Crocheted African Flower Bag
Well I keep crocheting these African Flowers and the blanket is getting so heavy so I thought I better find a new use for them – so here’s my African Flower Handbag!
With my blanket I have joined-as-you-go with a different colour round each hexagon but for this project I outlined each one with a charcoal wool (this Sublime shade).
It means a double wall of charcoal but I really like the way the flowers pop out at you.
Can you see that odd shaped flower at the bottom of this ‘work in progress’? Yes it’s a Half African Flower! I’ve wanted to work out a pattern for this for a while now so that I can start the final round on my blanket (before it smothers me). In the end it was very straight forward, but I will print the pattern soon.
I used quite cheap plastic handles as it was all I could find in a hurry. Since then I have found some lovely wooden handles so I will have another bash and try to get a different shaped bag.
Here’s the other side. There are lots of different versions of African Flower bags on the Flickr group.
Here it is again, full of lovely wool and in the beautiful bright sunshine we have had this week (and today). The whole thing was made with a mixture of Sublime extra fine merino and Rooster almerino wool, all DK.
When I have something so obviously beautiful as this bag I like to take it all around the ‘farm’ and take photos of it in different locations, like hanging from the apple tree here. Sorry to sound so boastful but I just love this pattern – it’s not me, it’s the African Flowers!
This is to show you how the hexagons wrap around the bottom…
…and around the sides! It was made like a tube with no seams, just an inch of double crochet to join in the bottom corners. I love how you can do this with crochet!
One last look at this beauty *sigh*.
Thanks for your patience dear readers!
Lovely bright colours!
It's gorgeous, Jo! I love crocheted bags but haven't got a single one. Maybe I should put one on my "to do" list for this winter.
Definitely a beauty, love the colours. juliex
But you chose the colours Jo and they look sensational with the grey. Love the bag.
It's beautiful ~ I want one too!
**Love**
I just love it!
It's wonderful!
I did my first African Flower this week – following a chart – I think I've made a few mistakes but it was my first flower and first time following a chart
Beautiful!
Hahahaha…you are too funny. I did that yesterday with a bunting!;)
Lovely bag Jo…what a fun thing to keep your wools contained!;)
What gorgeous colours! The grey looks just right too.
Wendy
Perfect use for them! And now you can carry around the makings for more lol
Really really gorgeous!
it's a gorgeous bag, I love it. I love all the granny square bags that have been popping up recently, but love this take on it. The grey is perfect to make the colours pop.
This is fab, hoe it's ok to Pin it for inspiration x x
so cute!! nice colours..
xo,
martina♥
oh how beautiful…I love your color choices