Produce Bag Pattern for Dolls!

We are very excited about this project! We did our first class on Thursday. Me and my sister were very excited that day. Hard to just sit down and work, hehe :) !

The Mesh bag, human sized!

Me and my sister Uatchet
thought the picture would be good with some fruit in it, too. Anyways,
it is for produce too and many other things too!

And don't you like how the light shines in the picture? Me too! And yes, the photo was taken by me, Nekhebet ;).

I hope you like the pictures!!!

Uatchet and Jess ( the doll ).

Below, we're giving you the instructions for how to make the amazing doll bags! And yes, that outfit is for girl scouts! Thanks for noticing!
-Nekhebet ( Photographer for the pictures )

We had a wonderful time! I just love the little girl scout outfit on the doll! It was like I had a little me! :D -Uatchet (the model in the picture)

Nikki ( the doll )

The second picture was awesome! With the little doll sized bag and a bag for a person. I personally loved the dolls glasses it was adorable! Don't you think so too? hehe.- Nekhebet

You could make a bag like that one! (on the right) Isn't it adorable? - Uatchet

Crochet Pattern for 18" Doll Produce Bag
by Neith Juch, based on Haley Waxberg's Crochet Grocery Bag Pattern

To create an 18" doll sized crochet produce bag you will want fingering/sock weight yarn and D/3.25MM crochet hook... I'm not yet sure how many yards but will get that info to you as soon as I can... If you have a new small ball of yarn you have more than enough for a few bags! You will also want to use a stitch marker at the end of each round and move it up as you go.

R1: Ch4, sl st into first st to form circle

R2: Ch1, 8 sc into circle - 8 SC

R3: (Ch2, sc into next SC) around - 8 ch2 spaces

R4: (Ch3, sc into next ch2 sp) around - 8 ch3 spaces

R5: (Ch4, sc into next ch3 sp) around - 8 ch4 spaces

Increase Round:

R6: (Ch4, sc into next ch4 sp, ch 4, sc into same ch4 sp (ch4, sc into next ch4 sp) twice) around - 12 ch4 spaces

R7-8: (Ch4, sc into next ch4 sp) around - 12 ch4 spaces

Bag Sides:

R9: (Ch5, sc into next ch4 sp) around - 12 ch5 spaces

R10-15: (Ch5, sc into next ch5 sp) around - 12 ch5 spaces

Decrease Rounds:

R16: (Ch4, sc into next ch5 sp) around - 12 ch4 spaces

R17: (Ch3, sc into next ch4 sp) around - 12 ch3 spaces

R18: Ch2, (hdc into same ch3sp) twice, (hdc into next sc, 3hdc into next ch3 sp) around, sl st into top of ch2 - 36 hdc, do not tie off

Handles:

Divide bag top into quarters, with the yarn end as the start of one quarter and place stitch markers at the start of the other 3 quarters. The first handle begins at the yarn end, then tie off and start a new ch at the opposite side of the bag.

Each Handle:

R1: Ch38, without twisting, and sl st into start of next quarter - 38 Ch

R2-4: Sl st into next st on bag top, turn and sc in each st across on the handle, sl st into next st on bag top - 38 sc,

Tie off at end of R4

Weave in the ends and wash/stretch the bag out to complete it!

Amigurumi Cat Toy Gathering Invites

We're busy getting ready for our first crochet workshop this week and more next week! That means that we need to start doling out invitations! I just created these digital files and can send unblurred full size versions to anyone who would like to host their own event and have formatted a print size that prints four to a 4x6 photo mounted onto one side of a cut up 5x7 printout! Now to get cooking on the produce bag version!

These particular catnip treats were crocheted by Uatchet, Nekhebet, and Mom using Amigurumi Egg Cozy patterns from Lion Brand, but adapting them to have closed bottoms and a belly full of fiberfill and catnip! We're planning on having booth sales at the local pet supply store before Easter and thought that a few Easter themed treats would be a hit!

• Amigurumi Duck Egg Cozy 80106AD from Lion Brand
• Amigurumi Bunny Egg Cozy 80105AD from Lion Brand
• Amigurumi Lamb Egg Cozy 80107AD from Lion Brand

These invites were made using the following supplies from Club Scrap Digital: 2011 Cats - BG2, Stamp8, Xtra2; 2010 Connections - St12; 08/10 Arts n Crafts - St7; 05/10 Blossom - BG1; 09/09 Birds of a Feather - BBFStamp10;

Amigurumi Crochet Cat Toy Pattern Links

It's Mom again.... The kids will post whenever they can and are creating backdrops and taking photos as we have more sample collections ready, plus we'll post pictures from the workshops/get togethers/booth sales whenever we have permission! But it's crunch time, so I'm getting a few important posts up now :)

We're planning to post a bunch of photos showing samples of the cat toys, but thought that we should post the links to the patterns we'll have at our Amigurumi Get Togethers! These projects require the ability to read patterns and work with them, but a few are simple enough that if you get frustrated we can start them and let you do a more repetitive and simple project which is still a raging success with kitties!

For these get togethers you can bring your own supplies or contact us in advance to reserve some of our hooks and yarns (we ask for a $1 donation per toy to use our yarn to help cover expenses) but we've got plenty of catnip and batting plus some jingle bells! We recommend either a worsted weight cotton or a furry yarn for most of these projects... cotton just seems a lot better in kitty mouths than acrylic... but furry toys are very fun!

We've got batting sheets and muslin to sew up as a liner inside the toy, and fill them with some batting and catnip before you seal up the toys!

