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Harambee Gwassi Kenya: Plastic bag craft"Mstahimilivu hula mbivu" - "A patient man eats ripe fruits. The Patience will be rewarded" (Swahili proverb)

Borse uncinetto plastica riciclata

The yarn is derived from common plastic bags or condominium sacks, to help protect our environment by reusing materials that are difficult to dispose of!
For best results, it is necessary to obtain a single yarn from each bag: see the PDF Tutorial and video-tutorial.
Plastic bag craft: With 6 mm crochet hook, ch 40, turn.
Row 1: Skip 2 ch (counts as first dc), [1 dc in next ch] to end of row, ch 1, turn.
Row 2: Working across bottom of first row, [1 dc in next ch] to end of row, ch 1, sl st to top of first dc in Row 1 to join in rnd.
Rnd 1: Ch 2 (counts as first dc), [1 dc in next dc] to end of rnd, sl st to top of first dc in rnd. 76 sts now in rnd.
Continue in same manner as for Rnd 1 until bag from bottom measures 30 cm/11-7/8 ins or desired depth.
To shape handles:
Rnd 1: Ch 2, 1 dc each in next 13 dc, ch 10, skip next 10 dc, 1 dc each in next 28 dc,
ch 10, skip next 10 dc, [1 dc in next dc] to end of rnd, sl st to top of first dc in rnd.
Rnd 2: Ch 2, 1 dc each in next 13 dc, 1 dc each in next 10 ch, 1 dc each in next 28 dc, 1 dc each in next 10 ch, [1 dc in next dc] to end of rnd, sl st to top of first dc in rnd.
Rnd 3: Ch 2, [1 dc in next dc] to end of rnd, sl st to top of first dc in rnd, fasten off.
Flower: 1st round Ch1, work 15sc into circle. Ss into first ch.
2nd round Ch4, * skip 1sc, 1dc into next sc, ch1, rep from * 6 times more. Join with a ss into the 3rd of the first 4ch. Break off the first color.
3rd round Join the color you wish to use for the petals to first ch loop with a ss, ch1. Into same ch loop, work 1dc, 1tr, 1dc, 1sc, * into next ch loop, work 1sc, 1dc, 1tr, 1dc, 1sc, rep from * into each ch loop, making 8 petals. Join with a ss into first ch.
4th round Working behind the petals made in the 3rd round, make ss between 2 petals, ch 4, * 1sc between next 2 petals, ch3, rep from * to end. The ch loops made lie behind the petals of the previous row. Join with a ss into 1st ch.
5th round Make the next row of petals by working 1sc, 1dc, 2tr, 1dc, 1sc into each ch loop. Join with a ss into 1st sc.
6th round Working again behind the petals made in the previous round, make ss between 2 petals, ch 5, * 1sc between the next 2 petals, ch 4, rep from * to end. Join with a ss into first ch.
7th round Into each ch loop, work 1sc, 1dc, 3tr, 1dc, 1sc. Join with a ss into first sc. Fasten off, darn in ends, and voilà ...a pretty flower, all done!.
For other version, see: RECICLAR COM CROCHE 1, 2, 3


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