Knotty and NICE

Macramé string bag

MATERIALS

● 120m fine (1mm) jute twine

● Two 6cm squares of leather or similar for handles

EQUIPMENT

● 4.5mm crochet hook

● Scissors

● Wire coat hanger

● 8 clothes pegs or bulldog clips

● Sewing machine or heavy-duty needle and thread

● Liquid adhesive (suitable for leather)

DIFFICULT

A good understanding of a variety of craft skills required.

1 Make a crocheted base by following the instructions for the baskets (see page 58) to the end of Round 5 (48 stitches). End with a slip stitch into the next stitch.

2 Round 6: 2ch (counts as 1 treble), *1ch, 1tr* in every stitch. When you have completed the round, slip stitch into top of 2nd chain and weave in ends.

3 Cut 48 two-metre lengths of twine. Fold each length in half and feed the folded end through one of the gaps in the outer row of the crocheted base. Pass the two cut ends through the folded loop and pull tightly to secure. Repeat with a new length of twine in the next gap until you have completed the circle. There will be 96 strands of twine hanging from the crocheted edge.

Pass the hook of a wire coat hanger through the hole in the centre of the