Hello my dear Needleworkers, I hope you are well, today I want to share two ideas to reuse shopping bags. It is a perfect opportunity to use our woven appliques to personalize them and give them a new life. In this case I have a craft paper bag that they gave me in a store where I bought some jewelry and I also have a shopping bag from a men's clothing store. The small bag will become a gift bag and the other will serve as a shopping bag.
| Materiales | Materials |
|---|---|
| Estambres de diferentes colores | Wool of different colors |
| Aguja para tejer | Crochet hook |
| Tijeras | Scissors |
| Silicon liquido | Liquid solicona |
| Bolsa de papel craft | Craft paper bag |
Proceso / Process
🧶 1.- 15 cadenas con el primer color.
🧶 2.- 6 puntos bajos/ 3 aumentos / 6 puntos bajos .
🧶 3.- 5 puntos bajos/ 1 aumento / 1 punto bajo/ 1 aumento/ 2 puntos bajos/1 aumento/ 1 punto bajo/ 1 aumento/ 5 puntos bajos .
I will show you the process of knitting a cute rainbow to use as an applique for the gift bag.
1.- 15 chains with the first color.
2.- 6 single crochets / 3 increases / 6 single crochets.
3.- 5 single crochet / 1 increase / 1 single crochet / 1 increase / 2 single crochet / 1 increase / 1 single crochet / 1 increase / 5 single crochet.
🧶 4.- 1 punto bajo en cada punto de la vuelta anterior.
🧶 5.- 5 puntos bajos, [1 aumento , 1 punto bajo ] x3 (repetir 3 veces) . [1 punto bajo, 1 aumento] x3/ 5 puntos bajos.
Then we insert the second color.
🧶 4.- 1 single crochet in each stitch of the previous round.
🧶 5.- 5 single crochets, [1 increase, 1 single crochet] x3 (repeat 3 times). [1 single crochet, 1 increase] x3/ 5 single crochet.
🧶 6.- 1 punto bajo en cada punto de la vuelta anterior.
🧶 7.- 6 puntos bajos, [1 aumento , 1 punto bajo ] x4 (repetir 4 veces) . [1 punto bajo, 1 aumento] x4/ 6 puntos bajos.
Then we include the third color.
🧶 6.- 1 single crochet in each stitch of the previous round.
🧶 7.- 6 single crochets, [1 increase, 1 single crochet] x4 (repeat 4 times). [1 single crochet, 1 increase] x4/ 6 single crochet.
🧶 8.- 1 punto bajo en cada punto de la vuelta anterior.
🧶 9.- 7 puntos bajos, [1 aumento , 2 puntos bajos ] x8 (repetir 8 veces) . / 5 puntos bajos.
Then we continue with the fourth color.
🧶 8.- 1 single crochet in each stitch of the previous round.
🧶 9.- 7 single crochets, [1 increase, 2 single crochets] x8 (repeat 8 times). / 5 single crochets.
🧶 10.- 1 punto bajo en cada punto de la vuelta anterior.
🧶 11.- 8 puntos bajos, [1 aumento , 2 puntos bajos ] x10 (repetir 10 veces) . / 6 puntos bajos.
Then we continue with the fourth color.
🧶 10.- 1 single crochet in each stitch of the previous round.
🧶 11.- 8 single crochets, [1 increase, 2 single crochets] x10 (repeat 10 times). / 6 single crochets.
To complement we knit a small white cloud.
Finally, we glue the appliqué to the craft paper bag and we already have a nice gift bag.
For the largest bag that I will use for shopping, I simply knit a mandala and glued it on the front to cover the logo of the store where it was given to me, so it is more feminine and beautiful. (The pattern of the mandala can be found on Pinterest, I did not place the step by step because the post would become too long.)
Todas las fotos fueron tomadas con mi teléfono celular, editadas con Photo Collage. / All potos were taken with my cellular phone and edited with Photo Collage.
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