I’ve lost my Tinkerbell backpack. I always used it when I went to Disneyland. It was just the right size and fit comfortably. I have no idea where it went. I think it’s around here somewhere ready to be found. I thought about buying a new one. Then I spied all those crochet squares I made for the Craft Yarn Council course I took. An idea took hold.
What to do with all those samples has been on my mind off and on since I finished the course. A blanket? Nah, I have lots of those. Purses? Maybe… A backpack? Yes! I started rummaging through what I had, thinking I could mix and match, but when I actually tried to put pieces together, I was disappointed. Why oh why did I use so many different colors and types of yarn?!
I managed to pull out 8 squares that were the same color red and lilac. I made two groups of four and crocheted them together. Then I made a long strip of tunisian crochet for the middle part of the backpack.
I’m currently working the top with red Caron One Pound Yarn.
Not sure how I want to finish the closure yet. Zipper? Flap? Or pull top? We’ll see.
Great idea to use some of your squares!
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Thank you! Now I’m trying to come up with what to do with the rest of them. 🙂
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What a fun way to use up some squares! A backpack sounds much more useful than yet another blanket, although more blankets = a better blanket fort. Just something to think about 😉
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Hah! A fort sounds like fun but I have so many blankets that it would be less of a fort and more of mansion! LOL
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You’ve been bitten by the ‘Puzzle Bug’ 😆 I do love taking small pieces, and fitting them together to make something beautiful! 😍 It is really cute! Have you decided on the closure part yet? 😊💕🌷
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I went with a pull-string type of closure. I like it for now. Hopefully I can get some pictures up soon. And I have definitely hav been bitten by the puzzle bug. Thank goodness it wasn’t another type of bug. 🙂
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Ahh sorry about losing your backpack! Awesome idea though of using squares 😀
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Thank you! I’m having a time attaching the straps. I’ve redone them a few times but I think I finally got it. 🙂
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