Catching up on my crocheted projects, part seventeen

Wow - I can't believe I'm going part 17 in this!  I was busier this summer then I thought!

 

Yet another bottle bag!  This time, I used a cotton yarn from my stash that I got from the ReUse Centre, that had no label.  In fact, I'm guessing that it's even cotton.

The pattern is modified from one I saw for a top - far too open for my taste in clothing, but it worked out rather well for a bag.  The handle is a length of foundation single crochet with a row of single crochet worked down the other side of the "foundation" chain.   

Catching up on my crocheted projects, part sixteen

This pair of bags were done in Craft Smart yarn.




I made the smaller bag first, modifying a pattern that's usually used to make a flat star shape.  Then I played with the idea, making it zig-zag in the larger bag.  Both bags have handles made using foundation single crochet.

Catching up on my crocheted projects, part fifteen

Another water bottle bag, this time using Handicrafter Cotton.  I really like this yarn for can, bottle or cup cozies.





I added extended single crochet knubs for texture and grip.  The handle is a bit shorter then I usually make - long enough to wear on the shoulder, but not long enough to wear across the chest.  At least not for an adult.  It's done in foundation single crochet.

Catching up on my crocheted projects, part fourteen

Hats weren't the only place I experimented with granny clusters! 



Here's a small bag with a strap long enough to wear across the chest.  The size is large enough for an Arizona Tea can or a medium sized water bottle.  The yarn is another hard wearing acrylic.