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Bag Style
From the author who brought us Knitting for Dummies
For everyone who frequents this site, you'll know I love purses and bags. In my opinion you can never have enough! Of course, what I like best about creating my own bags is that now one else will have something just like me. One of the best aspects of Bag Style is that the authors discus how to personalize your bag to make it one-of-a-kind - something that most knitted bag books over look.
Aside from learning how to customize your purse, Bags Style also include 20 patterns created by popular knitwear designers! Each bag covers a variety of techniques as well, including felting, crocheting, and the ever popular yo-yo designs. The styles are endless too from ipod cozies to grocery bags - now all of your favorite items can be easily contained! Each of the projects in the book includes helpful illustrations, photographs and direction to create you one of a kind masterpiece.
Overall, I'm very excited about Bag Style, but probably not as much as my mother. I recently found out that she used to be quite the knitter.... Once she saw this book she was really inspired to start knitting again (she's a bag-a-haulic like me). Hopefully that means I'll be getting a couple of these bags in my stocking this Christmas.
UPDATE: For those of you who wind up purchasing this book, be sure to join the Bag Style Knitalong. Right now it looks like they are working on Knitting Daily's (free) preview of Bag Style's Knitting Needle Knitting bag.
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[1] On Oct-01-2007, bernadette wrote:You are so luckyto hav ea knitting Mom! Hope you get a special bag.
I went to the heavily advertised "Knit-Fest" at A.C.Moore craft store this past Saturday and it was a "bust". Last year there were lots of people. This time there were a couple of customers, one employee demonstrating casting-on, another demonstrating a needle punch embroidery tool, and a third trying to figure out how to use the new, Clover brand yo-yo maker template.
I did pick up a few free pattern flyers and a catalog of Clover tools. Plus, I always find a few interesting items in that store. So I guess I had a good time for my $13 of shopping. Ha-ha.
[2] On Oct-01-2007, stephanie wrote:
I love love love this book and have already started making the doily bag on page 61 and the celtic weekend tote (without the intarsia design) from page 85 and I'm looking for the paerfect yarn for the knitting needle knitting bag. See what I mean I love this book!!
[3] On Oct-01-2007, stacy wrote:
We don't have AC Moore's, but our other stores don't ever do demonstrations - I'm so jealous! Occasionally, Michaels will have something, but aside from the person running the table, I've never seen anyone attending those... I haven't seen that Cover yo-yo maker, I'll have to look into that!
Stephanie - I can't wait to see your new bags!
[4] On Oct-01-2007, Anary wrote:
It seems bag loving is a genetic issue Stacy ;)? Taylor will be there soon! Great News, ha?! ; )
Anary
[5] On Oct-01-2007, Nancy wrote:
I love knitted bags! This book is so inspirational! It's now on my xmas wish list. Thank you for your wonderful book suggestions.
Totally off-topic...I know about your "the Office" love...my local Target has a ton of Office stuff in their $1 bins.