Reusable bag of the month: Knot Bag

At the beginning of this year I set an intention to try out a new bag pattern each month, as I had collected many and wanted to increase my stock of reusable bags. However, time has gotten away and, although I have achieved my goals for January and February, I have not gotten around to doing blog posts on them. So here, belatedly, is my bag pattern for January.

I fell in love with this bag when I began to see it on Pinterest, but it took some time to track down patterns. The first I found was a free pattern on The Chilly Dog, and this can be found here:

https://www.thechillydog.com/2015/07/sewing-pattern-japanese-knot-bag.html

However this required drafting out a pattern in one size only. Then I found another from Indigobird that I could purchase for a reasonable cost as a downloadable PDF file, and it came in three sizes with  very clear instructions. This can be found here:

https://www.indigobird.ca/product-page/japanese-knot-bag

This pattern also included a variation for making a boxed base, which I tried as well.

Then my imagination began to go wild with possibilities for variations, using the basic pattern as a palette, and I made a hand embroidered version, using an embroidery pattern from Jenny of Elefantz, which can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AA4RkNFSimX57f58zfa8NXMsm67fAvfk/view

I am currently working on a version that uses up scrap pieces of fabric left over from cutting the other bags -- a crazy patchwork version.

The small bags are perfect for keeping sewing supplies neatly, the medium size if just right for a knitting project, and I have not yet tried the large size, but all would be great for reusable fabric gift bags, or to give as gifts.

Maybe you can enjoy playing with this pattern too!

Remember: Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy. Robert Tew