Monday 10 February 2014

Plarn Tote - Recycling is fun!

Using 60+ recycled plastic shopping bags, I crocheted this funky tote bag. It has a wonderful "feel good" vibe to it.  I love taking it to the shop, the beach, anywhere and get a compliment on my colourful creation every time!

Check www.myrecycledbags.com - stacks of awesome bag patterns! I started the base of my bag following this pattern and customised the rest.

My little blue assistant kept an eye on the project from start to finish :)


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  1. Madeleine! These are wonderful and such a great upcycle project. Thank you for entering the Made It Challenge, so great to have you join in

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    1. Thank you Maryanne! The bag is super handy, strong and funky. There are lots of cool items one can make from plastic yarn - I'm already collecting bags for my next recycling project :)

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  2. I love all the different colours that have come together in this, it looks lovely! :)

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    1. Thanks Kayleigh! I sorted the plastic bags I had into colour groups and worked random strips. The colours came out nice and bold because I used double strands of plastic yarn - much harder to work with but super strong. The idea is to recycle used bags in stead of buy new ones to get certain colours!

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