It’s a string thing…
I have continued to dabble in crochet. I had a practice at a market bag using 100g of baby yarn from my stash a week or two ago. I have moved on…

I have made a couple of market bags, they are different but have a 3.5mm hook, half trebles, double crochet and lots of chain stitch in common!
The green one is made from an organic cotton which has a lovely soft finish and the beige and cream one is made from a mercirised cotton which has a much more robust feel to it. But both 100% cotton in their own right!
They are both quite organic in as much as I made it up as I went along π
Hope your weekend has been as organic?
Woolly wishes,
Jane β‘β‘β‘
These bags are GREAT. We have a bigger stash of canvas bags that we use but I made two smaller bags to buy fruit and veggies in so we can forgo the plastic bags in the supermarket – one went to my grandparents, who have been using it ever since and we have the other one. YAY for market bags!! (I’m gonna make myself one though π )
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Thanks Julia, I am trying hard to cut back on plastic. I look forward to seeing your bags π
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ALL of your bags look GREAT! Keep going (if you need more) – you’re doing a great job!
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Thank you Pammie. I have enjoyed just watching them grow π
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You r so good at knitting u should have tutorials
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Thank you. Sadly I’m not so good at teaching and techπ
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These are fabulous and I’m so impressed that you just keep going and they then appear! Well done.
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It feels a bit like magic, I don’t really start with s plan. Feeling very lucky… until my next disaster π
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They look great. I bet they hold a ton of stuff.
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Thank you, they stretch as well so you can really cram it in π€
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Your bags are GREAT! I love that crochet can do things that knitting simply CAN’T (like stretch to accommodate a few pounds of vegetables), and that its SO FAST.
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Thank you. Not a natural crocheter but I am enjoying messing around with this combo π
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They are so popular when I make them for the village fair. I make little fabric pouches to keep them in too so they donβt snag on things in the hand bag when youβre not using them.
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What a great idea xx
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These are so cute, a d the colors are great! Iβve been crocheting for years and am just not brave enough to create my own things. I can follow pretty much any pattern though.
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Thank you Ashley. I am sure your crochet is much better than mine. I have to make it up because I can’t follow a crochet pattern π
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Love them both! I need to make a market bag for this year. But it will probably be in knit since my crochet skills are still not that great.
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I would normally go for the knit option but have managed these by doing my own thing. They may not be esthetic ally perfect but they work xx
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My mum had a green plastic “string” bag back in the 1960s. It was known as Netty Bag. “Have you got Netty Bag?’ “Put it in Netty Bag”. Happy days.
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I remember they were all the range in the 70s – the nylon decade.
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Wow so beautiful π
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Thank you π
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Great stash busting idea! β€
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Thank you π
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