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Finished Size Before Felting

22" x 10Vł" with 19"-long straps Finished Size After Felting

19“ x 8" with 22"-long straps Stitches Used

ch hdc dc sl st

Gauge in Double Crochet

14 sts and 7¹/* rows = 4"

Notę

When counting sts in ea row on body of bag, ch-2 and ch-3 count as a st.

materials

•    7 ba lis (190yd/173m) worsted weight wool yarn*:

•    2 blue

•    1 pink

•    1 turquoise

•    1 white

•    1 purple

•    1 black

•    Size I (5.5 mm) hook

•    Cotton cord

•    Tapestry needle

•    Stitch marker

*Used in thii project: Brown S.heep's Umb's Pride (85% wool/15% mohair, 190yd/173m, 4 oz/113g), 2 skeins of color #M79 Blue Boy, and 1 skeln each of colors MM-75 Blue Heirloom, 8M-102 Orchid. «M62 Amethyst, «M05 Ony/ and (IMUO Aran.

Project before felting.

instructions

bag

Foundation: Using the blue yarn ch 4, turn.

Rnd 1: 11 dc in 4th ch from hk, sl st in top of ch-4, pm, do not turn. Rnd 2: Ch 3, 2 dc in ea st, dc in base of ch-3 - 24 sts.

Rnd 3: Change to pink yarn, ch 3, (2 dc in next st, dc in next st) rep 11 times, 2 dc in last st, sl st in top of ch-3 - 36 sts,

Rnd 4: Change to turquoise yarn, ch 3, (dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st) rep 11 times, dc in next 2 sts, sl st in top of ch-3 - 48 sts. Rnd 5: Ch 3, (dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st) rep 11 times, dc in next 3 sts, sl st in top of ch-3 - 60 sts.

Rnd 6: Ch 3, (dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st) rep 11 times, dc in next 4 sts, sl st in top of ch-3 - 72 sts.

Cont inc 12 sts ea rnd, working the following color sequence:

1 row white, 1 row purple, 2 rows blue, 1 row black, 1 row blue, 1 row turquoise, 1 row white, 1 row blue, 1 row pink, 2 rows blue, 1 row black, 2 rows turguoise

Project after felting.

Fold the circle in half and sc through both halves for 30 sts.

Weave in ends.

Attach a new length of turquoise yarn through both layers of the circle, 30 sts from the other side of the fold and sc to the fold.

Weave in ends.

straps

(Make two.)

Foundation: Using the turquoise yarn, ch 4, turn.

Row 1: Ch 2, hdc in 3rd ch from hk and next 3 ch, turn - 4 sts.

Row 2: Ch 2, hdc in ea st across, turn.

Row 3: Ch 2, hdc in ea st across, do not turn.

To begin cord: Yo, insert hk in far left st from back to front, comptete hdc.

Yo, insert hk in next st to right, from back to front, complete hdc.

Cont hdc in ea st working into the st from the back to the front and spiraling around to the right. until the cord is approx 18" from the beg.