What better way to store your plastic bags than inside this fancy fish?

Stuff your grocery bags into his tail and watch his belly grow … remove them through his mouth and watch him shrink back down again.

Length - 61 cm (24 in)
Circumference - 38 cm (15 in)

Notions:
4 mm crochet hook (US G)
Stitch Marker
Wool needle
2 x 25 mm (1 in) buttons, beige
2 x 12 mm (½ in) buttons, blue
Sewing needle and thread
30 cm (12 in) shirring elastic OR an elastic hair band

Note:
If you are interested in adding fins to your project, BoricuaCrochet has very kindly added her instructions to her pattern notes here on Ravelry. If you use Juanita’s notes - be sure and leave her a BIG thank you!