Mama's got a brand new bag

And she made it too!

This bag is from Hollywood Knits Style by Suss Cousins. I have the hardback version of the book, just in case you were interested in my personal knitting library. I have all her books. I dig them all. They're written well, the patterns work and generally your stuff looks chic while being pretty darn easy to make. The purse above, knit & purl. I know, complicated right? And its a quick knit so for all you wacky advanced knitters that get bored easily, this will take you no time and yet be a go to bag. Its light, sturdy and just happy. In fact, lean in. I'll tell you a secret. I'm making one for my mom in summer colors. Shh, don't tell her.

Ok, back to the purse at hand. The handle and the yarn are also Suss. Both were bought on sale so yeah, not too useful for your current purchase purposes. But, if you do happen to swing by her next sale, the yarn is a red/pink (1 strand red, 1 strand pink) thick thin sort of thing called Suss Charm. I love it. I loved it when it was full price. I loved it on sale. I loved it on clearance. And, I bought it all three times. I have oodles. Love. it.

What you can't see (mental note take a picture and learn to share) is the lining, my particular favorite part of the purse. Its a skirt that I bought back in college that I love. LOVE. (I know, there's alot of love in this post.) I got it at Wet Seal (shut up!) on Clearance for $9.99. Hmmm...what year? 1996? Anyways, it was a slip style skirt, small slit on the side, elastic waist and black lace trim at the bottom. I was so cute wearing that with black mary janes and a black top that I would wear over it. I even wore it when I was personal shopping at Bloomingdales with a black sweater set, black tights, and yes, black mary janes. Sadly, I stopped wearing it years ago but just looking at it made me happy so I couldn't get rid of it.

*Idea*

I could reuse it (!) and get the same joy from that shiny leopard every time I opened my new purse.