I learned how to make this CHUNKY YARN BAG in just 1 day! 🌸

Today, I'm attempting to turn this into a super cute chunky knit bag. So as soon as I saw one of these on my feed, I knew I had to try making one. They're super cute, functional, and supposedly an easy DIY project you can do in like 30 minutes. How could I resist? The thing is though, I am a total beginner at knitting, like never knit before levels of beginner. So let's find out if literally anyone can make one of these or if it's harder than it looks. All right, so for materials, I've got my giant ball of chunky yarn, my two hands to hand knit, and of course some tutorials put up on my computer. Okay, so for the first step, I think I'm supposed to take the end of the yarn, stick it underneath itself, stick my two fingers through the hole, grab the long part, and then you pull. Voila, one slip knot. Okay, honestly, that was pretty straightforward and I guess we're on to the next step. So you stick your two fingers through this hole again, pinchy pinchy, and then you grab the long piece of yarn from the back and you pull it through. And ta-da, that is the first stitch. And I believe we're supposed to make six stitches now for the bottom row, so let's do this. So we got one, two, three, four, five, and six. Huh, so I swear I thought I did six stitches, but for some reason, mine is smaller than the tutorial. And upon some thorough investigation, all right, well, it turns out, guys, that I just cannot count. Or more specifically, I counted this bottom thing as a stitch when in fact it was just a slip knot and that is not a stitch, so yeah. So I added in one more stitch and we were back to smooth sailing. Okay, so in total, you should have one, two, three, four, five, six of these, and then this little loopy guy. Thankfully, on a second attempt, I was capable of counting this time. All right, first row done, on to the second. So I believe you wanna take the hole that's closest to the end and you stick your fingers through there and then you take the long piece of yarn and you pull it through. Now we got two little guys sticking out over here. Then you just repeat that for each of these little remaining holes. Okay, six loopies done and that'll be one side of the bag. Now I gotta make six loopies on the other side for the other side of the bag. So I believe you want to find this spirally guy, not the end one, but this one. And then you grab the yarn and you pull it up. And then you just repeat for each of these little twisty guys. I'll be honest, it took me quite a while to make sure I was grabbing the yarn from the right spot in the knot and I'm still not totally sure, but I think this is correct. So now I have two rows of these loopy guys and my bottom and I'm ready to go on to the next. This is the knot that I just finished on the bottom over here and I want to add more height to the top side. So I'm just gonna stick my two fingers through here. Doop, doop, doop, hello. Then grab the yarn in the back and pull it through. It's honestly pretty straightforward. You just look for the big loopy guy and then pull the yarn through. Okay, so I finished the first six Vs of my second row. Now I gotta do the second six Vs of my second row. So you can see on the top side, I've done two rows of Vs each, like one, two, one, two, one, two. Bottom still needs to go. I'm gonna turn it around and then you take this yarn and apparently you want to make sure that these two loops are very close to each other when you make this new loop. But yeah, then you just do the same thing for this other set of six. I do wonder if I'm making my stitches too loose. I don't think I'm making them too tight because I can definitely see a lot of gaps in the knots, but we'll see how it goes at the end. Okay, amazing. So now I have two rows done on both sides. Honestly, I don't know if I can even follow what's going on at this point in terms of my stitchery. So definitely don't blame you if you can't, but you know, I still got six on each side, which is good news. And low key, it looks like at this point, it's basically just the same thing all the way up. So you turn it around, stick your fingers through the hole and pull the yarn out and then repeat through all 12 loops. All right, and I think literally now all you do is you keep going. I mean, honestly, it's been the same step since row two, but I think I finally got in the hang of it and I'm just gonna keep going until the bag reaches kind of my desired height. So let's go. Another round done, slowly but surely starting to take shape. Although I will say it is really starting to curl in on itself now. Hopefully that's fine, we'll see. I think maybe I'll do another row or two. I kind of want it to be like a cute sized bag, you know, not too large, not too small, the perfect size. I guess nobody else knows what I mean. I just have a vision in my head, okay? So one of my favorite things about this project is that not only does the chunky yarn look super cute, but also because it's so thick, the bag comes together super quickly. Like I was probably only about 20 minutes in at this point and I had a pretty substantial size bag. Oh man, I will say it is pretty easy to lose track of like whether you're on the top or the bottom though. Like I think I have an even number on both sides right now, but I can't really tell. So just be sure that when you're doing this, even though it's really easy, you don't want to completely zone out, otherwise the same thing might happen to you. All right, this I feel like is