Square coin purse made from grocery plastic bag. With this craft, I reduced plastic garbage going into the environment.
Approximate Time: 45 minutes to 1 hour
Supplies:
plarn (grocery plastic bag cut into strips)
yarn
thread or sewing yarn
size E crochet hook
sewing needle
5-6 inches zipper
scissors
Instructions:
Start ch 18
Round 1: *1 dc in 3rd ch from hook, dc in each ch up to the last ch, 5 dc in the last ch, working back loops in opposite side, dc in each ch up to the last ch, 5 dc in the last ch then sl st tog *
Round 2: *ch 2, dc in each st up to the last ch then sl st tog *
Round 3 to 8: Rep. round 2. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Round 9: (Use yarn instead of plarn so that you could easily sew the zipper in it) Join to round 8 *ch 2, dc in each st up to the last st. Sl st tog *. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Sew the zipper by hand in round 9, using sewing thread and needle.
Floral Decoration:
start ch 5, sl st to join to make a ring
to make the 1st to 5th petal: ch 4, 1sc
sl st to the 1st petal hole, ch 2, 3 dc, sl st
sl st to the 2nd petal hole,ch 2, 3dc, sl st
sl st to the 3rd petal hole, ch 2, 3dc, sl st
sl st to the 4th petal hole, ch 2, 3 dc, sl st
sl st to the 5th petal hole, ch 2, 3dc, sl st. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Using sack needle and plarn as thread, sew the flower into the coinpurse.
How wide are the strips of plarn for the coin purse? How do you join the strips together in one strip to do the crocheting? Where in the first Rd do you turn your work?
