Comments on: Cabled Clutch

By: brittani

brittani — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:05:10 +0000

hi, i have knitted this bag up and whip stitched the sides. I am having some trouble lining the bag…how exactly do i do this? i can BARELY hand sew and i have no idea how to use a sewing machine, i was just wondering how you lined your bag. Please email me at brittanilang94@aim.com i need your help! :) ha

By: Meredith

Meredith — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:49:19 +0000

This is a great, quick bag. I realize (only now that I’m posting) how late I am in the responses. I, too, have never done a lining before, but I think what I’m going to do is cut a few pieces of easy washing/drying cloth, sew up the hems, and then attach snaps inside the bag and to the different linings. That way, I can change the linings based on occasion, wear, etc. Just a thought.

Again, I realize this is ancient, but in case it helps future readers…to complete this pattern, alternate the two rows. Every ten rows, stick with that row’s pattern, but do a cable stitch when you get to the P8 or K8. So, let’s say that row 2 is your tenth row, when you get to P8, place 4 stitches on a stitch holder, let them drop forward or backward (either way is ok…just make sure you are consistent…always drop forward or always drop backward), P the last 4, put the held stitches back on the left needle, P as normal, and continue with pattern.

Hope this helps. Thanks, again, Ruth. My bag’s still WIP, but you can check it out in Ravelry (misharenu99).

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:25:21 +0000

I would like to make this with a skein of Peace Fleece, worsted weight. What size needles do you suggest? I LOVE LOVE LOVE your clutch!!!

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:38:20 +0000

Great stuff! Will make several as Christmas gifts. Thanks so much for sharing.

By: Diana*

Diana* — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:55:58 +0000

wow! this is really cute! I was looking to do something just like this and I think this one might be great to practice the cables with! Thank you for making your pattern free!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:17:52 +0000

Hi I was hoping you could help me, i have knitted your bag (cabled clutch) and it looks great but I am stuck on how to go about putting the lining in the bag. I have never made a bag before so i apologize for my lack of knowledge so any instruction you could give me on this part would be very much appreciated.

Oh, also did you put anything behind the magnetic clasp to hide the back of it from showing through the front of the bag?

thank you very much for your time and help!

By: maria

maria — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 04:49:40 +0000

Hi,

I’m a beginner. What exactly do you mean when you say “EXCEPT do a cable crossing (cross 4 sts; Iâ€™ve put in bold where to cross) every 10 rows?”

Thanks.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:41:00 +0000

Thank-you for the clarification! I am going to have to try this great purse now!

By: Ruth

Ruth — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:32:00 +0000

hi anonymous,
i didn’t use live stitches to attach the dowel onto the purse. in my post, i mention that i sewed the dowel onto my purse (after i had already cast-off)… by weaving the yarn in each stitch and over the dowel, over and over again. hope that helps!
p.s. and in the future, if you would like to ask questions, be sure to add your email/blog so i can reply to you directly! =)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 13:33:00 +0000

The clutch is beautiful! What kind of cast on did you do so that you could get the dowel through the cast on row? Also, did you not bind off and just transfer the “live” stitches to the dowel? Thanks!!!