Here’s a sneak peak of a handbag pattern that I had started a long, longgggg time ago and finally finished this week. This bag is totally my style. I’m a beach girl through and though, so I chose to make it with raffia (Wraphia by Berwick). The bag has been embellished with embroidery and surface crochet. And it’s lined with some oh so lovely Amy Butler fabric.
Montauk Handbag
I enjoyed crocheting with Wraphia because it has a lot of stability. The stitches it produces are quite defined. The downside is that once you’ve worked it, frogging it back if you’ve made mistakes makes dents in the “yarn.” Re-working this frogged Wraphia is OK the first time or two, but after that many tries, it condenses enough that it affects the look of whatever you’re producing. So, if you’re considering designing something using it, I highly recommend that you buy extra to fool with.
I don’t have a sure fire date as to when it’ll be released (because I’m still working on getting some pics of step outs) but I’ll let you know when I do.
This looks great! I love the idea!