SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED BEGINNER
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YARN
Weight 4 – 120 Yards
For the bag pictured I used Re-Tweed from Lion Brand, any weight 4 yarn could easily be substituted.
HOOK
ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES
- Removable Stitch Marker
- Yarn Needle
- Scissors
NOTES
- Beginning chain DOES NOT count as a stitch
ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS)
- slst – Slipstitch
- ch – Chain
- sc – Single Crochet
- hdc – Half Double Crochet
DIMENSIONS
My bag measures approximately 8 inches wide and 8 inches tall.
PATTERN
ch 20
ROW 1
- 2 hdc in second ch from hook
- hdc across
- 3 hdc in last stitch
*You will now work across the bottom of the chain
- hdc across
- hdc in last stitch (the stitch you started the row on)
- slst to first hdc
ROW 2
- ch 1
- hdc around
- Do not join
ROW 3 – 18
*Rows 3 – 17 will be worked in continuous rounds, meaning you won’t join at the end of each row. Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of each round to keep track of the row numbers.
- hdc around
*Your last stitch in ROW 18 may be off centre from the side of your bag, if it is, continue to hdc until you reach the side
- At the end of Row 18, join with a slst
ROW 19 – 20
- ch 1
- sc around
- slst to beginning sc
STRAP
Ch any number of stitches to reach your desired strap length, join with a slst to the opposite side of your bag, turn and slst along the ch until you reach the base of your ch
FINISHING
Fasten off and weave in ends.
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