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The Knitting Bag – A Closer Look

July 29, 2011

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I have been patiently waiting for Three Kitchen Fairies blog-aversary to tell you a little more about Amanda’s Knitting Bag so I would have a reason to link to her awesome giveaway (one of the prizes is a copy of the pattern).  The idea for this bag originally came about because of my friend Amanda’s birthday.  I wanted to make her something and I had this great stitching of the Octo-bunny from Badbird’s website and had to think of a way to incorporate it.

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Obviously my first thought was to put it on a bag front.  But I know Amanda has a lot of bags she’s made herself, so I didn’t want it to be just another bag.  I wanted it to be functional.  She knits and I thought wouldn’t it be great to give her a project bag to carry current projects in?!  So that’s how this project came about.

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I wanted to make sure there were lots of pockets for all the different needles you might need on a project, because for those of you that knit you know that sometimes you need a few sets of DPNs or circulars and the such.  I also wanted there to be a little pocket to hold some small scissors, cable needles and place markers.  Bringing that all together got me to this bag.  I love it.  I’ve made another version myself, but I still need to take some photos, so I’ll add those to Flickr soon.

The pattern itself is a departure from my old style.  Instead of lots of photos, it’s easy to understand, broken down instructions with drawings and graphical explanations.  I reformatted the whole look of the pattern and it’s more like the usual patterns you pick up in your local quilt shops.  Everything is broken down into sections, and each part of the process is broken down into small steps.  I find it easy to get lost in a long step and like to keep things short and to the point.  Thank you to everyone that has bought a pattern so far, your support means a lot and helps to keep me creating!

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  1. Jeni says

    July 29, 2011 at 3:38 am

    Such an awesome bag! I don’t even knit and I’ll probably still make one! I’ll just use the knitting needle slots for pens :)

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  2. Ruth says

    July 29, 2011 at 10:35 am

    I love the octobunny!

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  3. Jacey says

    July 29, 2011 at 3:28 pm

    I love the functionality of this bag! It’s awesome. Of course, I also love the Octo-bunny!

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  4. machen und tun says

    August 1, 2011 at 4:01 am

    your new design looks very sweet! well done..

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  5. Lindsay says

    January 24, 2014 at 3:47 am

    I made this bag for a Christmas gift and it turned out great! I just posted a review in my blog and linked back to your blog and etsy shop. Thanks for creating the great pattern! I’ll definitely be making it again.

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  6. Lindsay says

    August 24, 2014 at 9:10 am

    Made this bag again, and wrote about it in my blog – again! First time was a gift, second time was for me. ;)
    Still love the pattern just as much as I did the first time! Thanks!

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    • Christina says

      August 24, 2014 at 9:16 am

      I’m so glad to hear it!! I am guilty of making these and giving them away and really need to make one for myself. :)

      Reply

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  1. Katie’s Knitting Bag | Sew Lindsay, Sew! says:
    January 24, 2014 at 3:45 am

    […] then, some Googling led to the perfect solution! I found the Amanda’s Knitting Bag pattern by The Sometimes Crafter. Hey, I don’t know how to knit, but I sure know how to […]

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  2. Lindsay’s (not-for-knitting) Bag | Sew Lindsay, Sew! says:
    August 24, 2014 at 8:52 am

    […] So this is really more of a crochet bag, because I crochet. But the pattern is technically called Amanda’s Knitting Bag by the Sometimes Crafter, so it feels blasphemous to call it a “Crochet Bag.” So I affectionately call this […]

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