Cute as a button bag

Found this post via a tweet by @craft. It's is a beautiful bag, but as the general consensus says, it must have taken alot of work. The end result though is gorgeous. My inspiration bag for this week...

(Don't know if I am allowed to post a photo? Any ideas?)

Dancing Cats Handbag

Today I have been mostly using this bag. I purchased it at Spitalfield market in London last week. It is hand made, suppose it would be called a Tote bag. Quite roomy, but no pockets or fastening. Good length handle. And it goes with my coat without being an exact match. I love the dancing cats and am currently in a turqouise mood.

Look, No Hands!

This is my current progress on the 'Look, No Hands' bag from The Knitter's Bible, Knitted Bags which I was bought for my birthday. I am using this to understand how to construct a bag so I can design and make my own. In the photo you can see the back and front of the bag, along with 2 pockets to be added. Just need to decide on a lining and buttons.

Welcome to My Handbag Diary

I like bags. I don't know many women that don't. Two Christmasses ago I knitted a bag for my sister - and she loved it. It has also recieved a lot of praise while travelling the streets of London. Last Christmas I made her another bag. Again, pretty well recieved. Unfortunately I don't have photos of these bags and being 2 years old and used daily, they have gone a little passed their best.

I work full time for a web company, and spend most of my evenings knitting. I enjoy making bags because they're quick, useful and just so pretty. I own quite a few bags and struggle with the constant battle between which one I take out and then making sure I have transferred everything I need from one to the other. I went up the attic today and discovered a collection of bags I'd put up there when we moved in 3 years ago. Now, I am not talking designer bags here! I don't spend hundreds of pounds on handbags, in fact I like nothing better than a handbag bargain! (Having said that I have recently acquired a fabulous Little Earth bag and a limited edition Jonnie Loves Rosie bag.)

Anyway - long story short (ish) - I have decided to try to sell my own handbags. This will be a diary of my progress, plus a showcase of my random bag collection. I intend to use a different bag at least once a week and will post photos here. Along with any inspirational bags I find along the way.