Weekend Makes: Crocheted Bags

Weekend Makes: Crocheted Bags is a stylish collection of 25 simple projects for every occasion. Crochet your way from clutch to tote, making a variety of beautiful bags in between, with the latest title in the Weekend Makes series. Crochet has brought bags up-to-date and now fills Instagram and Pinterest—not to mention catwalks and high-end fashion houses—with modern masterpieces. Grab your crochet hook and yarn and join the trend by creating a carrier for every outing.

Whether you're a newcomer to this craft or have been hooked for a while, you'll find a project to kickstart your creativity and learn the skills required to make it. With detailed techniques, tools, and materials sections, this book provides everything you need to know to get started. Each project guides you step by step with easy-to-follow instructions and close-up photos of each stage.

Whether you need to carry keys, groceries, or a picnic, or add the finishing touch to an outfit, there are 25 easy projects to make, from essential everyday bags, such as the tote, shopper, and backpack, to more exciting, elaborate shapes, such as the Japanese knot, circle raffia, and drawstring bag. As well as learning the basic stitches and how to shape these styles, you'll expand your knowledge to create different patterns and textures, including leopard print, geometric and honeycomb designs, and work with different colours and types of yarn.

Projects include: leopard-print clutch, circle raffia bag, honeycomb messenger bag, ombre shopping bag, Japanese knot bag, beach bag, eco shopper bag, tweed shoulder bag, textured tote bag, and crossbody drawstring bag.

AUTHOR: Guild of Master Craftsman (GMC) Publications publishes books which are valued by professional craftsmen and women and enjoyed by keen amateurs alike. Our diverse range of titles covers woodworking, DIY, gardening and all manner of craft subjects, from knitting and sewing to jewellery-making, doll's house, upholstery, paper crafts, and more. Our authors are experts in their fields and we take care to produce books that are hardworking and practical, as well as beautiful to look at. From guides and how-to books for beginners to technique-packed, project-based titles, we have something for everyone—no matter your skill or hobby.

SELLING POINTS:

• Clear, illustrated step-by-step instructions and detailed notes and tips
• 25 easy crocheted bag projects
• Beginner-friendly through to more advanced patterns
• Projects include: eco shopper bag, leopard-print clutch, picnic bag, backpack, slouchy shoulder bag, crossbody drawstring bag, ombre shopping bag, textured tote
• A trending, Instagram-driven craft (31.9 million posts currently using #crochet)

60 photographs, 50 illustrations