We've decided! Our Valentine's KAL will be this brand new pattern, Pocketed Be-Mine Bag! The KAL will run January 20-27 (Monday to Monday). The pattern will be FREE for KAL participants (on January 18), and we'll have some fun prizes along the way. KAL participants will also get a 25% coupon to use at Etsy for any of Wylde & Plumb's other knit or crochet patterns.
KAL Schedule:
Jan. 20 (Monday): Introduce yourself and show us your yarn!
Jan. 21: Do the bag strap/sides.
Jan. 22: Do the bag front.
Jan. 23: Break/Catch-Up Day.
Jan. 24: Do the bag back.
Jan. 25: Sew the bag together.
Jan. 26: Break/Catch-Up Day.
Jan. 27: Post photos & project pages.
If you're interested in joining the KAL, please sign up by joining our site and commenting here!
Thanks for the discount! But I can’t get it to work?! It says it’s invalid?
AND THE FINAL WINNER IS...
Pam (mentortchr)!!!
Congratulations, and please choose any pattern you'd like from the KNIT Patterns or CROCHET Pattern pages in the menu above.
Again, I'm so sorry to be late on this announcement. I made dinner for the family, ate dinner, cleaned up from dinner, then flopped down in my chair and started working on another washcloth and completely forgot to come back to my computer last night.
I had so much fun with you all, and I'll look forward to future KALs and CALs! If you're able, I hope you'll join in with the Speed VAL-CAL on February 1st (see a post about it back on the Project-A-Longs page), and I'm looking at more later in February. Feel free to make suggestions if you see a pattern you'd like to do a KAL or CAL for! Enjoy the rest of your January!
Love the yarn in that washcloth. Great choice!
MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020: LAST DAY of KAL!
Good morning, all!
I love seeing your finished bags. Today I'll give an entry into the final day's prize drawing for everyone who has a finished bag (a picture on any day is okay, it doesn't have to be today), for anyone who makes a Project Page on Ravelry (I see Carla and mentortchr already did one-- thanks!), and anyone who shows me a screenshot or link to where you talked about the KAL and/or Wylde & Plumb on your own social media (one entry per person, even if you do it multiple places-- I appreciate the marketing help, but I can't keep up with too many links and photos!). I'll announce the winner this evening, after 5:00 (so get your entries in by 5:00 to make sure you don't miss out!).
This has been a fun week! I think we'll go ahead and do the Filet Crochet Tea Bag Bag as a speed CAL on February 1, so go comment on that post if you haven't yet and you want to join. Looking forward to more projects together!
I love you bag! The beads are so cute!
I posted this earlier today. I don’t
see it so I’m reposting. Apologies if it turns out to be duplicated.
put up a picture and it went sideways again,. I tried to edit it and now I can’t find it. Can anyone see my yellow finished
I would like the pattern for the Fingertipless gloves. Thank you!
WINNER for SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 is...
Carla again!
It looks like only two people posted their finished bags yesterday (mentortchr, I hope you feel better and can finish today!) so I had my daughter choose right hand or left hand, with a name in each of my hands. Carla won!
Today's prize is a pattern, so Carla please see if there are any knit or crochet patterns you would like.
Today is also a break day, but tomorrow I'll just ask for folks to post about the KAL on social media (and provide a screenshot here) and/or make a Ravelry project page (I still have to put the pattern on Rav-- will do that today!). Even if you didn't finish, you can still post about what you did, and it will count! We'll even count photos of Linen Stitch Washcloths and/or shout-outs inviting friends to Like Wylde & Plumb on Facebook and/or join here at the website. Thanks so much! Have a great Sunday!
Got up Saturday morning with great intentions. Then, WHAM! Migraine that put me down for most of the day. My plan is to spend this afternoon (Sunday) stitching together. Hopefully, I’ll be caught up tonight.
I finished my bag. I made it Sugar and Cream yarn with size 9 needles. The finished size is 4 1/2 by 5 3/4 inches.
We are at a funeral now, on the way to the cemetery. I posted that far away pic of the ‘back’ because it looks like a 5 year old did it. I’m mortified by it. Please do not look closely.That stitch is not my friend🙄
Where do we post a project page? Ravelry is the only place I have ever made a project page and I don’t think that is where you want it. I could put a picture on Facebook and Instagram.
I would love the knitting is therapy marker. It is perfect for me! I dislocated my elbow in December and the doctor told me yesterday that knitting and crocheting will help the ligaments in my arm heal!
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2020: Sew your bag together!
The front and back fit into the strap, and I stitched them together by stitching just behind the slip-stitched knit columns at the edges of the pieces. That makes those knit columns stand out a little bit on the corners and give it almost a piping-like edge. Just be careful to make sure that the front and back fit symmetrically into the strap.
