homemade@myplace

During my short summer "holiday" in Italy, I kept  both my mind and hands busy while crocheting some net bags ( here ) …. Few days after our arrival in Maputo, I started to crochet one more bag, because I needed a small sling bag to wear during my morning walks and big enough to bring in my mobile phone, the keys of the apartment and a packet of paper tissues ….. I was still waiting for our container from Indonesia, where some useful bags have been packed in …. I completed the bag this morning and the container will arrive tomorrow afternoon …. ;oD !!!!! I used a 4mm hook to crochet two granny squares ( made of 15 rounds each,  joined with the "join as you go method"), working with two strands of cotton (baker's twine effect) : the first square made is white and navy blue, while the second square is white and lime green. The pattern for the granny square was found  HERE  ! (they are grannies with slightly slanted sides !) A...

Oh yes, I did it!!!  The bag is done!!! I've showed you the first steps of the making in a previous post (right  here ), while today I'll show you the last moments of the "hard" (I honestly hate to sew...) work!!! My husband went out to buy me some right needles for the sewing (it's all hand sewn, no sewing machine....I have one, but in Jakarta, so...) and after a break of few days on the mountains (I'll show you the pics in the following posts!!!), I forced myself to sew and sew.....!!! First of all, I started to crochet (treble crochet) a border on the side of the bag that was supposed to support one of the bamboo handles and this is the end of the first row Then, I turned the work and I started to crochet a second row in treble crochet You can see the two rows unfolded and the two rows folded on each other Once completed even the second row, I folded it over the first one and I started to sew them together, using the same ...