Springtime Crochet Projects

Spring is near and it’s time to stop with the hats, scarfs, and mittens in order to welcome the season with bags and shrugs! Last week, I made three different styles of bags and a shrug for my niece. I have made one knit bag but I find crochet to be must faster for me. Although, I have been watching speed knitting videos on YouTube, and can’t wait until I am able to knit like that.

The fluffiest, rounded bottom bag in a pinkish color is my very first hobo bag. I like how soft and light it is. I also added a cell phone pocket on the side but I’m thinking of adding a flap on the pocket so that the phone doesn’t slide out. Just to be safe. Either that or a button. Anything that will keep my phone or camera secure.

The pink and tan bag was my pattern practice bag, which is why it turned out wider at the bottom. I was trying a v-stitch, and two different shell patterns. The strap, like all three bags, are done with a single stitch to keep it from stretching out too much.

The brown and tan bag was the beginning of a granny square afghan, but since I decided to go with a giant granny square instead, I used two large granny squares for the sides of the bag. First I added the strap, and then the triangular flap. This bag is very sturdy. The thing at the bottom of the flap was an attempt at a flower, which I did not like at all, so I folded the thing in half and placed it on the tip of the flap. Thus, becoming my second experiment bag.

I love learning to crochet and knit! I must say, that even though I learned to crochet when I was very young, I am finally experimenting and having fun with different shapes and patterns in lots of different projects. My ultimate goal is to learn how to knit, and I WILL reach my goal by summer! I love the way knitting looks like tiny chains. I simply must master this skill. I will…