Crocheted Plarn Purse

A bag made of grocery bags. Awesome!

Posted by Govinda R.

This is a crocheted purse made of plarn (plastic yarn), which is made from grocery bags that were filling up a kitchen closet.

Lots Of Plastic Grocery Bags, A Pair Of Scissors, A Size J Crochet Hook , Velcro

1

Smooth out a plastic grocery bag on the floor. Cut off the handles and the seam at the bottom. Fold the bag up almost all the way, like this.
2

Cut off the messy ends. Now make cuts through the folded part, about one inch apart.
3

Now put your non-dominant hand and arm through the bag. Open it up.
4

Cut from the middle of the top to the first cut on the left. A long piece of plarn should fall.

Now cut from the first cut on the right to the second cut on the left. Keep going.
5

Plarn!
6

Roll it up, just like you would yarn.
7

Crochet a circle, When it gets as big as you want it to, stop increasing. Make the bag as big as you want.
8

Make a strap. I used two strands because the strap will stretch out. I also used a half-single crochet stitch for the strap. I have made a few of these, and the straps do stretch.
9

I made a flap by crocheting a half circle. Start a circle, but go back and forth instead of around. Don't go all the way around.

I attached the strap and the flap with a half-single crochet.
10

I put the kind of Velcro that has a strong adhesive on the back on it to close the flap. They sell it in the hardware part of grocery stores.

Yeah! A new bag! Made of garbage!