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The Coffee & Croissant Bag PDF Pattern now available!

Why name it 'Coffee and Croissant' I hear you ask.  Well, the shape of this bag is a perfect crescent shape as is a light, buttery, flaky croissant, and what goes perfectly with a croissant?  A cuppa-coffee!  There you go, two nice things rolled into one title.  Laaavely!

The kind of breakfast I'd regularly enjoy PM (Pre Mabel).  Now everything I eat has to go cold/soggy/melty/dry etc. before mummy gets her turn.   :)

 

This bag is the first of 2 designs that I have created, which use an easy to insert zip.  This particular zip technique: looks professional, is genuinely easy to do and involves no hand sewing (big bonus!).  The shape may or may not be inspired by the delicious croissants from my local bakery. But I thought I'd add more interest to this classic curved shape by exaggerating it's width, and this also makes this bag extra roomy.

The girls in the office gave their all important squeals of approval and Skye pointed out that the bag would be perfect for toting around your knitting project (good call Skye!).

 

Things we love about this bag are:

• Extra wide shape add design interest (and more room)
• Easy to install zip
• In fact, the whole bag is pretty easy to put together
• Nice lines contrasting with pretty curves
• Makes a rather natty on-the-go knitting bag

 

Finished size: 19in (W) x 8 1/2in (H) (48cm x 21.5cm)

If you're in the UK and looking for chunky zips try this Ebay seller.

 

PURCHASE THE PATTERN BOOKLET HERE.

 

The yummy Scandinavian flavour fabric is by this company, sorry I don't know it's name or remember where I got it from (now I'm a Mum I don't remember anything!) 

This bag has curves in spades. There are darts to give the bag volume and the whole thing is indeed shaped like a curvy croissant.  The fact that the bag is more shallow, but wide means that it fits neatly into your body and you can tuck it under your arm, but it's width enables you to fit a whole lotta gear inside.

MMM!  Rings, rivets and ties!  Yes you could omit the metal rings, but they really do elevate the bag and make it look 'polished' (or as I like to think, 'boutique-bought').

I went further and added on some rivets to the bag strap. They're purely decorative (just like the rings are) but everyone notices them!)  The same can be said for the fabric zip tie. I made that from a scrap exterior fabric and popped on a couple of buttons that I had kicking around. Sometimes the difference is in the details.

FYI I used these rivets.

If you're in the UK and looking for chunky zips try this Ebay seller.

Inside there is an elasticated pocket.  I've included instructions on how to make the pocket you see in the pic, but there's nothing stopping you from making a super wide pocket that spans the entire width of the bag. Indeed, you could make 2 supa-wide pockets, one for each side.

Yep, this bag also happens to make a rather upmarket-looking knitting project on-the-go-go bag. Plenty of room for your project, yarn and plenty wide enough for the stick/s (I've no idea where the other needle has gone).

 

 PURCHASE THE PATTERN FROM HERE.

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...and the winner of the bag naming contest is...

Thanks for all of your name suggestions for my latest bag design.  There were soooo many catchy names to choose from it made me dizzy!

 

In the end we settled on:  'The Arc Angel Tote'

 

Pretty sounding, descriptive and a nice play on words.  Well done to: Celtic Thistle Stitches please step forward, contact us and claim your prize!  As soon as the kit is ready (almost there) we'll get it sent to you.

 

 The Arc Angel Tote.