Crochet Mesh Tote

Its already May and the weather here is really starting to heat up! It is time to put on that summer mind, with trips to the farmers market, the beach, or maybe the lake! Wherever I go for the summer, my crochet projects will be with me! Are looking forward to hitting the farmers market, going to the beach, the lake, or just need a bag to carry your yarn and crochet supplies? This weeks crochet project is a mesh tote bag. The crochet mesh tote is airy, durable, and versatile, making it perfect for the farmers market, the beach, a trip to the lake, or just everyday use and it's a great summer project!

Here we go a skein, fresh off the hook:

                                      Crochet Mesh Tote

This quick and easy crochet mesh tote is made in one piece starting with an oval base, then the body, and finally the straps are added after the body is complete. The tote is done with basic crochet stitches and the pattern includes instructions for the large and small totes.

The large Tote works perfectly for a project bag and as you can see it can hold lots of yarn! (Currently it is holding 12-50g balls of fingering yarn and there is enough room for my small tool bag. 

Lets start that summer crochet!

Have a hooky day! Lynne

*All images are copyright by Lynne Samaan and D60 Crochet, please do not use without permission, Thank you!  

Solid Granny Coaster

The end of April is nearing and before we know it will be summer! This has been a fun crochet month, trying to add color to everything I crochet. In my quest to add color to my life in the month of April, I decided for the last week to use yarn colors that I rarely use alone. My rarely used colors are pink and orange, which are always used in crochet projects that call for many different colors. It is not that I do not like pink and orange, they are just not my go to colors for crochet projects. This pink and orange project is a set of coasters done in a monochromatic color scheme, one set in pink and one set in orange.

Here we go a skein fresh off the hook:

                                                     Solid Granny Coaster

This quick and easy pattern uses two basic crochet stitches, the chain stitch and the double crochet stitch, making it great for crocheters of all skill levels. And it makes a cool cross or X pattern, depending how you look at it!

I wanted to do something a little different with these coasters, so they were done in a monochromatic color scheme (fancy word for variations of one color). Using this color scheme takes the guess work out of which colors go together, as the colors within a monochromatic color scheme are designed to work together.

I hope April was a time for you to find different ways to add color to your life and you had as much fun as I did!

Have a hooky day! Lynne

*All images are copyright by Lynne Samaan and D60 Crochet, please do not use without permission, Thank you!