I wondered if I would ever finish this shoulderbag. I rarely shop at Dollar General Store. It's just not on my shopping route. It's odd because there's a Dollar General Store closer to my house than any other store. Anyway, this bag has been sitting in my wip pile for over 2 years, usually waiting for more yellow bags. The bags would come in one or two at a time, usually from a friend. I would work them into the bag as soon as I got them, then I'd have to wait for more.
These shoulder bags take about 28 hours to make, including the time to cut and fasten the bags. That's one reason why these two years of waiting for more bags has seemed so long.
Maybe I need a new category for my projects: Pending (more bags to make plarn). That way my wip list isn't so long. I have a Big Lots shoulderbag that could go there. It will be white with orange and black spots - perfect for October. The Target grocery bag will soon go there. I'm working on the last plarn ball I have for that bag. I don't like working with Target bags. They're a 4 instead of a 2, so I don't think they mix well with most of the rest of my bags, too stiff and they stretch easier. It may sound strange, that a stiffer strip would stretch easier, but they seem to do just that. It's like mixing worsted and sport weight yarns.
Also, I don't think the red on other bags is the same. These seem to have more red in the mix. Just my OCD, unless I'm making stripes, I want the color to be spread evenly in the project.
So, it looks as if I can pull out some more wip.....maybe the crocheted Nativity set. I only need 4 of those! Back I go to the 5 little monsters blog for the pattern.......
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