YARN 12 - Caird Bag

YARN 12 - Caird Bag

Like her sister Effie, Sophie Gray (later Caird) was a Pre-Raphaelite muse. A portrait by her brother-in-law Millais shows her wearing a dress embroidered with a heart and heartsease or viola flowers, inspiring the hand-embroidered nature motifs on the detailed buttons of this bag.

Materials

• Scheepjes Softfun Denim (60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic; 50g/140m)
  Yarn A: 501 x 6 balls
• Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat (100% Mercerised Cotton; 25g/140m)
  Yarn B: 128 Tyrian Purple x 1 ball
  Yarn C: 192 Scarlet x 1 ball
  Yarn D: 249 Saffron x 1 ball
  Yarn E: 390 Poppy Rose x 1 ball
  Yarn F: 401 Dark Teal x 1 ball
  Yarn G: 510 Sky Blue x 1 ball
  Yarn H: 189 Royal Orange x 1 ball
• 3.5mm and 4mm crochet hooks
• 36 x ø 23mm Prym self-cover buttons with mould, item no. 323.217
• 1 x ø 19mm Prym magnetic press fastener, item no. 416.480
• 5 pieces 25 x 25cm velvet fabric in any colour(s)
• 40 x 150cm Tissu de Marie navy blue cotton fabric for lining, item no. 96244-37
• 21 x 35cm wooden bag bottom, item no. 67459
• 2 x 53cm Prym faux leather bag handles, item no. 615.160
• Small embroidery hoop, item no. 10221
• Air erasable pen (optional), item no. M9470
• Sewing machine + supplies

Measurements:
Approx. 40cm (15.7in) high
35cm (13.8in) wide
21cm (8.3in) deep

Pattern

This is a beginner level pattern.

The pattern for the Caird Bag appears in YARN Bookazine 12 Romance, published by Scheepjes. YARN Bookazine is available in print in both UK English and Dutch language and is available from Scheepjes retailers or by subscription below:

• bit.ly/ScheepjesSubsEnglish
• bit.ly/ScheepjesSubsNederlands

The individual pattern is available via Ravelry.

Errata
Unfortunately, there is an error in the printed version of the Caird Bag pattern. The errata is available here.