A few aren't closed patterns, but egg cozies, so you'll need to adapt them in order to seal them off... others are a little too large for cat toys but if you are up for it and want to base a smaller toy off of them then go for it! Others use doll eyes and you'll want to crochet or embroider eyes instead since those hard eyes aren't so great in your cat's mouth!

Without further ado, here are some patterns! I've *starred the ones that are the simplest, in my opinion :) Once you get to building more you may be ready to go freestyle as well and create your own patterns or one of a kind creations on the fly!

Crochet Patterns

Easter Eggs & Non-Animal Toys

• *Amigurumi Easter Egg L0135AD from Lion Brand
• *Easter Eggs LW2386 from Red Heart
• Amigurumi Egg Cozy 80109AD from Lion Brand (note: this is an open egg cozy and needs a little adaptation at the end in order to seal off the bottom)
• Door Hanger Bouncy Cat Toy 80063AD from Lion Brand (a great pattern for a door hanger to use with any small toy, with the ball at the bottom I would recommend a jingle bell instead of catnip, as a great option for kittens that are too young for catnip!)

Bunnies

• *Amigurumi Bunny Egg Cozy 80105AD from Lion Brand (note: this is an open egg cozy and needs a little adaptation at the end in order to seal off the bottom)
• Pocket Pet Bunny BK4K-0506005-C from Lion Brand

Chicks & Ducks

• Amigurumi Chick 80103AD from Lion Brand
• Heloise Hen 90229AD from Lion Brand
• Amigurumi Duck Egg Cozy 80106AD from Lion Brand (note: this is an open egg cozy and needs a little adaptation at the end in order to seal off the bottom)
• Doris Duckling 80445AD from Lion Brand
• Pocket Pet Duckling BK4K-0506004-C from Lion Brand

Lambs

• Little Lamb 80093AD from Lion Brand
• Amigurumi Lamb Egg Cozy 80107AD from Lion Brand (note: this is an open egg cozy and needs a little adaptation at the end in order to seal off the bottom)

Birds

• Holiday Dove Ornament 80976AD from Lion Brand
• Amigurumi Dove Sachet L0262AD from Lion Brand
• Amigurumi Love Birds 80015AD from Lion Brand
• Amigurumi Baby Birds in a Nest 80223AD from Lion Brand
• Amigurumi Momma Bird 80220AD from Lion Brand
• Sweet Tweets Sachet 90539AD from Lion Brand
• Felted Tweetie Birds 60227AD from Lion Brand
• Robin (more advanced) from Roman Sock
• Amigurumi Owl 81001AD from Lion Brand
• Halloween Owl Ornament L0256AD from Lion Brand

Mice

• Catnip Mouse BK4K-0506003-C from Lion Brand
• *Amigurumi Mouse Cat Toy 80060AD from Lion Brand
• *Amigurumi Mouse 70590AD from Lion Brand
• Amigurumi Mouse Door Stop 90694AD from Lion Brand

Fish

• *Amigurumi Sardines Cat Toy 80061AD from Lion Brand
• Amigurumi Angel Fish 81096AD from Lion Brand
• Goldfish Cat Toy 80204AD from Lion Brand

Cats

• *Amigurumi Cat 81013AD from Lion Brand
• Felted Siamese Cat 80444AD from Lion Brand
• Tommy Tiger 80891AD from Lion Brand

Bugs & Other Backyard Critters

• Lorelei the Lady Bug 90228AD from Lion Brand
• Tiny Turtle 81109AD from Lion Brand
• Greek Tortoise (more advanced) from Roman Sock
• Froggy Pincushion from Roman Sock
• Toad (more advanced) from Roman Sock

Crochet Produce Bag Pattern

It's Mom here, again :) I'm going to try to post a bunch of links to the patterns for out of area friends who want to send donations in for the project and for those already adept at pattern reading who want to start working on the cat toys then meetup to finish them up, hang out, and add them to the collection to sell! First up is this gorgeous Crochet Produce Bag by Haley Waxberg, who gave us permission to sell the bags and teach them since she's a fan of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides (Canada's version of Girl Scouts, where she is from)!

When you work on these bags with us in a workshop, we do ask for a $2.50 donation to cover the cost of the materials (Bronze Award projects aren't supposed to be mommy-funded) and we've already made the bases and will finish the tops for all beginners, so you are just working a repetitive and simple pattern using two basic stitches. You won't take a bag home with you since we plan to sell them for $10 each to buy $10 worth of goods for our local food pantry! So, when you come to a workshop, you come empty handed or with desserts to contribute to a potluck dessert, and leave with new skills, a happy heart, and yummy cocoa/tea/coffee in your tummy, but no yarn or hooks to bring with you or take home!

I've whipped up a bunch of these for myself and for gifts! Every time we go out shopping with our lime green bags, we get tons of attention and I can't even begin to count the number of people that I've directed to the instructions! I've consistently managed to make one bag during a single dvd viewing (including bonus features) and have made others while walking around in Boston or riding the subway and train during our day trips this month! Also, they make great gift wrap bags! You can see them here holding sets of Scrapbooking ALSB pages that we're giving as gifts!

I absolutely adore this Crochet Grocery Bag Pattern By Haley Waxberg. It's a simple combination of single crochet, chain, and slip stitches to create a wonderfully stretchy netted produce/shopping bag.

I altered the pattern, just a little, in between the increasing rows, I did one less row than called for and did 12-14 of the ch5 rows as the main body.. also, I thickened my straps a little and used 100% cotton by Lily and by Bernat.