I haven't done much crocheting in a long time, either. But crochet is like English to me. I learned it young enough that it just comes naturally. With knitting, I still have to learn something new with every project, or re-remind myself how to ssk or M1R or kitchener. The language isn't imprinted in my brain. Today, it was nice to pick up a project and know how to do it. Overall, anyway. I haven't actually made one of these before.
I made this bag out of enough sock yarn to make a pair of socks. About halfway through, I realized mine wasn't turning out like the one in the picture, so I stopped following the directions. I tried to get a close up to show the detail. It has strong vertical ribbing on the outside, and horizontal ribbing on the inside. It's lot thicker and cuddlier than the string bag I was expecting (based on the picture and poor instructions). As you can see, it's easily sturdy enough to carry my produce home from the farmers' market, or whatever else I need to carry. Maybe not a bowling ball, but anything else.
A Year In Stitches 