Got bags, namely plastic bags? Well how about recycling them into a reusable bag. With all the different bans on bags and having to use a recycled bag, why not make your own reusable bag? You could crochet something really colorful like this motif granny tote bag.
The free crochet pattern for this unique tote bag is found here.
Maybe you need something a bit bigger with a shoulder strap. Here is a dual-handled large plarn tote bag.
How about a cool recycled messenger bag with a strong shoulder strap? The messenger bag pattern uses recycled plastic bags cut into 1 inch strips to create plarn (plastic bag yarn.)
Maybe you want a smaller bag. How about this cute Japanese knot tote bag?
I tried a new hat pattern that features crocheted cables. It’s a cute looking hat and I wanted to try it out. I also learned a new stitch called Extended Front Post Double Crochet or Ex-fpdc. It’s an easy stitch and makes for a longer front post crochet stitch in a project.
The free version of On the Go Beanie is found here at Cre8tion Crochet. There is also an ad-free pattern available for sale at Ravelry.
The only issues I had with the pattern were on round 4 directions and maybe I just didn’t understand the written instructions. But I believe you just want to do Clusters in between each ch-1 spaces and Ex-fpdc around the prior Ex-fpdc in rounds to get counts right.
Round 4 = 5” disk and round 5 = 6” disk with stitch counts right on with written pattern.
On Round 7, not sure why pattern says that the X Ex-fpdc stitches are separated by ch-1 as there aren’t any listed in directions.
I did one extra round of trim in the waistcoat stitch for length as my hat was short. Finished size of adult hat is 19″ cir by 7.75″ long.
I also wanted to crochet the pattern for a baby hat. Here is the same pattern but crocheted using 3-ply baby yarn and an G (4 mm) crochet hook. Below is a photo of my cabled baby hat.
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