Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Crocheted Round Plastic Grocery Bag Tote


Use up those plastic grocery bags by crocheting a "REAL GREEN" green tote bag!

Materials Needed: 45-50 Blue (or any other colors) bags, 15 white bags, M hook
Directions:
With M hook and Blue yarn ch 3
join with a sl st to form a ring
Round 1 - ch 2, work 9 hdc in ring just formed, join with a sl st to top of ch 2 (10)
Round 2 - ch 2, hdc in same st, work 2 dcs in each st around, join with a sl st to top of ch 2 (20)
Round 3 - ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in next st, (2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st) repeat around join with a sl st to top of ch 2 (30)
Round 4 - ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in next 2 sts, (2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts) repeat around join with a sl st to top of ch 2 (40)
Round 5 - ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in next 3 sts, (2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts) repeat around join with a sl st to top of ch 2 (50)
Round 6 - ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in next 4 sts, (2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 4 sts) repeat around join with a sl st to top of ch 2 (60)
Round 7-13 - ch 2, hdc in of each st around, join with a sl st to top of ch 2, at the end of round 13 drop blue and pick up white (60)
Round 14-16 - ch 2, hdc in of each st around, join with a sl st to top of ch 2, at the end of round 16 drop white and pick up blue (60)
Round 17-20 - ch 2, hdc in of each st around, join with a sl st to top of ch 2, (60)
Round 21- ch 2, hdc in next 19 sts, ch 12 (this will be the handle), skip next 10 sts, hdc in next 20 sts, sk next 10 sts, ch 12, join with a sl st to top of ch 2
Round 22- ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc in next 19 sts, work 20 scs around the ch 12 (handle) on previous round, sc in next 20 sts, work 20 scs around ch 12 on previous round. join with a sl st to 1st sc.
Fasten off.

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