If you’re wondering when you should step away from the crochet hook, remember this old saying “too much of a good thing” and when you feel yourself slipping over into the abyss of overkill, it is definitely time to put down the crochet hook.
And to think these purse designs were created by a “team” and not one of them thought “oh hey, that’s just pushing the gaudy envelope, maybe we should stop”.
However, like good little designing minions for a yarn brand label, they are just making sure we all buy that extra skein of yarn to embellish our asses off.
ETA: For those of you with an astute eye (thank you Brandy!) the second purse is indeed knitted and that was entirely my oversight…my bad! I’ll leave it up there as it’s equally horrendous.
February 6, 2011 at 3:41 pm
The problem with the first purse is to use either variegated yarn OR flowers, not both.
The second purse; aren’t you glad they created a knit version? Too bad those knit coils don’t look anything like flowers.
February 6, 2011 at 6:32 pm
Oh crap, the second one is knitting, however, I’ll leave it up there…just as bad either way and I should have double checked…my bad!
February 6, 2011 at 9:11 pm
First of all, who would even want a purse that looked remotely like either of them. Ugly designs, ugly colors just plain fugly…Yuuuuuuuuuuuuk!
February 7, 2011 at 9:39 am
Mmm. Sometimes I think crochet and knitting designers may get paid based on the meterage used…
February 7, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Whoaa!
I can see designing that 1st one and thinking it’ll be beautiful,
then throwing it away once I saw it (particularly in that yarn)
I couldn’t possibly use it in public–it reminds me of a vagina
(No… I don’t know why, and I refuse to think about it too deeply)
February 7, 2011 at 8:37 pm
at least it would foil a pick pocket because you can’t tell the beginning or end of it, let alone the opening
February 8, 2011 at 7:37 pm
Crocheting is therapeutic, you can crochet yourself a cocoon if you want or need to; it may come in different forms.
February 8, 2011 at 7:54 pm
i like the color. i even like the ‘flowers’. but, i don’t like the combination on the scale of a purse. just doesn’t work.
February 11, 2011 at 8:32 pm
The first one…..definitely afterbirth. What is that yellowish brown color? Nicotine stains? UGGY The second one…… What is this with the colors? Must have been found in a dollar store.
February 16, 2011 at 3:44 am
The first bagis a totally brillant- NO self respecting theif would EVER steal it.
February 26, 2011 at 10:12 pm
I don’t understand how anyone could carry these around without snagging them on things.
March 1, 2011 at 10:30 pm
Can you tell me where you found these patterns please?
March 5, 2011 at 7:07 am
“The purse that goes with you; grows with you!”
Don’t dare put anything heavy in it or the handles will stretch, and I could see the bag portion getting all sagged out!
As a smaller clutch bag, in a different colour and yarn (like black, and a silk yarn) I could possibly see this as an evening bag, with far fewer flowers…