stash busting....busted

I had high hopes that the Searsport Market Bag was going to be a stash-busting marvel.  I was gifted a boat-load of linen a while ago and haven't touched it.  (Probably because there was no white, black or grey in the mix!)

A quick recalculation when I discovered this stashed linen was sport-weight and not worsted, and I pretty much happy-danced around the house. I could use up twice the yarn by holding two colours together and would get only a slightly larger bag.  It's a bag.  Probably destined for the beach and sand....so who cares how large it gets?

Of course, I didn't do a swatch.

And, of course, it got r-e-a-l-l-y large.  Like Freddy-size large.  He was in love.  I wasn't.

Rip.

So, the bag got downsized....which meant, of course, that instead of watching 12 skeins of this linen (6 gold, 6 beige...because I didn't have 12 of any one colour) fly out of the stash bin, I only used 8.  I could have done it in a single colour after all.  

On the plus side....this ended up being a very quick knit.

The strap is simply threaded through eyelets and tied, so there is no fussy strap-placement and sewing at the end of the project.  

And it's cute.

I briefly considered lining it...but then the lace panels couldn't act as a sieve for beach sand, and that's one of the beauties of the bag.

 Now, all I need is a beach.

Comments

[Ann Denton]

Nice bag! You are so clever!

[Bridget]

Well it does look nice, even if your original plan was foiled. :-)

[Jennifer Miller]

It's almost too cute to be used as a bag for sandy things...

[Andrea @ This Knitted Life]

Eel that's a cool project. I love it. What is next for this stash busting spree that you are on?

[Alina]

It turned out really lovely! Definitely perfect for the beach - come to visit me :)

[Caffeine Girl]

All's well that ends well! The bag is very cute. And love the lack of fussing with strap attachment.

[Vera]

Really nice bag (love the gold/beige together). Looks perfect for the beach (or for Freddy.....).

[tanna]

THAT is a beautiful bag, Steph! Almost too pretty to get in the sand! But, then again... it's the beach!! Love it. blessings ~ tanna

[CathieJ]

Your bag is great. At least you got some stash-busting done.

[jane]

What a great bag. Ah - yes, the beach sometimes seems so far away. Perhaps a lake or a river shore . . .

[karen]

going to the beach??? hint hint hint? how exciting! I have high hopes of being at the beach as well :) I'm hoping you are having a wonderful sunny Wednesday at home, maybe even being a bit bored??

[ellen]

It turned out great. It is Very cute, indeed. I love the photos you took.

[Elizabeth]

It's lovely! Well done! Love the colour also! ♡

[Iris B.]

Well, it may not have been quite as stash-busting as anticipated, but it's turned out very cute indeed!