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Friday, September 6, 2024

Striped tote Bag

Welcome to September, the transition between Summer and Fall. The weather gets cooler and the leaves fall from the trees. This is the time of year when you begin to pull out those sweaters but still wear shorts! For the month of September, the crochet patterns will focus on those accessories that fit into this transition time of year. The first accessory is a colorful Tote bag, because you can never have too many Tote bags!

Here we go a skein, fresh off the hook:

                                                       The Striped Tote Bag

This colorful and versatile tote bag  is done with basic crochet stitches and works up quickly. The bag was done using single crochet and half double crochet stitches and is great for crocheters of all skill levels. You can add some faux leather handles (purchased online) or make crochet handles (as noted in the instructions) and add a bag liner to make the tote bag sturdier. (see photo)  

The size of the bag is perfect to hold a book and other items or can be used as a project bag as it is large enough to hold a few skeins of yarn and any crochet tools needed.


I will definitely be taking this Tote bag with me when I travel to Texas to go to the DFW Fiber Fest.

Have a hooky day! Lynne

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

Friday, August 30, 2024

Scrapghan Update #3

To finish out granny square month, I decided to include a Scrapghan update. This on-going project was started in September 2023 as a way to use up the scrap yarn that I have been collecting over the years. 

To date, I have been able to make 162 -3 1/2" (8.9 cm) squares, using the 4-row Framed Granny Square pattern and have put together 154 squares into a colorful Scrapghan that is about 38" (96.5 cm) x 49" (124.4 cm). 

The plan is to make a Scrapghan that is 49" (124.4 cm) x 56" (142.25 cm) using 224 squares and then adding a border. 

You can read about the beginning of this project: "Scrapghan-Travel Project" posted on September 28, 2023, read about my progress in "Scrapghan Update" posted on December 29,2023 and "Scrapghan Update #2" posted on march 29, 2024.

The next post about this Scrapghan project, will have a completed Scrapghan and a pattern for you!

Have a hooky day! Lynne

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