Finished up the Lavender Cardigan and just have to block it a little so that the lace panels are flatter and show off the pattern better and the sleeve seams flatten out. Now that this Easter sweater is done, I am going to start assembling the cafe cardigan. I have some pretty royal blue yarn in the stash that would make a good plain cardigan, since I think the color is too bright to show off a pattern panel. Oh, wait, I was going to make the red jacket next.
Today's retro offering will be some totes and bags to carry knitting projects. The first two bags come from a Spool Cotton booklet from 1944. The bag shown below is knitted from crochet cord in three colors and then lined in fabric. After the lining is attached, the bag is sewn to the wooden bag handles, making a sturdy and useful bag "to hold your handwork and all those numerous little things we women find so necessary."
The bag shown below is basically the same design except that it is crocheted in two colors of crochet cotton.
The next bag is more of a shopping tote, since your knitting needles would fall right through it unless it was lined. It is crocheted in an openwork pattern.
The idea of a tall thin knitting bag obviously follows from the long thin nature of knitting needles, but, having owned one that shape, I know it is hard to stuff a large project (like a sweater back) into one. The bag shown, from a 1947 book, is knit and attached to embroidery hoops with crochet stitches to form the rigid circles at the top and bottom.
The last bag is knit of cotton yarn in a fairisle pattern with I-cord on the sides and forming the handle.
It would be nice to have an attractive knitting tote, but in real life I just use bags from Trader Joe's to carry around my various projects.
The bag shown below is basically the same design except that it is crocheted in two colors of crochet cotton.
The next bag is more of a shopping tote, since your knitting needles would fall right through it unless it was lined. It is crocheted in an openwork pattern.
The idea of a tall thin knitting bag obviously follows from the long thin nature of knitting needles, but, having owned one that shape, I know it is hard to stuff a large project (like a sweater back) into one. The bag shown, from a 1947 book, is knit and attached to embroidery hoops with crochet stitches to form the rigid circles at the top and bottom.
The last bag is knit of cotton yarn in a fairisle pattern with I-cord on the sides and forming the handle.
It would be nice to have an attractive knitting tote, but in real life I just use bags from Trader Joe's to carry around my various projects. 
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