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I was commissioned to make a collection of project bags for the London knitting store Loop and I spent my winter evenings designing and embroidering them. It really was a good way to spend those cold and dark nights, and even more thrilling to walk to the post office in the spring sunshine to send them off in time for the Northern Hemisphere knitting season.

Susan of Loop sent me the beautiful washed Swedish linen to work with, and it was a dream to embroider on. The linen colours (earthy, berry-tones) inspired the free-form botanical patterns, and the bags have a rambling woodland feel, I think. Each one has a different hand-worked design (you might have seen some of them posted here over the past few months…)

And now the finished bags have arrived in London and are for sale in the Loop Knit Lounge. You can read about them here, on the Loop Knit Lounge blog.

I hope knitters and crocheters will enjoy keeping their projects in them. 

Loop3(photo by Loop, London)

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16 responses to “winter’s project”

  1. Clare Avatar
    Clare

    Fantastic effort, Melissa. They are absolutely gorgeous and I bet they’ll be snapped up very quickly.

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  2. CJ Avatar

    They’re beautiful. Loop is such a lovely shop, the bags are just right for holding some of their exquisite yarn. I had no idea they had a blog, I shall go and investigate immediately! CJ xx

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  3. Ruth Avatar

    Your bags are gorgeous! How exciting to make for Loop!

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  4. EmilyClare Avatar

    Oh Melissa! These are so so gorgeous, I want them all. I bought a copy of your book a few months ago and have so enjoyed making lovely things – the drawstring bags are on the list xx

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  5. Nell Avatar
    Nell

    So charming, Melissa!

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  6. Kate Avatar

    I’m so happy to think of your lovely work in Susan’s shop. Maybe one day you’ll make the long journey over to do a workshop or two…I look forward to owning a bag of my own. But which to choose?!

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  7. steph Avatar

    these look fabulous!!!!!

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  8. Littleminx.wordpress.com Avatar

    just lovely Melissa! They are so pretty – I’m sure they will go well x

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  9. tinyhappy Avatar

    thank you dear clare x

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  10. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    Very pretty, but the inbuilt nature of linen to rumple and crumble means I prefer cotton. I hope people realise though, that the amount of hours embroidery takes, that they are getting a bargain at the price.

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  11. lori Avatar

    I imagine the countless ideas of what to emboider on them were hard to chose from when you got the fabric. Good job! They are perfect. 🙂

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  12. Suse Avatar

    Oh Melissa. What a wonderful commission, and what beautiful bags you’ve made. Your work often brings a little lump to my throat.

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  13. cloth and thread Avatar

    absolutely beautiful Melissa!

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  14. Catherine Avatar
    Catherine

    I made the pilgrimage to Loop for the first time yesterday (a Wellingtonian on first trip to London), inspired by your post. Only one bag left and it’s so lovely I don’t imagine it will be long in the shop. It was kind of my second visit to Loop but the first was on a very wet Monday a few weeks ago…..they are closed on Mondays! It was more than worth the second visit and there will definitely be a third before I head home.

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  15. Denise | Chez Danisse Avatar

    Wonderful! And they sold so quickly. Bravo!

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  16. lori Avatar

    i love these so much (i say that a lot about your work). congraulations on being at loop. i can’t wait to own one of these bags someday!

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