Hi Jean Your knitting bag sounds as if it would be ideal for my mother as she is always loosing her ball of wool. It would be nice to make her one for Christmas so I would be grateful if you could send me a diagram. Happy Lacemaking Sue (in cold, but snow free Southampton ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Leader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 8:28 PM Subject: [lace-chat] Re: ideal knitting bag
> My knitting bag was made for me by a friend of my mother's back in > the 1950s. I don't do a lot of knitting (probably why it's lasted so > well) but have been using it recently so got round to taking some > measurements. It's a sort of combined bag and apron, and it's not > that easy to explain what to do so if anyone wants a diagram please > contact me privately. > > Take a length of fabric approx 17" by 35" and at one end fold over > first 0.25", then 3" and stitch 2 seams across (one about 2.5", the > other about 3" from fold) to make a channel for a drawstring. > > Measure along about 21", fold over and stitch 2 more seams (again > about 2.5" and 3" from fold) to make a channel for a drawstring. > > Fold so that the two channels are opposite each other and stitch side > seams (do not stitch over channel openings). > > You will be left with an end of fabric about 5" long - gather this > into a waistband and attach apron ties. Make fabric drawstrings (or > use cord) and insert through channel - best to use two so you can > pull up from both sides. > > Put knitting in bag, fold apron part over, pull drawstrings tight and > off you go. When you're ready to knit, open bag, tie apron strings > round waist, take out knitting - the yarn stays in the bag so doesn't > roll around the floor. > > My current project is a lacy shawl with 1-ply cobweb wool which I > could finish by the end of the month if I had nothing else to do! > > Jean in Glasgow where we had snow yesterday but rain today > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.8/183 - Release Date: 25/11/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.10/188 - Release Date: 29/11/2005 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
