Eco Warrior Shopping Bag
by Haley Waxberg
The first incarnation of this pattern was made with a repurposed bed-sheet in Making Stuff: An Alternative Craft Book (a very cool book if you're into crafts). But lets face it, when you sleep on 500 count Egyptian cotton you may not have the time or the inclination to deconstruct your bedding. This version is worked in a bulky weight ribbon yarn to crochet fast & easy. Use the bags for your own shopping or give them as hostess or housewarming gifts; everyone raves about them, they get used all the time, they help create a little less garbage and they're stronger and easier to carry than plastic shopping bags. For another great shopping bag in a smaller gauge check out our Crochet Grocery Bag pattern!
Materials
● 6.5mm or 7mm crochet hook
● 4 locking or split ring stitch markers
● 2 skeins of Crystal Palace Deco Ribbon (50g/73m, 70% acrylic/30% nylon) or 150m of ribbon yarn that calls of a 6.5 to 8mm needle.
● Sewing needle & thread to match yarn
Gauge
Gauge is not critical for this project, but it is preferable to work tight rather than loose.
Pattern Stitches
Ch chain
R round or row
Sc single crochet
Sl slip stitch
Eco Warrior Shopping Bag by
Haley Waxberg is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported
License.
Based on a work at
www.knitomatic.com.