Make-A-Bag

Beth at Fake Plastic Fish is always asking asked what we are doing to reduce plastic and got me thinking. It amazes me how much trash, especially plastic trash, can come from a typical homemade...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2008/09/towards-less-plastic-school-lunch.html

I am loving this pattern. I love that you use heavier fabric, so no need for lining. I love how fast and easy it comes together. (Still not on the SMS payroll!) Anyway, the next night after maki...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2008/07/caution-irenes-tote-may-be-addictive.html

That's right, Make A Bag. So it's about time I showed you - get ready... A FINISHED BAG! THAT I MADE! woo! Oh, if you're wondering what the heck I'm talking about in the title, there's a little...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2008/07/la-di-da-di-dum-la-di-da-di-dum-whats.html

If you're living under an enviro-blog rock, you may not be aware of Crunchy Chicken and her sometimes outrageous, alway challenging... uh, challenges. Here's the latest: Some of her challeng...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2008/06/keep-yer-cool-challenge.html

more cat pictures I felt like that kitty today after using my newly sharpened reel mower on the front yard. Woo hoo! I tell ya, a good sharpening makes all the difference. The mower worked o...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2008/06/reel-mower-update.html

The following was swiped liberally from Yahoo. BOLD is mine. Full article here. *** In Des Moines, where a levee failure Saturday sent water pouring into the Birdland neighborhood, some reside...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2008/06/factory-farming-floods-bad-news.html

Melanie from Bean Sprouts has posted today about joining your local Freecycle group. I couldn't agree more. Freecycle is a great way to get items you need or want for free, as well as a great...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2008/06/freecycle.html

(Photo to come) I just bought a Craftsman reel mower off of our local "garage sale" Yahoo group. (The garage sale site sprang from our Freecycle group and is another great way to find useful us...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-used-toy.html

Saw this on Bean Sprouts. It's too funny not to share: In other green news, there is an abyssmal dearth of fuel-efficient cars available in the US, especially if you're looking for a used (reus...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2008/05/another-fun-green-video.html

Jennie hooked us up with a couple of links via The Wayback Machine, so Injeanius and The Saturday Market Bag links are now up to date. Thanks, Jennie!

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2008/04/magknits-way-back-machine.html

With the untimely demise of the MagKnits site, a couple of our knitted bag patterns are no longer available. However, the rights to these patterns reverted to the original designers, so we're loo...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2008/04/we-need-magknits-patterns.html

Friday was my first blogiversary on my other blog, Tinky McFrog . In the knitting blogosphere, this calls for a contest! Random Last-Minute Belated Blogiversary/Earth Day Contest - Visit Tinky...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2008/04/you-say-its-your-blogiversary.html

Because I am lazy (besides the two jobs and three children), I tend to reuse my existing plastic bags vs. trying out all these neato patterns listed here. (That's what you guys are for - give me ...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2008/04/meeting-resistance-from-store-clerks.html

Beth at Fake Plastic Fish is helping lead a campaign to get Chlorox to take back Brita water filters. One of their tools is an online petition. Beth has an appointment with a Chlorox representat...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2008/04/greetings-from-signer-363.html

Tonight is Earth Hour, where millions of people around the world (hopefully) will be switching off their lights and other electrical appliances from 8pm - 9pm, whatever their local time. The kid...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2008/03/fade-to-black.html

That's Melanie Rimmer's comment about this site. Thanks so much for the mention, Melanie! If you're coming over here from Melanie's blog, Bean Sprouts, thanks for stopping by. Please take a lo...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2008/02/does-exactly-what-it-says-on-tin.html

Here are links to two intermediate-level knitting patterns from Knitting Daily : Hemp Market Bag is knit from 100% hemp on size 10 straight and circular needles. Vicki Square's Market Bag is...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-bags-from-interweave-knits.html

The Sew, Mama, Sew blog is featuring 30 days of handmade gift ideas during November. Guess what showed up on Day 5? You guessed it; handmade tote bags. One of the featured projects is a gusse...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2007/11/website-feature-sew-mama-sew-blog.html

Not sure what happened to this project, but the link was dead, so I removed it from the sewing list.

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2007/10/project-deleted-muslin-tote-bag.html

No, this is not a post about icebergs. heh. I received a comment linking to the following YouTube video, which I thought was pretty great. The pattern is for a messenger bag, but the video also ...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2007/10/project-feature-imm-meeeeellllltttting.html

Tesco is a supermarket chain in Great Britain that seems to get about as much love as Wal-Mart does on this side of the pond. Here's a fun little video, mimicking Tesco's ads, that encourages pe...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2007/10/fun-with-video.html

For a long time now, I have been bugged by the plastic produce bags at my local grocery store. It's bad enough that MOST of the produce already comes in a plastic bag. Why did I need to grab a se...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2007/09/produce-bags.html

In case you didn't have enough... Here's a photo that Beth at Fake Plastic Fish snapped from Spirit Air's in-flight magazine: You can click to read the text. The most shocking thing to me w...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2007/09/more-reasons-to-avoid-plastic-bags.html

The post just prior to this one contains the pattern for the Nettie Bag, designed by me. This is the first knitting pattern I have released on the 'net, so please let me know of any glaring error...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2007/09/new-pattern-nettie-bag.html

Nettie Bag by Heather Toll DIFFICULTY: Easy, Beginner + SKILLS NEEDED: Casting on (any cast-on style is fine) Garter stitch (all knit stitches) Yarn over (yo) Knit two together (k2tog) Bindi...

http://makeabag.blogspot.com/2007/09/project-profile-nettie-bag.html