The bag I crocheted in Peru in 2017 is in a wonderful hot-off-the press crochet book, Virkkaajan Vapaus (Crochet Freedom). The book includes the bag pattern and one of my short articles written in Finnish. The Swedish edition of the book will be released in December.
This informative book includes interesting histories, inspirational stories, and amazing traditional and contemporary projects – including sweaters, dresses, slippers, gloves, hats, necklaces, earrings, scarves, bags and more! The majority of the pieces are tapestry crocheted into the back loop, but other stitches and approaches are included, too, even granny squares! The colorful photographs speak volumes – especially if you don’t understand Finnish.
I try to spread good American vibes while traveling, so I chose red, white, and blue to tapestry crochet this bag during my Peru adventure. In 2017 my intent was to make the blue and red look as if they were going over and under each other to form a fabric. Reflecting on today’s political situation, it would be great if red and blue would actually join together to build a better America – because united we stand!