We all hate when people steal out ideas and even worse our knitting patterns but I had to mention this Fendi “inspired” bag created by Cara. One can argue that it’s not copyrighted as it is different from the original, including the handle style. The point is it’s adorable and I am sure we all are going to have a go at making it.
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Gather Your Scraps for a Fun Wrap
Are you all tired of scrap knitting projects yet? I hope not, because I probably never will be.
This is one of those that was actually designed to be worked with scraps, though I’m sure you could use whole or partial skeins of a few different colors if you want a less scrappy look.
The Rock Salt Wrap by Nick Davis is mostly made with mitered squares (which is a fun technique to learn if you don’t already know how to do it). Make each square a different color, or alternate colors, if you don’t want to make it fully scrappy. The pattern actually suggests places where it would make sense to change colors and includes line drawing you could color in if you want to plan it out more carefully.
Because it’s mostly made out of squares you can easily alter the size by working more or fewer squares, or making them smaller or larger. The borders are worked in garter stitch and you could also make those wider, narrower or add more of them depending on the size of shawl you want and how much yarn you have to use.
Nick says their version took about 520 yards/475 meters of worsted weight yarn to make a shawl that measures 58 inches or almost 1.5 meters long and 14 inches/36 cm wide. This same technique would be fun for a scarf if you made it a bit narrower, or you could make a bunch of strips of squares and make a blanket.
Another thing I love about this pattern is that it calls for worsted weight yarn. So many scrap projects are made for lighter weight yarn, which is fine, but the vast majority of the knitting I do is with worsted weight so I always love seeing options that are made for using those leftovers. Of course you can also use lighter weight yarn if that’s what you have on hand.
You can get this pattern from Ravelry.
[Photo: Nick Davis]
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Linda Lanese says
the Clara BeBe site is closed? here is the message: Please take note that i have removed the blog and sales sections.
I have been and would still be busy for quite sometimes.
Hopefully I would be free to pick up my knitting soon. Enjoy crafting!
You still can access and join the Knitters Community, a crafts discussion board π
pippe says
What a shame her blog is gone, I wonder if it was due to copyright and fendi issues??
Linda Lanese says
I love Fendi and searched and searched and cannot find anything on Clara BeBe site other than she closed her site. What a shame! Maybe this would have been the closest I would have gotten to owning a Fendi. π Maybe one of you clever users can find Cara!
Niharika says
Damn..the blog is gone π I so want the pattern..do you by any chance have this pattern?? I love the pink bag you made..looks so so pretty…..so wanna make it π
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Pat says
The closest pattern for the Fendi bag is at berroco.com (free pattern fantissimo and crystal)with some adjustments I think it will be very close.