Clutch This

In today's post, I'm going to introduce you to a variety of styles of carry bags and cases. I plan to publish a series of articles on some knit bag styles over the next few weeks, starting with this article on bag and cuff designs, moving on to an article on bag styles, and onwards from there to a selection of bag styles. . . and filtered with backpacks and shoulder bags . It will be a series of useful and useful articles for my readers, as well as a way to profit from my search for cute bags. Because I can't identify with all the beautiful bag designs I see, can I? (Strict narrator: you can't.)

Let's start with the Grace clutch designed by Julie Grantz LeFrancois. How smart is this clutch? It's not an evening bag, but it will suit any occasion a woman can wear stylish streetwear: a daytime wedding, lunch or dinner. And as you can see, it's the perfect complement to a simple black look.





This bag, designed by Debbie Bliss, appears in the book Knits to Give: 30 Knitted Gifts Made with Love . This small bag will go well with an evening outfit. After browsing 15 pages of bag and doll patterns on Ravelry to find patterns for this article, I can tell you that knitted evening bags require certain yarns and results, as knitted clutches tend to look too intimate and coarse for the use of nightwear. You will need to use certain types of materials to complete an evening bag that goes with an evening outfit: sequined or haloed threads, metallic threads, new threads with sequins or ruffles, and/or l adding beads or other embellishments.





Smocked bag , by Laura Zukaite, available at Luxe Knits: Accessories: from sewing embellishments to knitting and crocheting . This bag for the other day is a bit more spacious than any other bag in this post and therefore more practical - women tend to carry more things with them during the workday! I'm not happy with the choice of yarn used here (even though it's alpaca silk ), but I like the look of this bag.





Buckle bag , designed by Cecily Glueck MacDonald. This pattern is available on Vogue Knitting on the Go: Bags Two! This is another smart clutch that I find ideal for the day, although it can be converted into an evening bag with different yarns and maybe a loop option if you can get finer loops.





The pattern of the CoCo bag, designed by Jeanine Le Cras, mimics a classic Chanel bag. I tend to do this with shiny black yarn and thread a silk or velvet ribbon through the chain belt links, instead of the yarn.





Charmaine Fletcher's Verdigris bag looks like the perfect cotton or linen day bag.





Gwen Portner handbag. This pattern was featured in Bortner's Entry to Entrelac: The Definitive Guide from Knitter Biased . Another day / street bag. I like to think of all the different yarns you can work with, although the neutral colored pocket square is obviously the most versatile.





Ada , by Louisa Harding, published in Harding Knits from an English Rose: 25 Modern-Vintage Accessories . I love the dots on this flap.





Felt bag , by Jill Wright. Felt is a good direction for packaging as it contributes a lot to the sustainability factor. The right gear can do a lot for the clutch.





Wild cover RYTA , Tania Albert. If you're like me and love the look of a nice brooch but don't like wearing it because it leaves little holes in your clothes, a felt bag like the one shown here might be the perfect way to show it off. a well-known heirloom brooch. or a cheap pin from a local thrift store or thrift store.





But I wanted Sherrill Erlandson's Tiffany . I'm not a big fan of clamshell bags, which seem pretty beefy to me, but I can't live without this classic style of small bags (I own a few too), so I'm closing this article by choosing from four of them.. This is undeniably a sweet candy out of a bag.





Cascading ruffle bag by Christina Behnke. This bag will be worn with much more expensive commercially produced tuxedo bags and is a great way to use up fresh yarn. If you want to save on a tire, go to thrift stores to find old tire bags, as tires can be taken apart and reused.





Morning Glory , by Angela Sixian Wu. The combination of Rowan Kidsilk Haze and pearls gives a very soft effect.





Diamonds Are Forever , by Teresa Williams. This pattern was featured in Williams 1 Bead Knit Handbags . It has a 1930s Art Deco feel to it and that's why I'm here.