Owl Bag

So, for Christmas a got a lovely Owl journal.

Unfortunately, it did not fit in any of my purses. So I made this one:

For this bag, you will need:

-5 m.m. crochet hook

-Your yarn stash

-some fabric

-a yarn needle

This pattern is pretty flexible, so if you have a journal that you want a bag for you can easily adjust it.

For my bag, I started by ch 38. This went a couple inches past the length of the book. 

Row 1: ch in 2nd ch from hk, hdc across.

Row 2: ch 2, hdc across

Repeat row 2 for 38 rows changing colour occasionally. (a total of 38 rows)

For mine, I did the following:

2 rows yellow, 3 rows green, 1 row dark pink, 3 rows TARDIS blue, 2 rows silver, 2 rows russet, 1 row dark blue, 1 row light pink, 2 rows yellow, 5 rows green, 2 rows yellow, 1 row light pink, 1 row dark blue, 2 rows russet, 2 rows silver, 3 rows TARDIS blue, 1 row dark pink, 3 rows green, 2 rows yellow

Then fasten off, weave in ends. Fold in half and sew sides together. If you followed my pattern for changing colours, you will notice the colours match up. 

Once I sewed up the sides I re-attached green to the top of the bag.

Rows 1-4: ch2, hdc across

Fasten off, weave in ends.

Now for the flap:

Make two granny squares using this granny square pattern.

Sew them together using an invisible seam. Then sew the pair to the bit of flap that you just added. (I hope this makes sense)

(Sorry the picture is so blurry)

For the beak:

Ch 7

Row 1: Hdc in 2nd ch from hk. hdc across

Row 2: ch 1, sc2, sc2tog, sc2

Row 3: ch1, sc2, sc2tog, sc1

Row 4: ch1, sc2, sc2tog

Row 5: ch1, sc2tog, sc1

Row 6: sc2tog

Fasten off, sew between the eyes. 

The Strap:

I made mine cross body. 

I made a ch that went from my hip, around my neck, to my other hip. Keep in mind that your strap will stretch so make it a bit shorter then you want.

Row 1: hdc in 2nd ch from hk, hdc across

Row2-3: ch 2, hdc across

Row 4: ch1, sc across

Fasten off. Weave in ends. 

Sew to the bag on the seam following the red arrows.

The inside:

I started out without a lining, but then I worried that my bag might stretch too much and that items would fall between the stitches. So for the lining:

-cut a rectangle of fabric slightly bigger than your bag so that it can stretch a bit

-then sew it in half and hem the top

- do the blanket stitch around the top

- sew the lining to your bag just through the blanket stitches (again, leaving room for your bag to stretch a bit)

(It doesn't have a red bottom, that is just my fingerless gloves)

And there you go!! Your very own owl bag! I hope that you enjoy it! It is quite fun to make, and fun to use as well. 'Owl' see you later!