An Unique Knitting Bag

 For years I kept my knitting supplies in a slightly worn bag from the thrift store.

I kept my supply of knitting needles in this fancy bag.

Last week I decided it was past time to sew a nice knitting bag for myself.

I had a wool rug that I had woven years ago as an experiment-

I dyed the wool and wove the rug using plain weave.

It was then slightly felted.

I just wasn’t happy with the end result,

 and the rug has been on a shelf for years.

Now it’s been reborn as a nifty knitting bag.

When I was digging around my supplies 

for a heavy interfacing for the edge of the bag,

 I found some orphan turquoise, red and white 

 quilt blocks leftover from another project. 

Those blocks turned into four pockets for the inside and outside of the bag.

I used a fun daisy fabric for the inside lining and the straps.

Once I finished that, I decided to continue making smaller bags

 to hold my knitting needles and other supplies.

And the last bag was created from some

 leftover handwoven fabric that I used to sew a vest.

A vast improvement over the grungy knitting bag that I used for years! 

And no more plastic bags for my supplies…

Happy sewing,

Judy