This is the ultimate in eco-friendly shopping bags – it is made from cut up supermarket plastic bags! So by making it, you cleverly reduce environmental waste AND get yourself a completely awesome handbag.

Open up your drawer of hoarded bags and sort them into colours - it’s time to make yourself an amazing bag. You need about 35 plastic bags for this pattern featuring two kinds of granny squares in any colours you want.

The pattern shows you how to make ‘plarn’ (PLastic yARN) before you begin your crochet.

I used a 7mm crochet hook, but gauge doesn’t really matter and 6-8mm would be fine.