Lauria said ... And Done!! Was I the first one? I feel so special!


Michelle said ... Fabulous! And I'm writing a post about mine as we speak. Still no lining, but what the hey...


est said ... oh my gosh... you done it again! you are a what?? a superb generous pro-crocheter? or a double superb triple generous pro-future-crocheter! alice, you are so amazing with all these superb generous tutorials plus they're all so well written! i just d/l your starling . you're a superb star-ling yourself! :)


Michelle said ... Wait, actually, we're not speaking at all, are we? Sometimes I forget that...


Xanthe said ... Halp! When I (left-)click the 'one time only download link' I get a pop-up asking if I want to 'search' or 'save' a file named 'download.aspx'.
Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks in advance :)


Xanthe said ... Nevermind, I'm just stupid :D
Guess I forgot to install Adobe Reader after I re-installed Windows yesterday. Sorry!


dottycookie said ... I'm not supposed to be crocheting at the moment (elbow issues) but how on earth am I supposed to resist this? Thank you so much!


Xanthe said ... Done :D
Thank you sooo much for this, Alice. I have loved the Starling handbag since I first saw it on here, years ago. Can't wait to start crocheting!




Daniela said ... Thanks a lot for making this a free pattern! I'll totally begin to crochet today.
In other news: I told my husband yesterday that, after our marine Christmas tree that I made last year with your sea creatures, I decided to continue the felted adventure this year. There will be african animals this time I think (rrroar!)


gene said ... Thank you so much Alice!

I just realize that your other downloads will make great appliques for the handbag. Need to buy fabric for the lining. Part of the reason I really love your bag designs are the fabric lining. So adorable!


futuregirl said ... Xanthe ... The "Ack! It didn't work. What do I do now?" section on the free downloads page tells you exactly how to deal with this problem:

If your browser downloaded something with the extension .ashx and says it can't open it, change the extension to .pdf and see if it will open.


nancymoo said ... Hooray! This is so exciting! I am so sad that I have to go to work right now instead of starting my Starling Handbag!! Thanks, Alice, for all the work you put into this. I know it will be an excellent pattern! :D


planetjune said ... Congratulations on getting the pattern finished - I know it was a huge undertaking! Soon the world will be overrun with Starling Handbags, just like it is with its namesake bird (only in a good way in this case, haha!)


snarflemarfle said ... Awesome!!! I've only crocheted blankets and a few hats, so this is something totally new for me. Your tutorials are amazing and I think I could even handle sewing a lining and putting it in! I'll have to start this after I finish a baby blanket!


snarflemarfle said ... and I meant to subscribe to comments...


Mikaela said ... Thank you so much, lovely design, can't wait to start it. Time to raid my stash!


Debby said ... Oh. My. God. Its finally here!!!!!!!! Yay! *Dances around the room in excitement* I can hardly wait to get started! Congradulations! And thank you SO much for posting it!!!!!! :D


Sharee said ... Thank you for sharing this with us! I'm sure it was a lot of work for you! I'm excited.


Debby said ... Not to be annoying, but I thought you might want to know about a typo. Not a big one, but at the end of row 3 it says "sl to first sc of row", where you might want it to say "sl st to first sc of row". Easily fixed, and everyone knows what you meant.


Heather said ... Thank you once again for the great download - I can't wait to get started on it.. I think I will bring it to the cottage and start there.
Cheers


Teddi said ... Thank you! The downloads are great!


Andrea said ... Thanks! I just downloaded it and now I can't wait to try it out.


DK said ... So excited to try it out!


Carmen said ... Congratulations! Not sure if you can tell, but people are very excited about this. :)


Lei Anne said ... I was wondering if you were going to come up with the graph version of this pattern. Similar to the Japanese Crochet Patterns. Thank you.


Priscila said ... Oba, Oba , Oba ! thank you soooo much, I can't wait to start!


Angela Neil said ... Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!


Karin @ madebyk said ... Just dug out my hooks to start on this today! Thank you so much for all of the effort you've put into making this pattern.


futuregirl said ... Debby ... Thank you for the great typo check! That's exactly the kind of thing I want to hear about. :) Exactly.

Lei Anne ... Yes, I want to do a graphic version of the pattern. I'll add it to a later release.

Thank you, everyone, for your wonderful enthusiasm! I can't wait to see your very own Starling Handbag creations! :)


skhan said ... YAYYYYY... Alice I'm soooo excited to see the bag pattern! and did I mention I love the name, its probably the perfect name for this amazing bag!
I've been away and so excited to see you already have made the bag pattern available!
Thanks so much!


kirti said ... Thanks Alice for this wonderful pattern.


Rebecca said ... This is soo awesome! I'm working on mine right now (half way done, sugar 'n cream, not sure if I have enough for a whole small bag). It's looking really great! Thank you so so much for putting the pattern up! :) And making it free...you're amazing!


Rebecca said ... Yay! I finished mine (at 2:30 in the morning...)!! I'm so happy with it! :) I haven't lined or embellished it yet, but I will soon! I found no mistakes in the pattern (but you mentioned to weave in end twice though). I accidently ended up with 2 st less going into the sides, but that was my fault. I'm so tired, but I took some pics (not that great in the dark)! I've already put my project on Ravelry! :)


angela said ... Thanks for the pattern! I'm practicing my fsc so when I get some yarn for my birthday I can make my Starling Handbag!


Maryangela said ... wow! I can't wait to call it a day and have some extra fun with the Starling Handbag Pattern! Thank you again, Alice!


Debo said ... I'm working on my first handbag now and I'm so excited. It's turning out great. I'm at the handles section - wish me luck!

Great Job!!!


skhan said ... okay, I guess I'm way toooo beginner! Even with your detailed instructions I'm completely lost! I managed to work through the First Row of the Bottom part but I'm not even sure if I'm doing it correctly! Now I'm completely lost in the second row. Is there any chance you can do a video tutorial atleast to show the first 2 rows of each part of the bag to let the beginners like me get started ?


futuregirl said ... skhan ... I plan on doing a video crochet-a-long and showing how I do every single part of the handbag. I'm not sure when I'll be able to start doing that, but it's definitely on the list.


skhan said ... Thanks so much Alice :)


Carmen said ... Here is the link to my latest Starling Handbag... I wanted to do some fun embroidery on it but chickened out and stole your running stitch idea instead. :)

http://seaschell.blogspot.com/2009/07/finished.html

 
futuregirl said ... Carmen ... Love your bag!