Reusable Grocery Bags

My latest I can make that moment.

For those of you new to the saga of Patti, my dad moved in with me after my mom died 3 1/2 years ago. He also gave up driving, which is a good thing because they drive like lunatics in Georgia. Because of this, he doesn't get out much and going to the grocery store is one of the highlights of his week. He knows all the ladies in the deli, the butcher, the fish guy, the cashiers, and the customer service people.

It also means that I can't buy anything at the store without him knowing about it. This includes reusable grocery bags.

The plain boring bags are $.99 and the cuter bags are $1.99. He doesn't see the need to spend any money on the bags, period. We do bring the plastic bags back to the store to be recycled every week, so we're not just throwing them in the trash, but we don't need that many bags.

I did some online shopping to see if I could find cloth grocery bags cheaper, but no, I couldn't.

Here comes the "I can make that" moment. I spotted a different type of bag on Ravelry (It's a site for knitters and crocheters and other fiber people) and I had a light bulb go off. I've seen grocery bags on there. I can make the bags!

I saved a bunch of free patterns and then I started reading them.

Yes, I can make my own reusable grocery bags and it will probably cost about $4 - $5 each. Plus my time knitting something I'm not in love with. I'd be much better off convincing my dad that it isn't wasted money to buy a few bags at a dollar each.