So, this was the effort of the morning and early afternoon. The poor dogs STILL haven't been exercised, because when I am struck with a small project like this, I can't seem to tear myself away. 'Just another half an hour!' I say to them. They will be rewarded for their patience with a long late-afternoon walk.
Copy-catting my mom, it's made all from plastic shopping bags, although I crocheted mine as you'll see in these pictures. If I'd had the self control, it would have been a little bit longer (the bag part itself) to accommodate a proper book. But it will comfortably hold a cell phone, a wallet and keys as is.
In process...you can see where I've added new strands of plastic...and folding into bag-shape.
And here, doing the edging in a yellow shopping bag that came from New York. And making the button.
If anyone is interested in directions, let me know. It was fun to just make up as I went along. And I think that if done in all one color, like the light taupey brown, it would look like an organic material. I'm realizing there isn't a good picture of the strap -- it's just a long strip of 3 single crochet over and over again. Crocheting was much easier for me than knitting with this material. Also, regular shopping bags move relatively quickly over the hook, whereas the high-gloss pretty-colored strips take longer because they're...stickier.
I'm off to give the dogs their due!
--Nellamity
