The best way to Connect Handles to a Knit or Crochet Bag

The best way to Connect Handles to a Knit or Crocheted Bag

This week on Ask Me Monday I confirmed totally different strategies for tips on how to connect handles to knit, crochet, or any yarn-craft baggage. Bookmark this publish for future bag-making wants!

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The best way to Connect Handles: Single-Crochet Strategies

Overlaying deal with with yarn:

Be a part of yarn with deal with by inserting the hook by way of deal with; place slipknot on hook; pull-through deal with.

Single crochet (sc) across the deal with as many occasions as wanted to match the width of the bag edge.

Technique 1: Whip Sew

Taking care to ease the material as you go, use locking sew markers, security pins, or clips to attach the row of sc on one deal with to the ultimate row of 1 facet of the bag. Use the remaining tail to whip-stitch the deal with to the piece.

Technique 2: Single Crochet x 2

Taking care to ease the material as you go, use locking sew markers, security pins, or clips to attach the row of sc on one deal with to the ultimate row of 1 facet of the bag. With yarn nonetheless connected and WS dealing with, sc the lined deal with along with the ultimate row of the piece.

Technique 3: 3 Needle Bind-Off

Taking care to ease the material as you go, use locking sew markers, security pins, or clips to attach the row of sc on one deal with to the ultimate row of 1 facet of the bag. Use round knitting needle to select up stitches beneath every sc throughout. Slide stitches to the other finish. With WS dealing with, maintain the needle with deal with sts parallel to the needle with the ultimate row of knit sts. Be a part of items collectively utilizing the 3-Needle Bind-Off.

The best way to Connect Handles: Deal with Tab

Fold the deal with tab over the deal with. Use pins to carry the piece in place. Utilizing the lengthy tail and tapestry needle, seam deal with tab edge to the within of bag utilizing Mattress Sew.