{"id":3326,"date":"2021-05-10T19:45:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T02:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/?p=3326"},"modified":"2021-05-10T19:45:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T02:45:08","slug":"crochet-bag-handles-the-best-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/?p=3326","title":{"rendered":"Crochet Bag Handles- The Best 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I need crochet bag handles. Crochet bags have one hurdle for me, finishing them with handles. There are many great handles out there, I could easily purchase leather strapping or wooden rings or traditional purse straps. I could even head to the thrift store and find a cheap handbag that I love the handles on, and cut them off for my bag\u2026but there is a common theme in these approaches; I have to go and get something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This \u201cfinal step\u201d is my constant hang up. It is bad enough that I have to weave in the ends; just this step can leave an item sitting in a pile for a while. So, finding a handles solution that does not become a \u201cfinal stage\u201d has been paramount to my actually completing these projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have come up with 3 crochet bag handles that fit my needs very well. Ones I could actually make and attach are the requirements. Added to these requirements are the need that they not be flimsy and don\u2019t stretch too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first is make it a Tunisian crochet bag handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tunisian crochet fabric, under certain conditions curls. I have taken this trait that is often seen as a deterrent and turned it into a benefit. To create this handle, I simply create a chain for the desired length of the handle using a Tunisian hook size that is a bit smaller then I would normally use (this ensures that the fabric curls). Then I work 3-5 rows of Tunisian Simple Stitch<\/a>. The fabric should be curling up on itself. I then decide to seam the strip together of not. I might even insert a bit of clothes line and let the fabric wrap around it. Attach it to the bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The curling of Tunisian fabric to create a handle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The second is make it a braid crochet bag handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this approach I create a chain that are about 3 inches longer then I would like the handle and work a single crochet in each chain. Make 3 of these single crochet strips. Pin the 3 strips together and braid them together, placing a pin at the finished end. Then attached this handle to the bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Braiding 3 single crochet strands together to create a handle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The third is make a chained chain crochet bag handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this process you create a chain three times longer than you would like the handle. I don\u2019t fasten off this chain as I may want to add to it to lengthen the handle as I work. Take a larger hook and then use the newly created chain as a \u201cyarn\u201d and create a chain with it. This creates a heavier rope appearance handle. Attach it to the bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chain a Chain, or Double Chain to create a handle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

These three types of handles have helped me finish up projects, then I only have to weave in the ends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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