May 20, 2014
Hello Everyone,
Bags, bags, bags!!! I
can't make or have enough of them! How about you? Bags for yarn projects, bags for shopping, bags for friends...
Seasonal Beach Bag
FACTS
multicoloured green -
1 ball
coral - 1 ball
green -1 ball
white - 1 ball
Fabric - lining -
90cm wide x 45cm long
4 buttons for
embellishment on bag and purse
Rope - 1metre of thick
rope. (Thin rope can hurt your shoulder, even with a crocheted handle)
Tapestry needle
4mm hook
Sewing thread to
match lining and bag.
Sewing needle
METHOD
NB: Work this in a spiral using a stitch marker
in the first stitch of each round.
COLOUR CHANGES: Work rounds of colour
in any order.
Magic ring
1. Tr 8 into the ring
2. 2tr in
each tr, place marker (16sts)
3. *1tr
in first tr, 2tr in next tr, repeat from * all round
4. *1tr in
each of the next 2tr, 2tr in next tr.
Repeat from * all round
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| Establishing base in rounds |
5. *1tr in each of the next 3tr, 2tr in next tr.
Repeat
from * all round
6. *1tr in each of the next 4tr, 2tr in next tr.
Repeat from * all round
7. *1tr in each of the next 5tr, 2tr in next tr.
Repeat from * all round
8. *1tr in each of the next 6tr, 2tr in next tr.
Repeat from * all round
9.. *1tr in each of the next 7tr, 2tr in next tr.
Repeat from * all round
10. Tr in each stitch all round
11. *1tr in each of the next 8tr, 2tr in next tr.
Repeat from * all round
12 - 34. Tr in each stitch all round
35-44. 10 rows Double Crochet (Uk terms) ( do not
turn, continue crocheting in a spiral manner and place marker on the last
stitch of each row.
45,46. 2 rows of treble. Fasten off.
LINING and HANDLE
Fold lining in half
along long edge. Stitch along the bottom
and up the side with a 5mm seam. Turn down
a 2cm hem on the top edge. Leave inside
out.
* Run two gathering
rows 1cm and 5 cm from the top edge of the lining.
* Place lining inside
the crocheted bag,
*Draw up the two gathering rows so the lining fits
into the inside of the top of the bag.
* Hand-stitch the
lining 1cm below the top of the inside of the bag with back-stitch in
coordinating thread. Use a close, whip stitch to connect lining to
bag.
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| Bag components |
*Turn over two rows
of Treble on the crocheted bag to the inside. This will cover the top of the
lining. Hand-stitch the crocheted turn-down
to the lining.
Attach the handle to
both sides of the bag using yarn and a tapestry needle.
HANDLE
Cast on 130 ch.
1. Tr in the 3rd
ch from hook. Tr along entire foundation row. Turn
2. 3ch (does not count as a stitch), tr in each
stitch
Do five rows of
treble in this manner.
Lay rope inside
handle and dc two long edges together to enclose rope inside handle.
Attach handles to
each side of the bag with yarn and tapestry needle.
Secure strongly.
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| Mini purse |
Mini purse with zipper
A mini purse doesn't go astray for that small change. Make it large enough to put your phone in.
Finished: 12cm high, 10cm wide
METHOD
NB: Work this in a spiral using a stitch marker
in the first stitch of each round.
Magic ring
1. Dc 8 into the ring
2. 2dc in
each dc, place marker (16sts)
3. *1dc
in first dc, 2dc in next dc, repeat from * all round
4. *1dc in
each of the next 2dc, 2dc in next dc. Repeat from * all round
5. *1dc in each of the next 3dc, 2dc in next dc. Repeat
from * all round
6. *1dc in each of the next 4dc, 2dc in next dc. Repeat from * all round
7. Dc all round for the next 15 rows
21. Dc in white
22, 23. Dc all round.
Fasten off.
Insert zipper by hand-stitching in back-stitch. (Back stitch is a stretchy stitch that is
great for knitted wear.) Attach a small motif and button to the zipper.
Roll up your towel, push it in the Seasonal Beach bag,
throw in some sunscreen and off to the beach we go! R
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