Oh, how pretty! Nice job Drew! Congrats on a new pattern.. keep em coming!

Drew: Thanks Beth! I've got more coming in the next few months!


Beth | Homepage | 08.24.06 - 6:54 pm | #

Drew,
I like the look of the Allison Messenger Bag very much. I just now got the pattern and I know I will enjoy learning how to make it and I look forward to using it. Thanks for a great looking bag! Great job!
Ruth

Drew: Thank you Ruth! I'm so glad you like it!


Ruth | Homepage | 08.24.06 - 7:13 pm | #

Very nice!! I love the cabled look!! Another must for my collection.

Drew: I'm happy you like it!


Lisa | Homepage | 08.24.06 - 9:46 pm | #

love the cables! gives it a nice visual weight.

Drew: Thanks Pdx!


pdxWoman | Homepage | 08.24.06 - 9:54 pm | #

Oh I love it Drew! I think that's my favorite one so far!

Drew: Wow, thanks Christi!!


Christi | Homepage | 08.24.06 - 10:10 pm | #

Nice bag!

Drew: Thanks Pam!


Pam Gillette | Homepage | 08.24.06 - 10:44 pm | #

Your purse designs are becoming very nice. Will Nylon be allright for the purses pattern?

Congratulations!

Drew: Thanks Andy! Yep, you could definitely use Nylon for this bag. The size may be a little different but it would work up well.


Andres P. Nevarez | Homepage | 08.24.06 - 11:04 pm | #

LOVE the purse. I have been wanting to learn how to cable in crochet and your instructions are always so easy to understand. i will be downloading the pattern as soon as my checkbook quits bouncing!

Drew: LOL - yes, you best wait! I'm glad you like the purse; cables are fun!


nifer | 08.25.06 - 9:51 am | #

OOh! I wonder how much yarn you need to make this? Did I get enough last Sunday at the yarn show? Could I use two colors somehow? Do you think I should finish (and start) the eleventy seven other projects I have in my stash first?

You know I don't normally carry a purse, but this is more like a messenger bag. What a nice yarn carrier it would make!

Drew: Just 200 grams of your favorite worsted weight yarn! You should always have lots of projects half finished. It's a law or something.


Imaginary Maggie | Homepage | 08.25.06 - 12:46 pm | #

Love Love LOVE it! You have outdone yourself this time Mr Crochet Dude. Thanks for yet another wonderful pattern. Now to go start yet another project.

Drew: Thank you Janet, you are very kind!


Janet | 08.25.06 - 2:36 pm | #

Great bag, Drew! I love it.

Drew: Thanks Gleda!


Gleda | 08.25.06 - 4:48 pm | #

Great looking bag...but I have so many other things to finish first :

Drew: You can never have too many WIPs!


Judy G | 08.26.06 - 5:48 am | #

Hey - I recognize that yarn! Beautiful job as always

Drew: Thank you Sherri, I'm glad you like it!


Sherri | Homepage | 08.26.06 - 7:02 am | #

Wow! It's perfect. Just what I need. And, as usual, it is expertly done. Happy hookin' Drew

Drew: Thanks Beata!!


Beata Ball | 08.26.06 - 9:49 am | #

Yippee for Drew! I love the cross body style purses, and this one looks like it will replace my long standing, ugly, utilitarian, green, gap purse from circa 1989!

Thanks for being so clever,

Drew: Thank YOU for the kind words! You've made my day!!


Holly Bee | Homepage | 08.26.06 - 11:55 am | #

Fantastic! My aunt was visiting this weekend and crocheting like a fiend. I'm going to direct her to your site. I love the cross-body design- if I don't have a purse like that, I leave it in strange places and people steal my checkbook. Thanks for designing with people like me in mind!

Drew: I'm always happy to help! I'm glad you like the design, and I hope your aunt comes to visit soon!


Susan | Homepage | 08.26.06 - 1:28 pm | #

love it!!!

Drew: Thanks kathy!



kathy | 08.26.06 - 1:46 pm | #

Awesome Allison Messenger Bag.. totally love it.. I did a whimsical messenger bag for my daughter and jee wiz.. I thought it was going to fall apart.. she used it everyday during the school year.. now you have inspired me to make another one for her for her first semester of college... again great bag.

Drew: Hi Sheila, that's very cool!!


Sheila | Homepage | 08.26.06 - 9:06 pm | #

Hiya,

gorgeous purse... I should try some crochet one of these days (well I know how to do it, it is just that it triggers sever tendonitis within half an hour ).
I thought you'd dropped off the face of the earth after spending time at CAP's... turns out to be that bloglines doesn't indicate updates to your blog anymore...

Off to read all the posts that I missed!!!

Cheers Eva

Drew: hmm, that's odd about the bloglines. Welcome back though! I'm glad you like the purse!!


Eva | Homepage | 08.27.06 - 6:41 am | #

Hi'..
my name is nagi.I am living in turkey.I have very little english knowledge.
Very beautifull.I liked very much.My, one, *Blog, there, .Come on you.You see different projects.Point of view,

Drew: Thank you Nagi. I'm happy that you found my blog!


nagi | Homepage | 08.27.06 - 10:42 am | #

hi drew, i am an avid reader but never a post-er until now. one of your purses was picked for a CAL on one of my groups. just thought you might like to know
sara

Drew: Wow Sara, That's amazing! Thanks so much for telling me!!


sara | 08.27.06 - 6:19 pm | #

Verwy, verwy pwetty! Seriously, it's a good one!
ladylinoleum | Homepage | 08.29.06 - 3:40 pm | #