Yesterday I posted about my new Scout Lock It Pocket Rocket, and how much I have liked it (whoever wins the giveaway will love theirs, too!). In fact, there was only one improvement I wanted to make: to add a cross-body strap! I love having my shoulders free when I’m holding Milo’s hand and have Eliot on my hip…which is almost all of the time. Because of the existing “Lock It” stroller buckles, I was able to add an ajustable cross body strap really easily. Here’s how:
1. Buy two 1.5″ backpack buckles one 1.5″ sliding buckle, and 1 1/3 yards of 1.5″ nylon webbing in a coordinating color to the bag. (I found hot pink in 1″, and decided to sew it onto the 1/5″ white strap so I could have the pop of color to match my True Brit.)
2. If using two colors, center the 1″ strap on the 1/5″ strap and pin in place. Sew a straight stitch down each side of the 1″ strap.
3. Weave the one end of the strap through the sliding buckle.
4. Fold over and stitch the loop closed around the center bar of the sliding buckle.
5. Weave one of the male ends of the buckle onto the strap, with the end facing the sliding buckle.
6. Weave the other end of the webbing through the sliding buckle, covering the loop that you stitched in step 4.
7. Weave the male end of the second buckle onto the free end of the webbing, with the clip facing away from the sliding buckle.
8. Form a loop around that buckle and stitch in place across the webbing.
9. You’re finished! You should now have an adjustable strap with two male buckles each facing away from the strap. Clip the buckles into the existing female ends on the Lock It Pocket Rocket, for use as a cross body strap!
Now I’m set for strolling around town with the bag locked on to my stroller, or for walking around town with this cross-body strap locked over my shoulders! I’m loving it.
ps Forgive the iPhone photos. Last week my dslr was in the shop, and this strap-making simply could not wait! Diaper bag accouterments are urgent business, you know.
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So CUTE!!!!! I love it!
You’re so funny. I had mad ambitions of making gorgeous custom diaper bags when my kids were little, but by the time I get around to doing it I’LL probably be the one in diapers!
. I hope your camera is feeling better soon.
Haha, I have never wanted to make a whole diaper bag (or any other kind of bag for that matter:) but I do love a good one that someone else makes! My camera recovered easily. It just had a bit of dust on the sensor that was creating a black orb in every.single.photo. What a pain to edit. xoxo
Great addition to a GREAT bag. I can’t believe I hadn’t ever heard of Scout Bags before. Thanks for sharing. This would come in handy for our flight this next weekend, but guess I will have to survive without it… for this trip at least
Thanks for your tips on traveling with toddlers too. I’m really crossing my fingers it goes well on Saturday!!!
You’ve got this Tasha! Lots of fruit snacks never hurt a kid too much…
I’m worried these bags might be to on trend for me. Meaning, can I pull it off? Then again, I do love me some pockets!!