Sew a lining for crocheted bags

I crocheted some bags but really don't know how to make the lining at all. Thanks to futuregirl, I myself can make the lining perfectly now! Her instruction with crystal clear photos helped me a lot. Alice, I must say thank you very much for your hard work and your sharing. The tutorial is so detailed and beautiful! I understand you had to take a lot of time to finish this tutorial, and lots of other things beside, I am grateful for that.

Take loads of care and keep on your great job!

This is where you can learn how to make the lining for your crocheted bags: http://www.futuregirl.com/craft_blog/2008/1/tutorial-sew-lining-for-crocheted-bag.aspx

Winter Solace Bolero

This is an easy-to-make bolero and just take a little time to finish.
By chance finding the very clear instruction for this from http://ginantsilyo.com/blog/2009/09/winter-solace-bolero-pattern-and-instructions/, I can't wait to make it!
Thanks for sharing!

Mauve mini bag

This bag is small but strong and you can use to safely keep your personal stuff.
Opened with the lining inside (instruction from futuregirl).

The linning is very easy to do, but I have just figured out how to use my sewing machine, so it took me almost an hour to get done, phew!!! It looks cool anyway, isn't it? :)

Shell crochet hat

I have just finished this hat and taken a picture to upload here. This hat is for Mom, she will wear it every morning when walking for exercise. She likes it so much, thanks Mom!

Boye Crochet Hook Set - Steel and Aluminum

I have just purchased this Boye crochet hook set from Amazon.com and love it very much. It comes with great case and all sizes I need. I really like the hooks Teresa used on her videos, they are Boye crochet hooks, it's her favorite brand also. I have them on my hand and from now on will never worry about having the right size hook anymore! Nice addition for my crochet collection!

Some little pouches

This pouch was made for my camera. Although it's covered with a SwissGear case, I still want to make this. Put the camera into this pouch and put them both into the carrying case, my cam can be protected from scratches.

A cotton coin-pouch

Make two heart-squares and seam it together, I got a nice pouch for some small belongings.

Shopping bag

Colorful things for opening my new camera!

I have just received a new camera, purchased from Best-Buy US. It's a Sony Cyber-shot with silver cover, 4x optical zoom and 14.1 megapixel. The design is very cool, thin and fashionable. It also gives true color and very sharp pictures. Love it!

And here are some stuff I made to open my new cam :)

Coasters on my floor:

Colorful cap on green grass:

Beret cap

Pattern HERE

My first Teddy Bear

It's so cool, isn't it? Love it so much! This is my first bear, and I begin to fall in love with amigurumi crochet!

On my chair:

A shell headband with cotton thread

This headband was made for a friend. I promised to make one for her a long time ago! :) Although it's quite easy and simple, I took much time to think of the way it looks like and choose the appropriate colors as well. Many projects are waiting for me, so I sometimes nearly forgot! This time I try to keep my promise and here it is.

The second bolero

This bolero looks so easy to crochet, so I decided to make one. But when starting to go into the work, I realized that it's not so simple as I thought. Although it just needs the basic stitches to complete, I easily got confused the stitches on putting them in order to create the patterns, and in a few times I had to remove the confused stitches to start again. Anyway, I did finish it and got some experiences, which are very helpful to my crocheting.

Crochet for sharing

I have found that crochet is also a happiness, when you not only crochet for yourself, but for the others around you. I have just finished a hat and gave it for my close colleague as a giveaway. She loves it so much and it's so happy to me when seeing her face with my hat on her head! That's a great feeling!

The hat:

And here is a scarf I have just had it given to another colleague in Germany. She will receive it on Monday, hope she likes it. It's a seed stitch scarf I have learned from Teresa.

My first perfect bag

I am very pleased with this bag, although it took too long for me to finish. With front post and back post stitches, the bag looks so secured, thick but still be soft and the mix-color is so cool!

With the lining inside when opened:

Crochet yarn and thread

Which do you prefer, yarn or thread?
Crochet is quite popular in my country. You will easily find your yarn or thread, but the variation of them, however, is not much. Vietnam has a tropical monsoon climate, so we usually do not use the thick and fuzzy yarn for crocheting as temperate zone. Especially in Ho Chi Minh city, where I am living, the hot climate is mainly, so thread is preferred. I really love many different kinds of yarn and thread in the other countries showed on internet, but it's so hard to find in Vietnam.

My cotton thread collection:

And the tough thread usually used for making bags:

I also use some kinds of cotton yarn for sweaters, scarfs and hats...