Granny Square Purse

♥ I love handmade! ♥

The best gifts, in my opinion, are the handmade ones.  I am always delighted to receive a handmade present.  So much thought and love goes into making them.  I would much rather have a handmade present over a store bought present any day. I'm just that type of person.

This bag was made by my dear mom and gifted to me.  She gave it to me in early Spring.  It's been tucked away in my closet patiently waiting for the cooler days to settle in.  I brought it out yesterday and wanted to share it with you.

It's a granny square bag.  

It's lined on the inside and has lots of pockets for my phone and my keys.  

It was my mom that taught me how to crochet back when I was about 12 years old.  I just knew the basics then.  I would make a long chain and then do rows and rows of single crochet until I had a big rectangle and then I would unravel it and start all over again.  It wasn't until I was older and married that I took it up again and sharpened my skills a little bit. 

 

I cherish the love and care that went into making this bag.   I think I'll find a spot in the house where I can hang it and enjoy it on a daily basis.  Pink is really not my color.  I crochet a lot in pink because I love to make little girl stuff but actually my favorite color is red. I don't think my mom knows that and we won't tell her.  It's special just the way it is.  It's special simply because it came from my mom. 

Last night I started crocheting some boot cuffs.  I plan on gifting these for Christmas.  Depending on how well they turn out I might make more of them to give.  I have a couple of  people in mind who would love these.  I also bought some more knitting needles yesterday.  I've been trying to learn how to knit on youtube.  So far it's not going so well but I'm not ready to give up just yet.  I can cast on and can knit one row but don't know what to do after that.  I seriously need a good video with a beginner project on it.  Haven't found a good one yet. I'm determined to learn so I'll keep searching.
Til next time friends,