Crossbody bags are all the rage (I know I have a bunch!), so for my cousin Miranda's birthday, I decided to make her a bag that nobody else would have.
I started with a pattern for a large shoulder bag and chained less stitches. I alternated colors to make the bag look more interesting, and to hide that the two skeins of multicolor yarn were of different due lots!
When creating the length of the strap, I used myself as a measurement. At the time, Miranda was still shorter than me, so I gave her room to grow.To ensure that the strap didn't stretch very much, I chained the entire length of the strap and then crocheted across, creating a long strap rather than one with short rows, which tend to stretch a lot.
Have you ever knit or crochet a bag? What are your favorite patterns?