Plastic Bag Holders With Pattern Now

[CrazeeMoi]

These are truly recycled too! I crocheted these holders from plastic bags.
Here is one hanging on the door knob with bags in it.......
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/CrazeeMoi/Cro%20Plastic%20Bags/BagHolder.jpg


Here is the link showing some of them. In all I have made ummm 23 of them!!

http://photobucket.com/albums/v354/CrazeeMoi/Bag%20Holders/ (http://photobucket.com/albums/v354/CrazeeMoi/Bag%20Holders/)

Prepare your bags. I use the loop to loop method for making my "plastic" yarn. Cut your regular grocery bags about an inch wide. Thicker plastic bags, cut about 1/2 inch, thinner bags, cut about 1 1/2 inches wide.

Size: Approximatley 6 inches wide and 15 inches long

Materials:
"Plastic" yarn
Size L hook
Plastic ring from a Gatorade bottle
Or any 2 inch ring will work

**NOTE**
I still have probs doing the handle.

Directions:
Rnd 1: Sc 24 times around the ring. Join.
Rnd 2: Ch 2, hdc in each sc arnd. Join.
Rnd 3: Ch 2, hdc in each hdc arnd. Join.

Continue with Rnd 3 until it measures
approximately 15 inches.

Handle:
Ch 1, hdc in next 8 hdc, ch 15, sc in the ch1, sc again
in the ch1, then hdc in each ch arnd. Sc into where you
started the chain. Sl st in hdc on bag part...not the handle.
End off. Weave in ends.

[wolfeyez76]

What a genius idea! Great job!

[123mama]

Are all of those made of plastic? Where did you find the plastic (all bags) I used to buy it by the roll but cant find any now.I love bag holders.:manyheart Mine is a doll.

[faithpa76]

Neat! Do you have a pattern you use? That might be a good use for some of the million plastic bags I have laying around here!

[Julie]

I keep thinking I should make some of those too, I love the bright colors!! :hook

[DawnsRays]

Those are great! What a way to recycle. I love the variety in your gallery. Way to go!


~ DAWN

[ZingyZoid]

Those are too cool.

[yarnjunkie]

What a wonderful idea!! I am up to my eyeballs in plastic bag "yarn" and I've been having trouble deciding what I wanted to do with it all!! GREAT JOB!! I really liked the yellow one with the white flower...you'd never know it was made from bags! :yay

ps...is this your own pattern?

[crosette]

Those are sooo cool....I've been dying to make something from plastic bags but I still haven't....Now I know what I'll make when I get to it! :)

[Seneca and Scooch]

Great idea! :clap

Coralie

[kat]

:eek WOW! that's a great idea! i love it!

[Woven N Spun]

How cool. Love the bags.

[Mom w/a Motif]

Cute! I like the yellow one with the white flower. I am currently making a plastic bag tote with plastic bags from one of Marlos' ? patterns. I ran out of blue WalMart bags, though. They switched them to white. So I am waiting for my mom to bring me all her blue bags from Florida in two weeks.:D (I'm making it for her, after all...) It is a little hard to work with, but I feel like I'm recycling all these bags, so I am doing a little for the earth. So are you, it looks like. :)

Tina
timelesscreations.blogspot.com

[ellebee]

wow I love all the colors.:cheer I only have white bags:( lol

[CrazeeMoi]

Yes ....this is my own pattern. Would I post it in the Original Patterns? It is really easy to do..........but.......I will have a tuff time explaining how I do the handles. Even after 23 bags, I still wing it! LOL I use a lot of diff bags...well, duh me..sorry.......you saw that. My daughters each had a newspaper route and when they quit, they gave me their bags. I use bags from tpaper, ummm pads, you could even use bags from frozen foods. I cut the store bags about an inch wide. If your bag is thin, cut it about one and a half inches. If its a thick plastic.....cut it about a half an inch. I wasnt sure whether to explain this now or do it when I post the pattern. Sorry, been a lurker for 6 months but just recently joined this great forum!!! Thank YOU all for the great compliments!!!! (I have sold one of them too)

[mumbles17]

ok, where do I have to shop to get yellow bags from?????- love that with the white flower!!

Fiona

[Frangipani]

I like the yellow one too! Funny, I went shopping the other day with the hunny and he asked me to make a plastic bag holder for all the extra bags!!.I was like ,"What"!?! You want me to crochet something for the kitchen!?!? OK!!!! :clap

Your bags are so cute!!

Bec

[rebeccav]

those are great! i have one out of fabric.... how useful to recycle the bags themselves!!!

[Marine_Wife]

That is so clever!

[MarvieN]

Great idea!! Lovely bags =) I made one for our kitchen out of regular yarn and had to make it twice as long as a normal holder because we have SO many bags lol. We save every bag we get that doesn't have a hole in it, to use as litter bags... needless to say we have lots... but they're all plain white. The only way I can recycle them is by giving my extras (when we have them lol) to the library and thrift shop. They appreciate them though, so I guess it works =)

[kariholtz]

What a fab idea! Love it!

[skamama]

What a great idea!!! Love 'em.

[Nashville Crocheter]

I'm soooo glad you posted about your bags.

I have been wanting/needing one or some ;) but I couldn't bring myself to buy any. I never thought of using plactic bags to make one but I think it is a great idea :cheer I'll have to try that soon.

Barbara

[cinfulkarmah]

These are great!

[Empress Busy Bee]

Those are on my long, long list somewhere. GREAT idea to make them out of plastic though.

:yay

[MLLORF]

YELLOW BAGS - - - Our Dollar General has the yellow bags.

[Terri/LadySorce]

I've always wanted a few of those.
I've been tempted to try and use the plastic bags, but am afraid that the plastic would tear in the oppisite direction that I wanted it too..:lol

[CrazeeMoi]

OK I am new and duh......I thought doing an edit would bump this. Guess not huh?? so .....i am replying so it will be bumped.

[faithpa76]

Thank you thank you for posting a pattern!! I'm going to definitely be trying to make one of these!

[Kimberly]

What a great idea! I have bags shoved in every nook and cranny of my apartment....you never know when you might need a bag.....now I know why I've been saving them! Must have had a "pyschic" moment....or else I am a pack and chuck rat - I store everything until I start to either scream or else I move and then out it goes!

[sunflowermom1972]

thats great!!

[misssmaggie]

Cute !!! Thanks for sharing !!!

[cher49]

looks good