My Recycled Bags.com » recycled-sheet http://www.myrecycledbags.com Come Learn and Share Information about Recycling, Crocheting & Green Crafting Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:27:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Rag Bag Tote http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/01/12/rag-bag-tote/ http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/01/12/rag-bag-tote/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:56:33 +0000 Cindy http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/01/12/rag-bag-tote/ Rag bags are a fun and fugal crafting idea. You use old material to create strips and then you crochet them into a cool rag bag tote such as the one shown here. I used an old queen-sized bed sheet and some other recycled curtain panels to create this handy tote bag.

Here is a close-up photo of the strips I cut. As you can see the solid-colored sheet material was just cut into strips about 1 inch wide. I tried to do the longest strips I could by going around and around the sheet so I did not have too many splices. It’s like peeling an orange in one long continuous strip. The printed material I cut wider and folded it over so the right sides were facing out as shown. I pressed it with a hot iron to keep the strips flat so the printed side was out as I crocheted it.

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This sturdy and reusable tote can be used as a purse, tote bag, or even as a market bag. It’s very strong with comfortable handles and a fashionable design. So got an old sheet — well get green and craft yourself this eco-friendly rag bag!

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Free Crocheted Recycled Rag Bag Tote Pattern

Bag measures 14 inches wide, 12” tall, and 9″ handles

Material:
One Queen sized sheet cut into 1 inch strips

and other fabric cut into strips for stripes on bag

Hook: Metal “N” US sized hook

Chain 22 with main sheet strips

Rnd 1
Hdc in 2nd ch from hook in each chain stitch to end, work 2 Hdc in the corner end st. Work Hdc in each st down the back side of chain, ending with 2 Hdc at end of round. Do not join rnds and continue to work in rounds to create a seamless bag.

Rnd 2
Hdc in each st around and do not join rnds, just continue working Hdc in each stitch in rounds. Hdc down to first end, work 2 Hdc in ea of the two end sts. Hdc in ea st down to other end, work 2 Hdc in ea of the two end sts of rnd.

Rnd 3
Hdc in ea st down to 1st end. Work 2 Hdc in the ea of the three end sts, then Hdc in ea st down to the other end. Work 2 Hdc in ea of the three end sts.

Rnd 4 (Correction to this rnd 2/19/08)
Working in the front loops only, Hdc in ea st down to the first end. Work 2 Hdc in the end st, then Hdc in ea st down to other end. Work 2 Hdc in the end st. (Working in front loops only allows the base of bag to sit down creating an expandable bottom to the bag. Work in front loops this round only.)

Rnd 5 – 9
Working again in both loops, Hdc in ea st down to end, work 2 Hdc in the […]

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