect for this. I love how it’s slightly uneven, and with the green it lends a very organic quality to it. Here’s hoping for a new purse in my future!

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