Wednesday 24 October 2012

Completed Fat Owl Bag

I was extremely happy to get the Fat Owl Bag for my first project over at the Calling All Crocheters group on Ravelry. I had no idea what colour I wanted my bag to be. At least until I went to visit my two dollar store in a neighbouring town. As soon as I saw the variegated tan,grey and white yarn I had a vision of a barn owl. Perfect!

I had some projects to complete first but when I actually sat down and concentrated on it, it only took two days to crochet. I love the crocodile stitch. It is pretty and easy to do. But for a while I was sure I would never complete those rounds.



It was much faster going when I reached the face section of the bag.




Then came the ears/ handles.



By this time night had fallen and I was happy make the eyes and beak while watching my TV shows. When I got up the next morning I sewed them on.



The eyes are sewn on a little wonky but I am quite proud of him. Yes you heard right. It's a him. My Harry Potter obsessed daughter christened him Errol just like the Weasley's owl.
 A couple of weeks passed and Errol held a few bits and pieces I needed close to hand. My small scissors and crochet hook kept falling out so I knew it was time to try my hand at sewing a lining. The material I brought especially for this was a little to small. Luckily mum had given me some material when I first brought my machine, so I found a large piece of blue and last night I set about sewing the lining together. This morning I sewed the lining onto the bag. After I finished I noticed I had actually pulled the lining up too far on one ear. But because Errol is staying with me I didn't mind in the least.



I am happy with my first lined bag. At the moment he is residing on my table with a project in him. But the project is too big for the bag.


Once I finish this project my fat owl bag will hold smaller projects like my squares and the newest project I have received from my Ravelry group. I can't wait to fully immerse myself in that project. It is festive and totally adorable!

7 comments:

  1. I love the color of the lining. You did a fabulous job with that bag. I'm counting down the days to mid-November when we start our own bag CAL. Yay!

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    1. Maria, forget mid November girl! I will have my package posted this week. Let me know when you have your materials ready and we can be ready to roll this coming weekend! I will be buying my secondary colour on Friday and am having trouble choosing just one colour. Everything goes with grey.

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  2. Adorable all the way around, and congratulations on your first lined bag!

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    1. Thank you! Lining bags does not seem as daunting now. My next bag I am going to take more time and line it using my brand new sharp crochet hook.

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  3. Awesome job! I love anything owl related so I'm putting this on the top of my project list.

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    1. Thank you! It is such an easy pattern and anything owls is awesome in my book :D

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    2. it's beautiful. can u tell me more about how to crochet this bag?

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