Crochet Sling bag - Handmade

I am busy with crochet lately, a new found interest..not that new actually.  I bought a batch of yarns meant for amigurumi Angry Birds project a few years ago when the Angry Birds' fever was on the heat.  The project failed miserably, I set the yarns deep inside the drawer until lately I was inspired by my colleague whom made a crochet bag, and I wanted to give it a try on crochet again.  This time is to crochet a sling bag.

Started with Treple crochet (Double crochet in U.S term) all the way, chose the red colour for Chinese New Year

without knowing the importance of calculating the number of crochets stitches, the shape of the first piece of my crochet on the right is uneven.  

getting the side of the bag done with black yarn

I added on a purple heart as my little girl likes purple colour

I prefer the bag with zipper and lining, I was very worry that the yarn would stuck in my sewing machine but I gave it a try anyway to get a better finishing on the lining..I am so happy that I managed to get it done.

sewed a purple puff flower too

The finished project.  My first crochet bag.  I will improve from here for my future crochet project.

Handmade Bottle Carrier bag 自制水壺袋 (1)

The water bottle carrier bag is done last night.  It is a pretty easy project ideal for beginner like me. 

 I started getting the fabric measured and cut on weekend

attached with the layers to give the carrier bag a better shape

the base of the carrier is a bit tough to fix.  I have to hand sew the bases on the front cover and also the lining to keep them in place before sewing

finally, it is time to pull the front cover out from the lining.  I enjoy this part of the sewing project the most because it means the project is almost done.

The final part is to insert the strings through the hole.  I used a safety pin as a guide to run the string out from the other hole and tie them up into a knot. 

It's done.  It is a pull string bottle carrier bag for my girl.

my next project would be a pencil case for my eldest girl..she made her request after seeing this carrier bag this morning.

Handmade Bag (2) 自制手工包

I have done my 2nd handmade bag last weekend..It took me a few days to complete the task, whereas for a competent bag maker will only take a few hours :(

The learning process is always hard.  Even though I am following the steps by steps guide from the book, I still make mistakes here and there, especially on the measurements and my machine kept giving me problems.  I have wasted a lot of time on alterations, am glad that I did it..at least it looks like a bag and it is a bag. It could have been in a better shape and form if I have the padding materials for the bag. 

With the limited choice of fabric in my collections to choose from, I made this bag for my daughter.

the flap is done 1st

the wrong side of the lining and cover of the bag are sewed up together

the inside of the bag

the back pocket

the bag is done with Olaf as decoration

big enough to fit in a Tab 3.  

My daughter is asking for a water bottle carrier bag, that would be my next project.  Hope I could do a better job.

Handmade red bag (1)

I have done with my first handmade bag project.  It is a small size hand bag.  It took me a while to figure out how to sew this bag with a zipper and lining.  Thanks to youtube tutorials.

the placement of the front red cover and black lining

the bag is finally done but the zipper is not smoothly placed..will improve that in my next project.

it is a simple bag with no inner or outside pocket. 

I am working on my next project, a sling bag for my daughter,