This doesn't quite follow the theme of "Dollar Store Decor" but some friends on twitter wanted to see these bags. These are made by crocheting strips of the plastic bags that you get from the grocery store and WalMart. The pieces of the bags are crocheted together with regular yarn because I have found through trial and error that it keeps the bag from stretching out as much. These two bags are ones that I use on a regular basis. I use the one with the red trim as my "carry-all" bag and carry it instead of a purse. The one with the white trim is my "diaper bag" for church and similar functions. The blips of red that you see in the tote bags is from the print on the bags that I used. I try to use only one store's bags in each individual tote for consistency's sake.
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I love this idea! Can you provide more detailed instructions for a newbie crocheter like me?
I really don't work with much of a pattern, I just kind of wing it. I just crochet each piece in single crochet and then crochet the pieces together. I started off using a tote bag as kind of a "pattern" for the size of the individual pieces, but now I just eyeball it. There are a lot of tutorials and patterns online if you google "plastic crochet" or "plarn" (plarn is the term for the "yarn" made from plastic bags) HGTV.com has a good tutorial on how to cut the bags.
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