Can't wait to see your finished bags!
We'll have another break day for Sunday tomorrow, and on Monday will be our last day. Would love if you could make project pages on Ravelry and/or post about your bag in any knitting groups you're in. I'll post a link to the Ravelry project page on Monday!
WINNER for FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 is...
Carla!
Congratulations! I know you already have at least one Magnetic Bookmark/Line Keeper, so if you're not interested in another I totally understand! Feel free to pick a pattern instead, or if you see something in the PAPER Brilliants section that you like let me know!
Thanks to everyone for keeping up with the KAL and for all the beautiful work you're doing!
Here is the back of my bag!
Why am I in here twice?!
Worst than a rookie!
RE PICTURES:
I love seeing all your pictures! When you select a picture to add you should get a toolbar associated with the picture. It looks like this:
You can change the size and position of your picture via the toolbar. The first icon (on the far left) leaves it exactly as it is. The second one makes it smaller. The three icons in the middle move it left, right, or center.
Hope everyone's having a great Friday!
Who wouldn’t need more than one of these⁉️ I love them! Here’s my back
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2020: Make the bag's back.
If you successfully finished the front, the back is a breeze! It's exactly the same as the front, but without a pocket. Post pictures here and tomorrow morning I'll announce today's winner of a Magnetic Bookmark & Pattern Marker! (If you already have one and don't need another, we can talk about a different prize!)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/614251654/magnetic-bookmark-pattern-marker
Thank you! You haven't lost me! Just need some practice.
Wow!! Thank you!! Score!!
Front panel completed! My first inset pocket, and it was surprisingly easy! I’ll be doing these pockets often
Pretty yellow 💛
I finished the front. My bag is 4 1/4” x 6” since I used Sugar and Cream. I love the inset pocket. I want to make a smaller one now!
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2020:
Finish up the FRONT of the bag and show us a picture! The front has the inset pocket. It looks complicated and scary if you've never set in a pocket before, but IT IS NOT. When you get to where you want the top (opening) of the pocket to be you'll simply work three stitches, then bind off 16 stitches, then work three stitches. On the next row (wrong side) you'll work three stitches, then lay the pocket inset you made and kept on a holder against your work and knit across (in Linen Stitch) the 16 sts of the pocket, then finish the last three stitches of that row.
Voila! You've set in a pocket! Whenever you're ready you can whip stitch the other three sides of the pocket to the back (wrong side) of the front panel. The pattern instructions tell you to do that at the end, during the finishing, but I usually can't wait-- I want to see my pocket completely finished! Tomorrow will be a break/catch-up day, so if you've gotten behind you can work tomorrow-- no posts/prizes for Thursday. But I'll announce today's prize winner tomorrow morning after everyone's had a chance to post their front panel pictures.
Enjoy your Wednesday!
Going to be a nice bag! 😍
Love the yarn! Great job! ❤
I’m using a slightly bigger yarn (Crafter’s Secret and Sugar ‘n Cream). Do you think I should add a few inches to my strap? My pocket insert is measuring 3“ wide instead of 2”.
It seems like the strap takes forever to knit!
That was a long 20 inches!
I finished the strap! I have some loose stitches on the sides. I’m not sure what I did.
I would love the desert sunset cowl crochet pattern. Thank you so much!
Switching the color for my bag body, since my grey turned out to actually be purple. For the love of daylight 🤣
Ah! I’m on the app now! So much easier once you get the hang of it 🤣
Thanks, I’ll try that!
I am a retired teacher in West Virginia. I like to knit and crochet. I also enjoy quilting and basket weaving. I am using this pink cotton bag. My bag will be larger because I am using size 7 needles. I plan on making a small bag later.
It’s 7 AM here on the Gulf Coast and I just discovered this knitting along. I’ll have to search my stash or make a quick run to Hobby Lobby (which is the only craft store nearby). I’ll post my yarn later in the day. Thank you for this fun opportunity.
MONDAY, JANUARY 20: KAL DAY 1
Please introduce yourself any show us a picture of the yarn you've chosen for the project. Today's prize winner may choose a free pattern from Wylde & Plumb (knit or crochet). Winner will be announced tomorrow.
I’d love to join 💕
PATTERN AVAILABLE TODAY! (Through January 27) Good morning, KAL gals! In preparation for the start of our Valentine's Day KAL, you can download the pattern for Pocketed Be-Mine Bag here. It's made with sport-weight yarn, but really any yarn will do. Worsted will give you a slightly bigger bag, sock or fingering will give you a smaller one.
Can't wait to get started on Monday! Let us know if you have any questions.
id love to join this Kal!
This will be my first KAL!
II want to join the KAL
Sounds fun!