Kaylee’s Handbag

ByAmy Ramnarine Posted on

It’s no surprise that my almost 18 month old loves to take everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) that belongs to mommy and daddy and incorporate them into her play time. Kaylee has taken everything from yarn to some of daddy’s clothes right out of his closet. Her recent acquisition was my yarn container. Needless to say she didn’t waste any time filling it up with her stuff.

After laughing about it for a few minutes, I thought that maybe Kaylee just wanted something to carry her things around in. It was time to get her a handbag. What girl doesn’t love a handbag? But wait…why buy one when I can make one! I searched the web for a while looking for a cute pattern, but I came up short. I didn’t really like anything I saw. So I took matters into my own hands. I saw a cute pattern for an owl purse on Etsy but during this time of year, I can’t really spare the extra cash. I wanted to make the purse to match Kaylee’s hat. So I got some yarn (Lily Sugar n Cream of course!) and my pattern notebook and started to scribble.

Two days later I came up with a pattern that I was really happy with and a handbag that I was ecstatic about. I really hope that Kaylee enjoys the handbag and uses it for her stuff instead of my things. Only time will tell =)

I’m in the process of cleaning up the pattern and making it understandable. Hopefully I can get some pattern testers so that I can put the pattern up for sale in my shop! I have some other freebie patterns that I’m working on too and will post them as soon as I can.

Before I close this post, I want to take a moment to say how deeply saddened I am by the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. A deeply disturbed man broke into the school and killed 26 innocent people. 20 of those killed were little children. 20 innocent little lives taken way before their time. As a parent, you think that when you send your child to school, you are sending them to a safe place where they will learn and grow. You think that nothing like this would happen to a child. But it has and its such a tragedy. I, myself, cannot stop the tears from flowing when I put on the television and see these innocent faces on the news. My heart aches for those parents that have lost their children because of the actions of a madman. I cannot express how I feel about this. I can only say that my heart truly aches. I spent this whole weekend just cherishing every moment with my baby girl. I wake up every morning thanking my lucky stars that I have the opportunity to spend one more day on this earth with her. I intend to treasure every moment of it.

Amy is a former preschool teacher turned stay at home mom that loves to crochet, craft, knit, bake and is also a fan of photography. She is now a freelance crochet designer and blogger. Amy started her blog in 2012 to help promote her crochet business but now shares aspects of her every day life including crafts, recipes, and of course, crochet!

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