Discovering Pinterest has led to a desire to do a few craft projects that I might not have attempted otherwise. A fun one that I was inspired to take on is making a Plastic Tote bag from grocery bags.
First you have to make "plarn". And you can find instructions illustrated here or in done in photos here. The number of plastic bags needed depends on the size of the tote you want to make. I cannot remember how many grocery bags I used. Tom remembers we had to go shopping a few times before I could finish. Getting the white bags here was hard. Most of the ones in our local shops here in Belmopan are various shades of black with blue lettering on them. The white bags came from our trip to Spanish Lookout and from Tom's trip to the hardware store.
I didn't use a pattern I just made a chain for how wide I wanted my tote to be and then began crocheting in rounds until I had the length I wanted and finished with the handles. You can find a pattern here if you need one.
First you have to make "plarn". And you can find instructions illustrated here or in done in photos here. The number of plastic bags needed depends on the size of the tote you want to make. I cannot remember how many grocery bags I used. Tom remembers we had to go shopping a few times before I could finish. Getting the white bags here was hard. Most of the ones in our local shops here in Belmopan are various shades of black with blue lettering on them. The white bags came from our trip to Spanish Lookout and from Tom's trip to the hardware store.
I didn't use a pattern I just made a chain for how wide I wanted my tote to be and then began crocheting in rounds until I had the length I wanted and finished with the handles. You can find a pattern here if you need one.
I love my little tote bag and if we ever collect enough bags in a different color I will make another one!
Go over and check them out if you are interested.
Has Pinterest inspired you?!
