Crochet Bags!: 15 Hip Projects for Carrying Your Stuff

by Candi Jensen

The loopy, lacy, textured patterns of crochet are taking the fashion runways by storm. And millions of crocheters have their hooks poised, waiting for trendy new patterns for handhooked, high-fashion accessories. Noted crochet designer and author Candi Jensen is transforming the look of crochet with two great new books.

Crochet Bags! includes 15 projects ranging from a swinging cotton bag in hot summer colors to an elegant evening purse adorned with feathers. Specialty techniques include working with suede yarn, integrating beads into crochet, creating a fan-shaped purse, making a string market bag, and even crocheting with recycled plastic shopping bags to create a colorful and waterproof beach bag.

Packaged in Storey’s best-selling die-cut series, with the signature at-a-glance, chart-format instructions, Crochet Bags! will be irresistible to all the fashion-conscious crocheters who want to show off the new range of styles and looks that are achievable with a hook, a ball of yarn—and Candi Jensen’s great patterns.

Genres: Crochet, Crafts

112 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2005

Reviews

[MD]

So far I have tried only one pattern, "Shopping Buddy." I can't get past row 1. Seriously. I'm an experienced crocheter, but after a couple hours spent trying to figure out what this pattern wants me to do at the end of row 1 and the beginning of row 2 and tearing out a few guesses I'm still completely mystified. This is not fun and relaxing.

[Rebecca ⸆⸉]

I love how this book shows you how to do a lot of stitches befor showing you all the bags but I don't really se myself crocheting these bags🫥

[Holly Booms Walsh]

I LOVE the other Jensen project books (crochet hats and crochet scarves), but this one on bags was less inspired and included a narrower variety of patterns. Though it was a bit of a disappointment, I still used a few of the patterns and they were clear and easy to follow as ever.