June 06, 2008

Crochet Plastic Bag

Created this crochet plastic bag from the collection of grocery store bags.

It is all begins that one day last year, I was browsing craft website, and saw a post shows using grocery plastic gas to make a shopping tote. I was immediately hooked, but at that time, I don't think I will have enough plastic bag to finish a large shopping tote. Because I usually bring my "German cloth bags" with me. But sometimes, I still get grocery's plastic bag home.

The bag here, it took me about 2 years of plastic bag collection (But I was so happy when I finally find a good use for those bags. Because not all of the grocery bags are recyclable.)


This is the plastic yarn later become part of that bag. People who thought this idea 1st is such a genius!! The sad thing is because the uniqueness of crochet plastic bag, same people actually force themselves to get MORE plastic bag from store. In that case, we are not helping the environment...not green...because Green is not what you buy, but how you live!

I use the pattern from Craftzine.com(Link) and did some alteration...it is not hard. Just remember to use what you have in hand, not to ask for more, or we are actually produce more plastic garbage in the dumpster. The purpose of this bag is to REUSE, RECYCLE, and REDUCE!