I actually made a crocheted drawstring cupcake purse!!!!!

[knitpurlgurl]

That is really cute!! Can't wait to see more amigurumi. Love it!

I've had this cupcake purse pattern saved but haven't tried it yet. It's all one piece, so thought I'd throw it into the mix.

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/sh...ad.php?t=39446

It's very similar to the pattern I have. -But FREE!! The only thing I'd do differently is to not fasten off the cake part and then start the frosting part with a sl st. I'd just start the frosting color in the next round. It'll get covered up with the ruffle. I like this pattern's handles better than the pattern I used. - Which really doesn't have handles at all, come to think of it. But, I'm a tad confused by the directions. Maybe someone can explain it in a different way?

Straps (make 2)

Make a simple chain, however long you like. Make 2. You will weave these through the spaces left from round 8. Weave one strap in from left side, knot together. Weave in second strap from right side, knot together. So when both are pulled they cinch the top of the purse closed.

Yes, I'm written directions-challenged.

[PamJ]

I was semi-reading through that Cupcake Purse thread and noticed someone else commented on the straps. She said her purse wasn't closing up tightly. The pattern author said to thread each one through from opposite sides, horseshoe shape. Then they will pull each side up evenly. Does that make any more sense? Probably better if you find her explanation! It's on p. 8.

When I get ready to make one, I'll read through the whole thread and look for other suggestions or "issues." There are a lot of pictures with various color combinations. Fun to see.

Great idea about the ruffle covering up the frosting join. Less work!

The current thread here on making a strong chain will be very helpful!

[OffJumpsJack]

I'll attempt a drawing, the dashes in the lines are to represent the weaving through the fabric that is not shown.


You may choose to weave the ends more closely before drawing them out to the side where they tie together.

I used two colors to more clearly show how the draw strings are looped from opposite sides of the bag. You may choose to hide the knots within the weave and have a smooth loop exposed.

This is my visualization from the quote knitpurlgurl provided.

--Jack

P.S. I'm sorry about the small size. It turned out to be a smaller drawing than I expected.

--Jack

P.P.S. Well, after trying an advanced edit of my own post I found I could not use the Manage Attachments icon to replace the image with an enlargement of the same.

[OffJumpsJack]

Well, I hope that may help you.