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Colorful Recycled Motif Granny Tote Bag

March 1, 2009 9 comments

Spring is just around the corner and this crocheted granny square motif tote brings out the best of recycled crafting with a colorful Spring theme. The motifs are crocheted from recycled plastic bags in six different colors to create a unique panel for each side of the tote bag.

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Motifs before assembly and side shot of finished tote

Think Spring so it hopefully gets here soon as this snow and ice is getting old. Enjoy this recycled bag project and happy green crafting to all!

Free Colorful Motif Tote Pattern

Materials needed:
One large ball of White plastic bag yarn “Plarn” – approx. 35 bags
Plastic bags in each of the center colors: blue, yellow, wine, pink, orange and green

Hooks: “N” and “J” U.S. size metal crochet hooks
Size: Approx. 4” Motif if using 1” strips of cut plastic bags
Finished Tote bag measurements: 14-1/2” wide, 10” tall, 3” depth, 8” handles

With N hook Ch 4 with center color, Sl St to form ring. […]


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