Bag-o-rama

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I absolutely love this fun'n'friendly bag pattern that my Crochet_Nerd_Girlfriend, Trisha, gave me! 😎 The original pattern has asymmetrical handles (see below for Trisha's perfect version), but I modified mine with the skinny straps you see above. I combined two skeins, one pure white and one a "flower garden" color scheme (thanks, Yarned & Dangerous), to make it nice'n'sturdy. And this easy breeze'y pattern is so easy-peas'y because it just goes round'n'round. Here's what that looks like:
 

No turning after each row, just keep going, and it builds all the way up, to whatever height you want to make it. As in: Folder of Colorful Fun. I am so into this pattern, I kept going and going, and just ended up going crazy. 😍 It's the good kinda' crazy. 😁 Next up is a set of 4 pictures that Trisha sent me, of her work and her work-in-progress. Check this out:


Just look at how cool those asymmetrical handles are!
First, she did a tri-color version.


And then she did a double-strand, for the sturdy look and feel. 


Check out her fantastic final product!
Crochet_Nerd_Girlfriend knocks it outta' the park! 🤩


Beach bag, market bag, gift bag, clutch purse. My love affair with bags (and items I like to call "almost-bags"😎) goes back a few decades. Recently, I've experimented with so many variations, I'm contemplating my own fashion line. 😆 One best seller might be Hippie Princess Beach Bag. And, obviously Sparkly Mini-Purse would be another fan fave. And, because a girl can't have too many bags, there would be shelves of Baggy Bags and Baggitos. If I were to start a franchise like this, all the price tags would say, "Free to Good Home." 😁

Here's a few more pics of Colorful Fun:




Colorful Cuteness+ Fun Bags = Creative Crochet

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