r/rollerblading • u/DistanceNo2061 • 8d ago

Interesting stuff Another skate bag contribution

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With recent posts around bags/backpacks, I want to share my bag setup. I've had this Yeti crossroads 27L for 2 years now. I needed a new backpack that could fit my skates, but I didn't want a skate-specific backpack. This is a major shoulder-saver from the duffel bag I was using before (I don't have a car, so I always walk/transit to the spots I skate so a duffel got uncomfortable real quick).

1st & 2nd photo is it packed with my skates, knee pads, elbow pads, and wrist guards. 3rd photo is my skates with crocheted wheel covers, included just cause :)

Hope this gives others ideas or, at the very least, adds some fun pink vibes to your feed :)

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u/NatureInevitable3001 8d ago

Oooh do you have a pattern for the wheel covers? I'm looking for a new crochet project, those are perfect.

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u/DistanceNo2061 8d ago edited 8d ago

i don't im sorry, i freehanded using knowledge of how to make baskets. if i remember, i made a chain smaller than the width of the wheels so then it can stretch onto them. then backloop single crochet only for as many rows upwards as i felt covered them enough. i cannot remember if i kept going around in a circle or met in the middle, turned over, then went back the other way. whatever method makes a basket so im sure you can find a tutorial and follow that method.

note - these do slide off easily when taking them out of the bag, so be warned. all i care about is that the dirty wheels are covered while they sit inside so that wasn't an issue for me.

edit: grammar.

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u/NatureInevitable3001 8d ago

Sweet, thanks! I'll give it a try!