While I was away from the computer, I knitted hats for everyone in the family. I also made a little shoulder bag for Little E with the yarn left over from his hat. (He picked the yarn out himself.) The yarn is Jiffy Thick and Quick (a bulky weight yarn).
I made the bag on the small (blue) knifty knitter loom. (I think) I used ten pegs and knitted back and forth until the piece was long enough to fold over for the length of bag I wanted, plus extra for a flap.
After I removed the piece from the loom, I folded it over and stitched up the sides.
I also did a row of single crochet across the edge of the flap to make it lay flat.
I added a strap long enough so Little E could wear the bag across his chest, which I made with a simple crochet chain.
I also crocheted a yarn button and attached it to the base of the bag, and then looped a piece of yarn at the end of the flap to fasten the button to.
The bag is just the right size to hold a few Hot Wheels-type cars or other little treasures.
