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Fit for a watermelon

last night i was up way too late. the other day jean-marie taught me how to crochet in the round and i found this pattern for a big holed string bag. but i didn't have any string. so i used curling ribbon instead. this is my first crochet project ever and i'm surprised by how easy it was and how (relatively) even my chains are. also the curling ribbon is really very sturdy once it's been pulled into chains.

the bag came out a little bit smaller than i thought it would be. it's sort of squat, like a basket. and since i've used orange curling ribbon it reminds me of a pumpkin. originally i thought i'd be able to take it to the grocery store and use it for a grocery bag, but after i finished i realized it was much much smaller than anticipated (i didn't gauge it, i never do, i'm way too lazy for that) and i didn't have the size hook the pattern called for. besides i'm much too stubborn and lazy for reading directions.

anyway, it's much to small to take to the store, but it happens to fit a baby round watermelon (which is sort of the size of a large honeydew or cantaloupe). you can see that in the photo. i think perhaps i'll take it to the farmers market with me.

or you know, if i ever need to bring a watermelon with me, i'm totally set.

sidenote: they just started a farmer's market nearish to my neighborhood. now i have no excuses.

Posted by pocketpig at August 4, 2005 09:40 AM

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Posted by: heather at August 4, 2005 01:26 PM

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