With that mushy crap out of the way, I can show you what I got to make her for her birthday (yesterday). Now, I sew and knit, but she does crocheting. She made me this AWESOME pincushion holder for my birthday, so I wanted to make her something equally useful and awesome.
Isn't he adorable?!
I found this awesome crochet/knitting supply bag holder on Pinterest, but, like most links on that damn website, it didn't show me how to make the bag. It was just bragging about. Grumble. So I used my knowledge of bags (since I've made two already) and bugged my hubby for ideas how to properly make the bag. He suggested for the circular bottom to use a pie pan (9") and then from there I measured the circumference for the tube shape of the bag.
The straps have fusible batting on the inside as does the tube-like part.
See the pockets? This is reversible too, I just gave it to her with them on the inside.
As for the height, I winged it. I wanted it to be tall enough to hold a bunch of yarn (I was pretty sure she was just stuffing her supplies into a box... I know I was shoving mine into a plastic bag). The pockets were the part I was hesitant on. I had one crochet hook, so I was able to use it as a gauge to see how big each pocket should be. From there, I pinned the hell out of the solid fabric to the tube one (which I didn't stitch together until AFTER I stitched on the pockets). Then took FOREVER stitching those stupid pockets down. For the crowning touch, I went to a fancy yarn store nearby and bought her two skeins of gorgeous yarn which I made sure she understood was to be used on a project for her... not anyone else.
She loves hers. I loved hers. So... I may have to make myself one....
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