I have now finished all 8 granny squares!
Looking at my inspiration pictures, I think I would like to make a smaller purse as opposed to a tote bag. With the 8 granny squares, a tote bag could be possible, however, it would be smaller than I would want. So, I think I will try making a smaller bag, something similar to this:
the last step before I can sew my pieces together is to make a strap. As I am not following a specific pattern for this project, I decided to make the strap with the skills i have already learned. To do this, I started by chaining 45 then doing 2 rows of half double crochet stitches. For the last row, I did a slip stitch to make the edge the same as the first row. Here’s how it turned out:
Next step will be sewing it all together!