A Christmas Gift

Hello all - hope that you are all starting to relax and enjoy the festive season? Although I know that for many of us there's not much in the way of relaxation (i.e. stood in the kitchen a lot!). I'm gradually getting all the jobs done that I need to do, wrapping presents, stopping the cat dismantling the Christmas decorations, etc.  And I'm determined that I will shortly take up a serious layabout position on the sofa with a drink, chocolates to hand, some wool & a crochet hook and a easy-to-watch film on the tv!

I just thought I'd share a crochet bag that was made as an order for someone for a Christmas present.

I've made one of these before, with chunky wool and I love it! When I've done any craft fairs, it's one of the main things that people pick up and look at - and I recently got orders to make two of them. This one was for a present and I was asked if I could do the multi-coloured stripes, but with extra purple/pink/teal colours. 

I love the chunky texture - such a tactile bag! 

I've added a pretty flowery cotton lining, complete with a little pocket.

And of course, lots of flowers, leaves and buttons! 

The original pattern for the bag is on the fabulous Attic24 blog by the lovely Lucy - you can find it here. It's a great blog to go to for all sorts of woolly loveliness and a good splash of colour!

Hope you like it. And thank you for all the lovely comments - and a warm welcome to my new follower. I'm thrilled that you would like to follow my crafting journey!

Back soon,

Kim x