My BYOB Pattern Preface

BYOB

Preface

 

A few years back, I created a design for a wine bottle carrier. It was fairly complicated, so I had to make several bags and photograph them in different stages to help explain the process in a tutorial form of pattern. I also wanted the pattern to be one that could take advantage of using leftover bits of yarns from other projects, so I had to take into consideration the construction.

Because the pattern had taken me many hours to develop as well as many hours to put together in pattern form, I added a fee for the pattern. I felt it was a nominal charge, being only $2. But many knitters only search for free patterns. And there are many available online and I have certainly been guilty of trying to find something for free before considering buying a pattern. But I have also purchased many patterns through the years.

Then a couple years ago I joined a group on Ravelry where we opted every month to follow the instructions for a mystery knit along that would only require one skein of yarn, or the equivalent amount of several yarns. We took turns presenting different patterns, either from other designers (with their consent) or our own patterns. 

When my month came along, I decided to use my BYOB design because of the small amount of yarn needed, the fact that the majority in the group were experienced knitters and that the pattern, though not free, had never been purchased and therefore had no projects attached to it. I felt the knitters would be adding their project pictures to the pattern gallery and could help future sales. However, I had a summer month and not many knitters in the group participated. Oh well...

So now, several years after it's conception, I'm deciding to post the pattern here with the tutorial so that anyone, who wants to follow along, may. 

The downloadable pattern remains available on Craftsy 
 BYOB Pattern on Craftsy
and Ravelry.
 BYOB Pattern on Ravelry

Though the bag was originally designed to be a carrier for alcoholic beverages, you'll note the red bag in the picture above holds a large square container of nuts (Costco style).
And it doesn't need to be a bag at all. It has plenty of stretch, do to it's design and you may want to use it for this...

 Quite festive, right?

So as you can see, it's definitely stretchy. 
Look for my next post for the start of the instructions.

Until then...