Peppermint Magazine

hooked on a feeling

LINJA SHOPPER

By making everyday items yourself, you can be sure of their sustainability. Choose an extra durable material for your project – such as the high-quality cotton twine used for this shopper – and you are guaranteed to use the finished piece for almost an eternity.

I had been working on an idea for a while: a crocheted shopper that would have a similar shape to a plastic shopping bag. It had been on my mind while wading through a raft of plastic waste on the southern beach of Lantau Island, Hong Kong; while dumpster-diving in one of the

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