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Crochet Bags!: 15 Hip Projects for Carrying Your Stuff [Hardcover]

Candi Jensen
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)


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Book Description

August 1, 2005
The loopy, lacy, textured patterns of crochet are taking the fashion runways by storm. And millions of crocheters have their hooks poised, waiting for trendy new patterns for handhooked, high-fashion accessories. Noted crochet designer and author Candi Jensen is transforming the look of crochet with two great new books.

Crochet Bags! includes 15 projects ranging from a swinging cotton bag in hot summer colors to an elegant evening purse adorned with feathers. Specialty techniques include working with suede yarn, integrating beads into crochet, creating a fan-shaped purse, making a string market bag, and even crocheting with recycled plastic shopping bags to create a colorful and waterproof beach bag.

Packaged in Storey’s best-selling die-cut series, with the signature at-a-glance, chart-format instructions, Crochet Bags! will be irresistible to all the fashion-conscious crocheters who want to show off the new range of styles and looks that are achievable with a hook, a ball of yarn—and Candi Jensen’s great patterns.


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About the Author

Candi Jensen has been a craft and needlepoint designer for more than 25 years. She is widely published in national magazines including Vogue Knitting and Better Homes and Gardens. She is the author of Crochet Scarves!, Crochet Bags! and Hooked on Crochet. Candi lives in the San Francisco Bay area.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC; First Edition edition (August 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1580176194
  • ISBN-13: 978-1580176194
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.5 x 7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,714 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A great book for teens! Sharilyn Miller  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
I did one project in this book. crafter  |  1 reviewer made a similar statement
Very easy to follow! Judy Grivas  |  1 reviewer made a similar statement
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A New Slant.... August 25, 2006
Format:Hardcover
This book has some very different patterns in it, using some of the newer yarn that's available - I like that! And even for someone like me, who has been crocheting for over 30 years,there are tips, conversion charts, and the like which I've never seen in one place like this -- or put in such clear terms. There are also some very basic instructions included for beginners. This is a book anyone can use, regardless of their skill level, and I'd recommend it. Very easy to follow!
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Companion volume to Crochet Scarves, this book provides "15 hip projects for carrying your stuff." The first third of the text is devoted to helpful tutorials on crocheting techniques and is followed by a cute "Small Change" purse in two styles, a bobble-stitched purse made from suede yarn, cute, ruffly embellishment flowers, and much more.

Some of my favorite projects include the "Fine Feathered Friend," a crocheted purse made of worsted-weight heavy-twist nylon yarn and real peacock feather trim, "Granny's New Bag" (yes, there are granny squares, but they're cool), and the "TuTu Cute Bag," which truly is.

I appreciate the author's excellent instructions, her insistence that we check our stitch gauge for each project, and her fun variations. A great book for teens!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Want tons of compliments on your handbags? March 15, 2006
Format:Hardcover
I love this book! Lots of neat purses that are fun to make. I've encountered a few errors in the pattern instructions, but they're easy to figure out how to correct. The author uses expensive yarns, but you can easily substitute with Lion Brand or other good, less-expensive brands. Also, the crochet instructions at the front of the book are simple and easy to follow. I would definitely recommend this book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars So-so bags, Very few designs
I was so excited to get this book but was unfortunately quite disappointed. Not many of Candi's designs were fashionable, so were downright tacky. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Clairene M. Guerra
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice
I like this book. Quite a bit, actually. I do not crochet often but there are definitely some nice projects in this book I will try. Read more
Published on February 20, 2011 by Trudy B
2.0 out of 5 stars A nice idea
This book is a nice idea, but sadly falls a bit flat. There are a couple of really good ideas, especially the timely string bag for shopping etc, but generally these are really... Read more
Published on December 27, 2007 by E. I. Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Cute Bags
I liked most all the patterns in this book. My favorites are the ripple stitch drawsring purse and the updated old pattern for the black purse(nice shape for that purse). Read more
Published on April 19, 2007 by S. Starnes
3.0 out of 5 stars Cute patterns, not so sure about instructions
There are many patterns in here that are downright adorable (along with a few that a fugly of course, but so what!). Read more
Published on February 20, 2007 by S. Snyder
3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad patterns book
The crochet tutorials at the start of the book were fairly helpful.

The patterns in general were a bit dull, and some instructions were not clear.
Published on February 6, 2007 by noura k.
2.0 out of 5 stars mistakes galore!
I did one project in this book. It had mistakes in the instructions in every part of the construction. The publisher passed my request for clarification on to the author. Read more
Published on September 24, 2006 by crafter
3.0 out of 5 stars Very plain designs
If you are looking for simple, basic designs then this is the book for you. Not alot of "stand out" patterns in here.
Published on December 5, 2005 by CrochetQueen
5.0 out of 5 stars Variety bag designs
Personally think that this one is one of the better books around on bag patterns . I like this one as it offers some variety besides the common crochet motif type of bag and the... Read more
Published on November 27, 2005 by Bonnie
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"Flower Power" bag
I do not have this book, but I do most of my work in cottons, and here are some of my favorites:

Patons Cotton DK or Patons 100% Cotton in 4-ply and DK - this is mercerized yarn with a tight twist that gives a lovely sheen and beautiful stitch definition.

Reynolds Saucy and Saucy Sport -... Read more
Oct 2, 2006 by Crochet Queen |  See all 2 posts
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