Upcycle plastic bags to create red, white and blue crochet coasters. They also have a matching placemat crochet pattern. This is perfect for a variety of American holidays. The same idea could be used in different colors to make picnic coasters for everyone.
Red, White, and Blue Plarn Crochet Placemats
Placemats like these would make a fabulous addition to your outdoor picnic table, especially when celebrating holidays like Memorial Day and the 4th of July. They are made with plarn, an interesting material to upcycle for use in crocheting placemats. This free pattern also comes with instructions
Crochet picnic basket pattern free
Picnic Time! Everyone loves going on a picnic, right? My family does and what better way to celebrate nice weather than a picnic… and yarn! My boys weren't too happy to see that the basket was packed with yarn on our little picnic trip. Would you pack yarn?
Crochet Patriotic Placemat
If you don't want to work with plarn but you do want to make a red, white and blue placemat, then try this cotton crochet pattern from Jessie At Home. This is an easy crochet pattern in that it's worked in single crochet stitches only, but you'll have to do some increasing and
Granny's Scrappy Placemat
My Granny's series features one round granny squares. This makes it really great for using up those tiny bits of yarn in your stash. If you don't need a placemat, use it as a larger doily. You'll need 282 yards of worsted weight yarn. As a placemat, I recommend cotton since it's
Plastic Bag Holder - Free Crochet Pattern
Recently we made a move into a new house, as we were unpacking I began to collect a large pile of plastic grocery bags. I generally use this bags pretty often so I didn't want to throw them away. That's when I realized I didn't have a bag holder to put them in. Moving can be pretty
