Hexagon bag
Many months ago I came across this flickr photo of a brightly coloured bag made from crocheted hexagons. So I had a go at making something similar.
When I began crocheting the hexagons I was full of enthusiasm. I worked out how many I’d need to do, then added some more for some reason. When I went to put them all together with the vintage handles a friend had given me it just didn’t work as I had envisaged it. So the pile of hexagons sat in a pile. For months. I started crocheting in April – it wasn’t completed until last week.
Eventually I just rearranged all the hexes and sewed it together. It’s not the same as the original, but I think I’ll be quite happy with it nevertheless. I still have a small pile of hexes left over – no doubt to be combined into another bag.
I lined it with Michael Miller sprocket fabric, and used vintage doilies as inside pockets. The yarn is all 8 ply wool (Spotlight Moda Vera Basics) crocheted with a 4mm hook. There is a hexagon how-to over here.
Thanks to facile cecile for the inspiration and for crocheting so beautifully – her blog is full of divine crocheted items and superb photos. I adore the way she combines colours.
It is beautiful Lara.
As always, your construction is perfect. I hope you use it a lot!
gosh that wool is brilliant ha ha!
but seriously, it looks amazing! you’re so talented!
Just perfect!
Love it Lara!
It works so well with the Michael Miller print (which I also adore and have in the stash).
The effort was well worth it. It is beautiful.
This is so adorable!
I love your use of the doilies as pockets, great idea.
I love it Lara. Love the doilies inside too
You are such a clever lass! Isn’t the attic24 tutorial great? I’ve been using it to make my hexie blanket (which may or may not be complete for winter next year!)
I love the colours you’ve chosen for your bag.
It took me a second (I’ve just woken up) to focus on the fabric you’ve used for the inside. For one tiny moment I thought you’d also sped your way through that blanket everyone’s been making and taken a photo of it from really far away!
The bag looks great – and worth the perseverance!
And yet again, I have another new favourite project of yours, Lara!
Hey Lara, that is such a cool bag! Lovin’ the sprockets and the inspired pockets, gorgeous.
This looks so great . I love it.
I LOVE the fabric lining! So very cute!! Great bag.
Now this is VERY Gorgeous Lara.