Recycled Silk Tuck-Away-Tote

For my first quarter Fiber & Textile mod project on Lettuce Craft, I decided to run a Spring Greening Challenge.  The assignment was to craft an item that replaces a commonly used disposable version, such as dishcloths, cloth napkins, paperless-towels, etc. 

For my own contribution, I knew I wanted to make something out of a recycled yarn.  I dug through my stash and picked out a few cakes of Darn Good Yarn's silk blend sport weight yarn, in colorway Burgundy Blossom.  It's made from reclaimed sari silk and viscose. 

I searched Ravelry for a grocery tote pattern, and found this super cute Tuck-Away Tote pattern, that contains a pocket, that the tote can be folded up into!  You can easily tuck it away to carry in a purse or coat pocket. 

 The round pocket is positioned along the bottom of the tote.  I finished it off with a pewter Celtic button that I had in my stash. 

All tucked away, ready to go on a shopping trip.  ...whenever we're finally allowed to go out again!

Vintage Market Tote

Quick little impromptu project.  I've been working on the Spill Shawl, but ran out of yarn.  Since I can't be without a project, I dug through my stash to see what I around the house.  I found 1.5 skeins of Bernat Maker Home Dec in my stash, that I had bought for a project and later changed my mind about.  I decided to use it up by making the Vintage Market Tote pattern I had seen on Ravelry.  The pattern works up simply and quickly, and makes for a nice gift.  This one is going to my mom for her birthday, along with some handmade dishcloths & scrubbies.