I made a bag out of my plastic bags to put my newspapers in. If you do a search on Google, you will see many projects including some beautiful purses, etc.
Here is a link to images, you can also search for directions:
http://www.google.com/search?q=croch...=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7GGIT_en&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=b_DFTd7KOcbz0gHDqcSsCA&ved=0CDMQsAQ&biw=1419&bih=609