Best yarn to crochet a granny square tote bag.

#21

Thanks.:blush:
Good luck with your daughters cardi.

#22

I don’t crochet, but Ive knitted many a tote. I always use pure wool & felt it after its done. I like to close up holes that things can poke through. It usually winds up being a multicolor stripe because Im using up odds & ends from other projects. The felting also helps with firming up the strap, but as someone else noted, working over another strap or cord makes it fully firm. If I felt it in the washing machine, it helps to “shave” it after it is felted & dry. I did have one where 1 yarn did not felt up like the others did & it made those stripes textured horizontally. If I had known beforehand I would have planned on it & made it a design feature.

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#23

This is free for a limited time, I don’t know when it ends. I thought it might interest you. I don’t give real info for setting up an account just to get a free pattern.

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#24

Cool idea. Knowing how yarns will felt differently would let you make interesting patterns. I made two cup cozies of the same size, from the same yarn. I felted one by hand so I know the yarn felts. The other I’ve run through the washer and dryer I don’t know how many times and it’s still a lot bigger than I want it. Apparently felting in my washer and dryer doesn’t work well. Maybe someday the second cozy will be small enough to use. My hands don’t like felting yarn in a bucket of water so it will either come out of the dryer the right size one day or it won’t.

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I ran across this pattern a couple of weeks ago. It’s free at sweetsofties.com.
This is the pattern I will use. I have some leftover bulky yarn and I think this is a good way to use it.
I will just add more rows if I want a larger square. Once you make the square, adding rows is easy, all the increases are in the corners.

#26

That’s pretty and a great way to use up small bits of leftovers!

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#27

Thanks for the advice. I like the felting idea. May havexa go at knitting a tote. Thanks.

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#28

When I machine felt those knitted clogs made from roving in the machine, it takes several go-throughs to get them felted to the point I desire. I use a cheapo rubber-like car mat to felt by hand. Hot water, soap & that corrugated mat make short work of it. You could use a washboard if you have one too.