Backstory: 

I have a fabulous little fabric bag that I got on my honeymoon in Mexico.  It has been a perfect bag for me to carry my Palm Phone and my credit cards and a few dollars.  I wear it around my neck or toss it into my knitting or diaper bag.  It holds my Essentials!  Unfortunately, the bag is starting to wear thin.  I’ve been trying to knit a replacement bag, but so far have not come up with an adequate replacement.  So, how about we have a contest to design a replacement!

 

Contest:

Design and submit an original knitted or crocheted Essentials Bag.  Submit the pattern and your sample item to win a prize in one of the following categories:

 

• Pam’s Overall Favorite

($50 prize)

• First Runner Up

($25 prize)

• Marnie’s Favorite

(Prize from Curly Purly)

• Best Functionality
• Silliest
• Most Impressive Embroidery
• Stashbuster (using yarn leftovers)

(Prize from www.fernandfaerie.com: 3 patterns of your choice and a set of stitch markers!)

• Most Complicated/Intricate Design
• Most Economical
• Most Elegant
• Simplest

 

Each of the submissions becomes the property of Wooly Wonder.  They will be distributed in a drawing at the end of the contest; each designer will be entered to win an item in the drawing.   I get to keep whatever ones I like, and the rest will be entered into the drawing. 

 

Essentials Bag Requirements:

The bag needs to hold a few small items (phone, credit cards, key).

It must be light and portable.

It needs to be worn easily so both hands can be free to take care of kids.

It should not stretch out excessively when worn.  (In other words, it must hold its shape.)

 

Here are some pictures of my Essentials Bag.  I’m not married to the form of the bag, but I am very attached to the function. 

 

 

 

Some hints: 

I first tried to make the bag in Colinette Giotto – a gorgeous tape yarn – on rather large needles to showcase the yarn.  It drooped down to my knees and was so bulky, even though the yarn was light tape yarn.  This needs to be a thin, densely knit/crocheted piece, I think, in order to function properly. 

 

Feel free to stray from the design shown here. 

 

Submission Guidelines:

Please submit clear, concise instructions with illustrations and photographs as necessary to get your message across. All patterns should include the following: Pattern Name, Finished Measurements, Materials (yarn, needles, notions), Gauge, Instructions, Finishing Details. 

Patterns should be in either Microsoft Word document format or text-only format. 

Please include a drawing/schematic of your design.  A clear hand drawn illustration is ok. 

Patterns must include the following: brand name, colors and fiber content of yarn used; yardage per ball or skein; quantity of yarn required.

Feel free to seek out help with pattern writing on the forums!

 

Contest Official Rules:

- Contest ends October 15th, 2005. 
- Contest winners will be chosen at the discretion of Pamela and a panel of judges to be named later.
- Additions to these rules may be made at Pamela’s discretion at any time.

- Entries must be received by the deadline to Pamela’s home address, available via PM to Pamelamama at Wooly Wonder Forums. 

- Entry must include finished Essentials Bag and knitting/crocheting instructions.  All submissions become the property of Wooly Wonder.   

- Cash prize of $50 for the Grand Prize winner (submitting the design I want to use for myself!)  and $25 for runner up 

- Prizes submitted by Wooly Wonder Forum members will be distributed to winners in categories listed above.  

- All winning submissions will be published in the first ever Wooly Wonder Newsletter and/or on the Wooly Wonder Website.  Wooly Wonder retains the right to edit submissions for clarity. 

- Patterns remain the intellectual property of the designers. 

- WoolyWonder.com  is not responsible for lost or misdirected entries.

 

Prizes:

Grand Prize: $50

First Runner Up: $25

Winners in all categories:  Choice of one free Wooly Wonder Pattern 

 

Additional Prizes from these donors:

Dashing Dachs

Hand-Dyed Peace Fleece Yarn from KnitWitz Baby

Patterns and stitch markers from Fern and Faerie

Market Bag and Produce Patterns from Dandelion Dreamers

Baby Puppy from Indigo Onion

Size Medium Diaper from Angel Wraps

Something special from 7^th Heaven Babies

A bear or maybe a babywearing pixie from Curly Purly

 

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