Kitty Kat Kid Bag

This bag is on its way to Las Vegas as a belated birthday gift for Ruha....Ruha is my friend Malvika's three year old daughter.

The body of the bag was crocheted in December. Life took over, and I just made the handles. The body is a long strip of fabric made of 25/28 single crochet, and I began with the cream color. After a little more than 3/4th of cream, I switched to blue. Folded the strip into half and made a rugged mattress stitch on two sides.

I cant get over how cute these kitties are...and they are eating watermelon! The kitties are machine-embroidered iron-ons from Ravi's Craft Shop. I had concerns about ironing them on directly on the yarn, and if they would hold on well. A sewing friend suggested that I first place the kitties on the bag, then a 100% cotton fabric on the bag, and then iron the kitties (now that sounded awful). It worked like a charm.

Here the green button is an accessory. I thought a "functional" button might be a little difficult for a three year old. It was a challenge to find the right (you know what I mean) big button on Commercial Street. Most craft shops sell white and wooden buttons in a large size, and if I did find a big button in another color, it was a shade I did not want. Actually, I was looking for another green, but I made peace with this one.

Pattern: Made it up myself
Crochet Hook: 6mm
Yarn: Lion's Brand Wool Ease (worsted) in Blue Heather and Fisherman