With two lengths of fabric for the price of one, sprang lends itself to creating bags of all sizes. Most of my experiments end up as bags. Some are big enough to use as market bags, but most are small pouches like these that were created as samples for the Year of S&Z 2023 SprangAlong.
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Possible Uses
Here's a sheet I put together suggesting uses for small pouches.
After a couple friends asked if I had any water bottle carriers, I came up with these.
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Adding Carry Straps and Drawstrings
In my early pouches the drawstring almost always went through the loops where the sprang was attached to the frame. But recently I heard the suggestion to crochet around the top, and found that a great way to create larger holes for the drawstrings. With these larger loops I can insert two drawstrings, so the top can be tightened from both directions. Then I saw the long twisted carry straps and shorter belt loops on someone else's sprang bags and had to try those as well.
Below you can see a crocheted top without drawstrings and another with drawstrings, a pouch with short loops, and bags with over-the-shoulder carry straps.
Below you can see a crocheted top without drawstrings and another with drawstrings, a pouch with short loops, and bags with over-the-shoulder carry straps.
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Asymmetric Pouches
Keeping the two sides of the sprang cloth the same size is a constant concern. The inattentive spranger will often find one side longer than the other. Here are a couple pouches where I embraced the asymmetry. See my blog post about creating new designs from mistakes.
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