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Lion Brand Yarn: Just Bags: 30 Patterns to Knit and Crochet

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Lion Brands presents a set of patterns for all kinds of bags, from evening bags to totes. Knitting bags right now is kind of in vogue--you can release your creativity on a bag and do all kinds of trimmings you would not do on a sweater.

The best bags, in my opinion, in this book are the crochet models. There is a venus-on-the-half-shell evening bag, a half-moon shaped clutch that is very elegant. I'd add some beads to it, myself, but as-is, it's gorgeous. It's lined, too.

Another crocheted model "Get a handle on it" is a very nice purse, sort of a doctor's satchel.

A furry knit bag caught my eye, as well as a log-cabin knit tote. There is a chapter on felting, with a loopy white bag that is elegant, and a doggy tote for you Yorkie, Maltese or Chihuahua owners.

Not all the bags were nice, but who cares! So many here were excellent. You can find Lion Brand yarns all over, so this book is very useful. I'd recommend this book highly for parents and daughters and sons for summer projects (don't sniff at boys knitting; my grandpa was a sailor on a Swedish ship and he made all kinds of bags out of cord--handcrafts were considered very traditional and manly and I don't see why that should be any different now.)

This is a terrific little book, a great value, and I love the cover because the extended flaps let you mark your place in the book. Highly recommended.

This one did not disappoint! There are so many bags I want to make here as gifts or for myself. I've made a couple of them so far and they have both been claimed by my teenage daughter and my son's girlfriend. There's enough variety here that I think anyone could find at least two or three they would like to make.

The patterns in this book are fast, easy and fabu. Lion Brand offers beautiful, inexpensive yarns and these patterns present them at their best. I like this book the best of all the "Just" books that Lion has published.

I finally can see this book in local bookstore. The design for crochet are challanging but not for knit. I think mostly are for crochet.I think lion brand should separate crochet books from knit ones. My free bag patterns finding from internet even more creative than this book.

in my opinion, this book is definitely for crocheter...not for knitter...I expect this book to be excellent but this book is a little bit average (for knit) for me...

anyway, may be the colors are good but i think colors can be modified...the design that is a little bit disappointed...