A Bluebird Purse and fall projects

I haven't been crocheting a lot lately because my hands have been hurting some, but I did get a few things completed. The first item, and most fun, is the purse I made for my friend Rebecca. She likes birds, a lot, so I thought a crocheted bird purse would be perfect for her. I was going to felt it, but when I couldn't find a wool in a blue that I liked, I decided to just use acrylic yarn and ended up with a blue from the Vanna White yarn from Lion brand. I used an I hook, which gave me a tight enough stitch that I didn't have to line it. I don't like lining my purses.

I freeformed the bird. The first side of the purse was so much easier than the second. I had to not only match it to the first, but I had to do it in reverse. I spent a lot of time holding it up to the first side to get a match as close as I could. I was also trying to get the impression of overlapping feathers on the tail and the wing by crocheting in the back loop on certain rows.



The beak is made of two pieces crocheted into V shapes and sewn, overlapping, into place.


I crocheted the wing separately and sewed it into place. It covers the pocket which is shaped like an egg and crocheted in another Vanna yarn.


I started to run out of time (I finished it the day of her party) and decided not to make a second wing, but I didn't want to leave the back unfinished. I decided to be a little cute and embroidered "Tweet!" onto a piece of blue felt and sewed it onto the other side of the purse.



I really liked how this purse turned out and so did Rebecca, but it may never get used. She thinks it should only carry special things, not the everyday. Ah well, I am getting used to that.


I did do a little more crochet. I have written an article for Associated Content on easy crochet projects for Fall. Go read it here: Fall Weather Crochet Projects