Crochet Bag Pattern

Materials

• 4 skeins Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick in Driftwood (640-554)
  (super bulky, weight 6; 87yds/80m per skein)
• Size US N/P/15 (10mm) crochet hook
• Size US L/11 (8mm) crochet hook
• Removable stitch markers
• Tapestry needle

Finished Size

• A Width: 14.5”/37cm
• B Full length: 24”/61cm
• C Depth: 4.5”/11.5cm

Gauge

• 9 sts + 11 rows = 4”/10cm in single crochet

Abbreviations

All Two of Wands patterns are written in standard US terms

• Ch – chain
• Rep – repeat
• RS – right side
• Sc – single crochet
• Sc2tog – single crochet 2 together
• Sc3tog – single crochet 3 together
• Sk – skip
• Sl st – slip stitch
• St(s) – stitch(es)
• WS – wrong side

Notes

• Bag is worked from the bottom up first in un-joined spiral rounds for the base, then in turned rounds for the body, and then in turned rows for the strap.
• Use a removable stitch marker to keep track of the beginning of the round.
• Each round of the base increases 3 sts at either end (total of 6 sts per round).
• A chart is provided for base increase rounds.

Base

With larger hook, ch 21. Refer to chart for base increase rounds or follow instructions below.

Round 1:

• Starting in 2nd ch from hook, sc to end of row, sc twice more into end ch (3 sts total in this ch), continue around the other side of ch and starting in the back of the next ch, sc to the end of the round, sc twice into the starting ch (3 sts total in this ch).
• Do not join here. Place marker for the beginning of the round and continue in un-joined, spiral rounds. (42 sts)

Round 2:

• 2 sc in 1st st, sc 18, 2 sc in each of the next 3 sts, sc 18, 2 sc in each of the last 2 sts. (48 sts)

Round 3:

• 2 sc in 1st st, sc 19, 2 sc in next st, (sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) two times, sc 19, (2 sc in next st, sc in next st) twice. (54 sts)

Round 4:

• Sc 2, 2 sc in next st, sc 20, (2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts) twice, 2 sc in next st, sc 20, 2 sc in next st, sc 2, 2 sc in last st. (60 sts)

Round 5:

• Sc 1, 2 sc in next st, sc 21, (2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts) twice, 2 sc in next st, sc 21, 2 sc in next st, sc 3, 2 sc in next st, sc 2. (66 sts)

Do not fasten off.