Sewbe Wan Kenobi

Yay! Finished the Book Bag.  I made this bag more as a sew along to help Robin advance her sewing skills.  We both love the way they came out.  I am a bit jealous of her fabric choice though.  When she picked it out in the store I thought it was too bright for my tastes, however once it became a bag, I love it. 
Here is my bag

 

  

 There is a great tutorial for this bag you can find here.  

Here is a sample of Robins fabric.  To see more details on her bag you can read about it here.

So two things I learned from making this bag

   1.  When using a fabric with directional pattern make sure you buy extra and be prepared for a little extra sewing.

   2.  You can't always trust an Asians math!

A bowl for my husbands nuts.

This was done with Pattons wool that I had left over from a beanie I made last winter. I used 3 different colors, Black and 2 shades of grey. The bottom is done in a granny square and then I used a granny stitch up the sides. Next I tossed it in the was with 3 different loads to get it good and felted. It came out great.

That'll do Pig.

Here is the Amigurumi Pig from lionbrand.com. Anyone wanting to start making Amigurumi's and is looking for a starter animal, this would be perfect. It is quick and easy. My biggest issue is the leg placement, but I have that issue with all Amigurumi.

Coffee Sleeves

Here is my attempt at goin' green! Although I am not sure how green it is when I tossed more than I kept because I was not happy with the way they came out.


This one is was done with alternating front and back post double stitches to create a ribbed look. One of the workers at the Starbucks I patronize really like this one so I made him one as well.






















These were made with ribbon. Crochet with in a single stitch. The ribbon had a bit of stretch to it.