Stripes (Changing Color)

So, I want to make a farmer's market/beach bag with a stripe. That looks thick enough (enough rounds).

The easiest way for me to be sure the color change is where I want it is to cut the yarn, work in the end and tie on the new color. I have sometimes just tied the different colors together, but the color change isn't always where I want it when I do it that way.

Fasten on the new color where I want it.

Continue in the pattern.

Finished bag. I sewed on some shells for decoration.

Plarn Colors

I used only white strips for this hat. Where did I find white bags? I didn't. I just used strips that did not have printing on them.

2 colors printed on this bag.

When it's cut, you can see the uneven distribution of colors. 2 white, 3 or 4 with blue on them and 5 or 6 with only black on them. It's the same number of strips, but by dividing them according to colors, it'll take a lot more bags to finish a project.

When Mom gets bags, she cuts them up and puts the strips into bags until she needs them.

I'm o c d and can't do that! As I cut a bag, I lay the strips back in order (just like in the picture). Then, I loop them together, in order. I'll have to have 3 balls beside me to loop these strips together, which is fine, since I'm making strips of these 3 colors for my woven plarn rug. I like to have the color spots evenly distributed through the project. I think that just pulling strips randomly from a bag sometimes would cause uneven spots of color.

 The bag at the top of the picture uses all the strips: white, black on white, and blue and black on white. The blue strip of the rug used only strips with blue on them.

 The red stripe in this rug used only the strips with red printed from the bags.

 This shoulder bag is made of target bags. Very little white left unprinted in those bags.

 The brown bags used for this grocery bag actually came from different stores. By keeping the bags from different stores separate, I got a nice striped effect.

I have lots of these grey bags, so I can make lots of projects from them. It's more a lack of time problem.

 I've been working on this bag quite a while, mostly waiting for more yellow bags.

I've been waiting on these multi colored bags, also.

Vacation is over. Time to finish some W I P's

I have too many works in progress. Yes, it's fun and exciting to start a new project. BUT, I'll never get to use and enjoy them unless I finish some of them!

This is the shoulder bag I started on vacation. I had made enough balls of plarn to keep busy, but I had to make 2 more balls after getting home. I was glad plarn isn't hurt by sea salt, sun, or sand! It's perfect for summer, I'll be carrying it a lot.

This is from my high school yearbook. I'm in the middle. Just to say: I've always liked hats!

 I've pinned a lot of hats on Pinterest, and I finally made one!

This pattern is at:
suviscrochet.blogspot.com/2014/05spring-hat.HTML
She didn't say how much thread to buy, so I bought 4 blue and only used 2. Guess I'll have to make a matching scarf! I bought 1 white and used both ends to get 2 ply.

 This is the thread I used.

 Hobby Lobby bags don't come my way very often, so I've been working on this for a while. Almost finished it this week, but I ran out of bags again.

The same goes for these dollar general yellow bags. Back to the wip pile for this bag, too.
That's OK. I finished 2 projects this week! I feel good about that. I'm only about a fourth finished with my woven plarn rug, so I can keep busy for a while longer.

Even at the Beach....

I crochet!

 I'm working on another shoulder bag. I didn't yet have a white bag with red and blue specks. I've made these bags into grocery bags and shoulder bags for other people. My turn!

 And, of course, I didn't crochet all the time!

 My current project and a "grocery" bag being used as a beach bag.

 We caught a gecko at the house.

Shopping for sponges.

 Oh! The wedding went well. And my capelet was gorgeous, if I do say so myself.

Family fun at the reception.

I took 10 balls of plarn. I didn't get them all crocheted, but I did make good progress. 29 inches on the handle! It won't take long to finish this.