actually a pretty good sized bag. So I think I did a total of like six rounds upwards. Low key, I might have miscounted though, so don't quote me on that. But I think I am now ready to move on to the next step. And it looks like the next step is actually flipping the bag inside out, because on the outside here, we've got these like horizontal stitches. And honestly, if you like the look of that, you can just keep it that way, but I do like the look of the V-shaped bags more. So I think I am gonna flip mine inside out. Oh my God, I sure hope I don't ruin everything when I do this. Yeah, it looks like you kind of just push. I swear, I think I felt some stitches coming down. Oh, no! Oh God, I hope it's savable. Okay, don't panic, don't panic. I'm sure the tutorials will tell you what to do in the event that you made a mistake, right? So this row, this side looks pretty intact. We got one, two, three, four, five, six loops on this side. But on the other side, we've got one, two, three. What happened here? Wait, this is not a big deal. I think I just have to take this guy and stick it back through. That's all that happened. No big deal, Stella. Whew! Oh my God, I was really worried for a second there. But I think we're good, I think we're good. All right, cool. And now we got the V patterns on the outside. Perfect. Also, I will say, I think at some point over here, I made a mistake. Like, I don't really know what's going on. The Vs are pretty messy. But hey, as long as one side looks good, that's all that matters, right? I'll just, you know, hold this one on the outside and keep the bad side towards my body or something. Anyways, that's okay, it's a learning process. Anyhow, for the last step, it looks like you want to make sure you have enough yarn to go around the entire bag. So something like this seems like a good amount. Perfect. And I'm just gonna take a little bit extra dust in case. And then you cut it off right there. And so now I'm gonna take this end that I just cut off and stick it through each of the other tallest loops. Go ahead and pull it all the way through. Then you just repeat through all 12 of the loopies on top. Okay, so I now finished the main body and it is time to try to make the bag strap. So I end it off over here. And right next to it, you'll see kind of like a hole. So now you take your fresh ball of yarn and you stick it from the inside of the bag through this hole and make a little loop. Ta-da! Then you stick your two fingers through that loop and you grab the yarn behind it and you make a chain. Wow, doesn't that look familiar? And then you just keep going until you have your bag strap of your desired length. Honestly, I feel like I can make chains in my sleep right now. Personally, I feel like a short little handle for the bag is pretty cute. That's not bad. Maybe I'll do one or two more chains. Just test it out. See how I feel? I think that's a pretty good length. Okay, so now that I have this at the length that I want it to, I want to take this end, which was the side that I used to finish off the bag, take this little guy that I used to create the strap and tie them together into a knot. But this guy, I was a little bit too generous with how much extra yarn I needed. I mean, hey, always better to be more generous than less generous, I guess. But now I get to do another round of cutting this very thick, hard-to-cut yarn. Come on. Oh, done. Okay. And then you just tie them together. Then kinda just tuck that away into the inside of the bag where no one will ever see it. Perfect. Okay, and then for the other side. This time, I think I made this end too short, so I'm just gonna go tighten all the knots of my bag strap to make sure I have enough to get through here, to get back through the hole, and hide the last little bit somewhere inside the bag. And well, here we are. I gotta say, for a first attempt at hand knitting, it's not bad, but it's definitely a little bit wonky. Like, I messed up one of the stitches pretty early on, and I wish I had made it tighter, so I think it is time to try again. So I got out a fresh new ball of chunky yarn and made a second attempt. And this time, I applied all the things that I learned from making the first bag to my second. So I made the stitches a lot tighter by making each of the loopies smaller. That way, the bag looked a lot more neat, and also make it less likely that things would fall out through the holes. I also made the bag a few rounds less tall because I felt like my first bag was a bit too tall after I flipped it inside out. And lastly, I decided to go with a simpler design for the handle because I thought it might complement the look of the bag. And ta-da, here is my second chunky bag. Honestly, I am so happy that I gave it a second attempt because the difference is like night and day, man. You know, the first one, she's got character, but this one is actually cute. Like, I gotta say, practice really does make perfect, or at least a lot better than my first attempt. Anyhow, overall, I had a lot of fun learning how to hand knit. I feel like it's quite easy to pick up, and with just a bit of practice, you can actually make something super cute. Like, this only took me around 30 minutes, and I was being really careful with every stitch. So I definitely recommend giving it a try. Anyhow, if you like this video, you should also check out this one where I learned how to make a super cute punch needle tote bag. And if you haven't already, please subscribe to my channel, and I hope to see you next time. Bye!