Before Christmas I found this pattern for beaded crochet pouches by Janie Crow.
It was a free pattern and I liked the patterns and colours and thought I could maybe make some as Christmas gifts using my stash. But they took longer than expected and I wasn't sure how to line them and I sort of gave up on them a little.
I think part of the problem was I was using a digital pattern on my iPad, so it was very hard to keep up with where I was in the pattern (I normally use a post-it note to mark my place) and it was hard to keep track of which colours I'd swapped out to something else.
But once I'd finished the Evendoon cardigan, I went back to the pouches and finished the crochet side of things. Then I found some lovely rainbow star fabric and matching zips, and over the long Easter weekend made them up.
It was of course a lot simpler than my brain had been telling me. I was helped along by a very helpful blog post about how to add a lining to a crochet pouch and then they were done.
I also made a flower, but added a safety pin to the back so it can be worn as a brooch too.
I think I prefer the pastel colours more, but like that the blue/grey one is made with leftovers from my sky blanket.
They are still going to be gifts, but not as I'd orginally planned. I hope they enjoy them.
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