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Anyone heard of a string bag?
Does anyone remember the dear old string bag their Nanna used to take to
the shops? Our supermarket is selling cheap canvas shopping bags in the hope of replacing the disposable plastic ones, but I thought I'd rather make a couple of the old fashioned string bags, which expanded beautifully to contain a pumpkin, a few bottles of milk or miscellaneous oddly-shaped grocery items. In fact, it was All the Go to carry your netball to school in one when I was a child... Anyway, if anyone could point me toward a crochet pattern for a string bag, I'd be eternally grateful! I've Googled, but the ones I cropped up with are either netted (haven't got a netting needle) or knitted (can't knit to save me life!) TIA, -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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Hi, What about crocheting in a circle and gathering up the outer edges
with drawsting and a handle? Maybe someone that lives in Europe can send you a photo of one or the actual thing. They still us them there. HTH, Linda |
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http://www.allfreecrafts.com/crochet...re-purse.shtml
http://www.lionbrand.com/printablePa...ct-hoboBag.pdf (notice it is a pdf file) http://www.lionbrand.com/ then click Crochet Pattern Index, then scroll down to Crocheted Accessories and down a bit you will see the Hobo Bag http://www.straw.com/cpy/montbag.htm http://www.crochetpartners.org/Patterns/CPpat118.html just to list a few.......hope these help Maine-iac Rose @--- remove the thorns to email me "Trish Brown" wrote in message ... Anyway, if anyone could point me toward a crochet pattern for a string bag, I'd be eternally grateful! I've Googled, but the ones I cropped up with are either netted (haven't got a netting needle) or knitted (can't knit to save me life!) |
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Anyway, if anyone could point me toward a crochet pattern for a string
bag, I'd be eternally grateful! I've Googled, but the ones I cropped up with are either netted (haven't got a netting needle) or knitted (can't knit to save me life!) http://www.crochetpartners.org/Patterns/CPpat118.html http://www.sugarncream.com/pattern.php?PID=133 (sugar and cream yarn is about the weight of the white cotton twine old fashioned butchers tied roasts with) And instructions for netting, with improvised netting needles: http://www.wedcraft.com/newhandout2.pdf |
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Trish:
You want the type that is quite open weave, right? One that crushes to about the size of a plum? You might try searching a Macramé book, especially one from the 60s or 70s. Even if you've never done Macramé, it is easy as pie. TTFN. PAT in VA/USA Trish Brown wrote: Does anyone remember the dear old string bag their Nanna used to take to the shops? Our supermarket is selling cheap canvas shopping bags in the hope of replacing the disposable plastic ones, but I thought I'd rather make a couple of the old fashioned string bags, which expanded beautifully to contain a pumpkin, a few bottles of milk or miscellaneous oddly-shaped grocery items. In fact, it was All the Go to carry your netball to school in one when I was a child... Anyway, if anyone could point me toward a crochet pattern for a string bag, I'd be eternally grateful! I've Googled, but the ones I cropped up with are either netted (haven't got a netting needle) or knitted (can't knit to save me life!) TIA, |
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Trish Brown wrote:
Does anyone remember the dear old string bag their Nanna used to take to the shops? Our supermarket is selling cheap canvas shopping bags in the hope of replacing the disposable plastic ones, but I thought I'd rather make a couple of the old fashioned string bags, which expanded beautifully to contain a pumpkin, a few bottles of milk or miscellaneous oddly-shaped grocery items. In fact, it was All the Go to carry your netball to school in one when I was a child... Anyway, if anyone could point me toward a crochet pattern for a string bag, I'd be eternally grateful! I've Googled, but the ones I cropped up with are either netted (haven't got a netting needle) or knitted (can't knit to save me life!) TIA, Mum made me something similar to what you want, unfortunately I can't ask her about ATM my parents are in South Oz for a bit of a holiday and won't be back until mid October. But anyway the bag is crocheted and she lined it with calico and added a couple of pockets, I use it to carry around miscellaneous stuff for DS and little bits of shopping. -- Melinda http://cust.idl.com.au/athol |
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Thanks to everyone for the great ideas! :-D
-- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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