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Felted Blue Handbag

I have simply fell in love with felting bags. Here is my latest bag which is a blue handbag with variegated wool yarn for the flap trim and the strap. I crocheted this handbag using 100% wool and felted it an extra long time as I wanted my final product to be very tight. This […]

Recycled Plastic Hobo Handbag

This hobo handbag was crocheted using recycled plastic bags. It is a pattern that I adapted from Dao over at ShortyLamCrochet Blogspot. Dao calls this her Nordstrom Knockoff Hobo bag. I emailed Dao several times to work out some details because to create her bag using plastic bag yarn or plarn, the pattern required some […]

Recycled Plastic Plarn Handbag

Check out my latest recycled plastic bag “plarn” handbag.

This was crocheted from some recycled Walmart plastic bags. The white with black lettering isn’t the most attractive material but I added just a bit of ribbon and it really made the bag look cute. This bag measures 9″ by 9″ and was created for a promotional […]

Felted Ipod Nano Cozy

Need a little cozy for your Ipod Nano? Well crochet yourself this quick and easy cozy project!

Free Pattern:
Crochet this cozy using about an ounce of 100% wool yarn with a “G” hook. Chain 13, single crochet (sc) in 2nd stitch from hook and in each stitch down to end of chain (12 sc). Working around […]

Green Tote for Earth Day

Happy Earth Day 2008!
In honor of Earth Day, I have crocheted this recycled green tote bag which I’m calling my Green Greenie Bag.

The project is made using recycled plastic bags which have been repurposed into plarn or plastic bag yarn. Here is a picture tutorial to show you the step-by-step process to making plarn. What […]

Messenger Bag Crafted from Plastic Bags

Here is my messenger bag crocheted using recycled plastic bags. I am tempted to call this my ultimate recycled bag because it is so big and could be used for so many different purposes. This was a fun and challenging project as it fulfilled a request I had received.
Awhile back someone asked me to make […]

You can't crochet a bean bag chair, but you can find a terrific bean bag chairs here. We have large love sacs for adults, and small bean bags for the kiddies at The BeanbagChairOutlet.com.