Palm Leaf Print Bag

I'm happy today because I can now share another one of my 'super secret' projects with you and I find it so hard to keep these things under wraps.  Quashing the natural instinct  to get out the camera, or post on a quick shot on Instagram isn't easy, so now I don't have to keep shtum anymore I feel much better.

The reason for the secrecy is because this was a commission from #crochet magazine.  The pattern was to be for a over the shoulder bag and as this was a Autumn addition, I wanted something bold that captured some of the end of year colours.

I've been wanting to use navy in another project for a while now and when I rooted through my Cascade colours it didn't take long for a nice selection of 'navy compatible' colours to come together.  I so find that navy is such a good colour in that way, it works so very nicely with so many other shades.  With this pattern it really highlights those lovely palm leaf fan shapes so nicely and really makes them stand out and 'pop' as they say!

I thought Cascade 220 would be a good choice for this bag was the wool is nice and sturdy and will wear well, which is important in a bag.  I also lined it as it makes it stronger that way and will keep it's shape so much better.  It was a nice make, it didn't take too long and it's not a too taxing design but deciding on the colours and order of the stripes keeps it interesting and I always love the satisfaction of a reasonably quick project like this.

As well as the excitement of seeing my little pattern in print, comes the joy of seeing how the end product looks once a professional photographer has worked their magic.  I took a few pictures of the bag before it went winging it's way to the #crochet offices and of course they pale in comparison. You can see below how pretty opening pages of the pattern are.  I love the casual drape over the door, it really looks smart that way and the graphic layout of the opposite page looks so stylish.  Is it ok to say it makes me feel a bit proud to see it?

Looking at these pages, I'm excited to see what is in the rest of the magazine, I'm sure there must be many more treats inside and I've already got my eye on those cute pumpkins on the front cover.

This is a UK magazine so my friends over here will be able to find copies in all good shops and newsagents etc, but my overseas friends may have to search a little harder to find copies.  But I do often hear of our magazines winging their way to far flung places so you never know and if I find out more I'll certainly update you.

S x

I'm glad to say this pattern has now been released, you get purchase a digital PDF copy here...

Palm Leaf Bag

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