The Daily Hailey

Its convenient that I attended a craft retreat right before the pandemic kicked into high gear and everything shut down, because I’m itching to be creative, and I’m getting the opportunity! Being home every day, I’ve had more time to enjoy crocheting again, and to create again! 

I have a big project going, but it’s really inconvenient to haul it around :/ With the type of crocheting it is, one “row” takes about a half hour, and if I slip at all, I lose a HUGE amount of work. With five active children, I’m not willing to take that risk, so that project only comes out when I take a couple of hours upstairs, to myself. 

Instead, I’ve been playing with some new projects. I’ve been seeing the trend of crocheting reusable bags to take to the grocery store, and a different spin on that idea came to mind. 

Harvest bags!

Gathering bags!

Garden bags!

Some people could go out to their garden and grab a tomato or a cucumber for supper. Thats not how we roll. We BURN through fresh produce, and would need more than a hand or two could carry. I know me, and I know I’d be quick to just grab a grocery bag. But, as you can imagine, we’ve run out, because we rarely shop anymore. So I made these, specifically to use for the dirty garden gathering stuff. Yes, they’ll get dirty, but that is their job.

They’re 100% cotton so they’re easy to wash. The yarn doesn’t stretch much at all. They take up next to no space. They’re user friendly. And they’re cute 🤷‍♀️ 

I’m really enjoying making these, because I like the idea, but I also really like spending time creating things. I’m proud of these! I think the off-white one is my favourite. But I haven’t made a purple one yet, so we’ll see what happens then 😆 We all know me. 

I’m eagerly anticipating garden season. I know I’m a step behind everyone else, but hopefully mine will go in early next week, and hopefully I’ll eventually get a chance to use these beautiful bags!