Free Pattern – Crochet Drawstring Bag

June 10, 2009 by Craft Passion
in Crochet, Free Pattern, Handbag, Highlight, Tutorial
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I am so glad that my blog’s migration is finally over, phew!!! After numerous sleepless nights fighting against broken links, fine tune the layout (still doing though), adding plugins, widgets, blah blah blah…. I am back to posting again, YAY!!!

As promised, here is my first free pattern for the drawstring bag made from T-shirt yarn, yup, another recycle project for the environment. You can click the image below to get the free pattern link in acrobat .pdf  format.

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Before you jump into the free pattern, below are some of the tips on how to get it done.

Switching Yarn Color

The beauty of T-shirt yarn is that you can make a nice adhere joint for color switching. Simple, just glue the 2 ends with fabric glue. I used Clover fabric bond since it is proven to be long-lasting.

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Cut the 2 ends in slanting shape.

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Apply glue at a length of 1.5 inch. Join them up as shown.t-shirt-yarn-bag-3

Wrap the outer yarn onto the inner and make it into tubular form as always. Wait for a few minutes for it to dry and you can continue to crochet.t-shirt-yarn-bag-4

Eyelet installation

We need to have eyelets fit at the hole we made to run a draw-string. Sanwich the eyelet pair onto the hole and make sure that it covers up the hole nicely, not leaving any gaps around.  Hammer the eyelet firmly by using the appropriate tools and fixtures to fit the outer and inner piece of the eyelet to lock into the proper position.t-shirt-yarn-bag-5

Drawstring

After finish crochet the drawstring, run it through the eyelet holes. Insert a bead at each end and tie a knot to secure the bead in place.

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Attach the shoulder straps and it is done!!!! An environmental friendly T-Shirt Yarn Drawstring Bag is born.t-shirt-yarn-bag-8

Should you have any suggestions on what other things you can made from T-shirt yarn, please share with me, I would be more than happy to try it out!!!

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18 Responses to “Free Pattern – Crochet Drawstring Bag”
  1. food-4tots says:

    Wow! It is so beautiful! I want!

  2. Joanne says:

    Welcome back! Everything looks great!

  3. LadyWillow says:

    Delightful Crochet Bag. Colors and Details make the difference. /;)

  4. Hey, great post, really well written. You should blog more about this. I’ll certainly be subscribing.

  5. The article is usefull for me. I’ll be coming back to your blog.

  6. Angie says:

    This is a great tutorial. I was beginning to think I was one of very few people who still enjoyed crochet. So many people prefer knitting I worry it will become a lost art. Thanks for the ideas.

  7. Hey, great post, very well written. You should write more about this.

  8. Lisa Marie says:

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge, thats the way the internet should be! Gorgeous, I cant wait to try one for me

  9. Jenny says:

    Pretty good post. I just came by your blog and wanted to say
    that I have really enjoyed browsing your posts. In any case
    I’ll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you write again soon!

  10. Great design like the fact its recycled too.. I think a smaller vesion would make a great mobile phone holder!

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