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April 17, 2013

Hello, readers! Jillian popping in with a project to share.

Since starting here at Blue Sky Alpacas, I’ve come to find that perhaps I look at the world in more of a crafterly (is that a word? well, it is now…), out-of-the-box way than I had previously thought.

This is perhaps most exemplified by my Market Tote, one of the first Blue Sky Alpacas patterns that caught my eye, largely due to the fact that it is a crochet pattern and six months ago I wasn’t nearly as confident a knitter, so I focused on crochet. But, if I’m honest, I would say it was even more largely due to the fact that, when I looked at it, I didn’t see this…

Market Tote

A super-handy tote for groceries, workout clothes, yarn projects, or as an airplane carry-on!

I saw this

Patchwork Market Tote

A super-handy INSANELY COLORFUL tote for groceries, workout clothes, yarn projects, or as an airplane carry-on!

And then it had to be made. The vision had to be realized! And so it was. The Market Tote to end all Market Totes… the patchwork Market Tote… where every panel on all four sides (including the bottom) is a different color. It is crazy color awesome!

So, next time you have a vision, make it reality! Don’t be afraid to experiment and go outside the box. Run with your imagination and make the crazy-awesome-impossible into crazy-awesome-reality!


The Details

Pattern: Market Tote
Designer: Valerie Teppo
Size: one size, 15¼” x 12½” x 5½”
Hook: Size G (4mm) hook, or size needed to obtain gauge
Yarn: Blue Sky Alpacas Skinny Cotton in Zinc #304 (or, if you’re me: Zinc #304, Squash #306, Maize #307, Mallard #308, Pear #312, Gravel #314, Coral #317)
Pattern available in the Blue Sky Alpacas Pattern Store

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