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everyday bag

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Skill LevelIntermediate

Finished Size17" dia (43cm)

Materials• Willow Yarns™ Macramé Cotton

(85% recycled cotton/ 15% polyester; 250g/246yd)

-730050-0773 Apple (4 balls)• US size H-8 (5mm) crochet hook

or size needed to obtain gauge• Yarn needle• 3" (7.6cm) piece of cardboard

GaugeRnds 1-3 = 3¾" (9.5cm) Save time, check your gauge.

Stitch GuideFPdc (Front Post double crochet): Yo, insert hook from front to back to front around post of st indicated and draw up a lp, (yo and draw through 2 lps on hook) twice.FPtr (Front Post treble crochet): Yo twice, insert hook from front to back to front around post of st indicated and draw up a lp, (yo and draw through 2 lps on hook) 3 times.V-st: (Dc, ch 1, dc) in designated st.

Pattern Notes• Front and Back are made the

same.• While working from a shell

formation to a FPdc, be sure you do not leave the yarn too loose to create the FPdc, as this will cause you to use more yarn, and you may then run out of yarn before completing the project. The st formation should be more dense than lacy.

Everyday BagDesigned by Deb Garski

ABBREVIATIONS

bet: betweenbeg: begin/beginningch: chaincm: centimeterdc: double crochethdc: half double crochet

lp/lps: loop/loopsRS: Right Siderep: repeatrnd/rnds: round/roundssc: single crochetsl: slip

sp: space

st/sts: stitch/stitches

tog: together

WS: Wrong Side

yo: yarn over

InstructionsFront and BackRnd 1: Ch 4, 11 dc into fourth ch from hook; join with sl st in top of beg ch 3 (Note: Join all rnds the same unless instructed differently)—12 dc.Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, (2 dc in next st) around; join as instructed in Rnd 1— 24 dc.Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next st, (2 dc in next st, dc in next st) around. Join—36 dc.Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in same st, (dc in each of next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st) around, ending dc in each of last 3 dc; join—45 dc.Rnd 5: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), dc in same st, (FPdc around next post, V-st in next st) around, ending with FPdc; join—22 V-sts.Rnds 6-7: Sl st into ch-1 sp of V-st, ch 4, dc in same sp, FPdc around next post, (V-st in sp of next V-st, FPdc around post of next st) around. Join.Rnds 8-10: Sl st into ch-1 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same sp (beg shell made), FPdc around post of next st, *(2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp, FPdc around post of next st; rep from * around. Join.Rnds 11-13: Sl st to ch-1 sp and in ch-1 sp, (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in same sp, FPdc around post of next st, *(3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-1 sp, FPdc around post of next st; rep from * around. Join.Rnds 14-15: Sl st to ch-1 sp and in ch-1 sp, (ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1, 4 dc) in same sp, FPdc around post of next st, *(4 dc, ch 1, 4 dc) in next ch-1 sp, FPdc around post of next st; rep from * around. Join. Rnd 16: Sl st bet first and second dc, ch 3, (counts as dc), *hdc bet second and third dc, sc bet third and fourth dc, 2 sc in ch-1 sp, sc bet fifth and sixth dc, hdc bet sixth and seventh dc, dc bet seventh and eighth dc, FPtr around post of FPdc from Rnd 15**, dc bet first and second dc of next shell formation; rep from * around, ending at **. Join with sl st in top of beg ch 3, fasten off.

StrapCh 315.Row 1 (RS): Hdc in second ch from hook and in each ch across, turn.Row 2 (WS): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in each st across, ch 1, turn.Row 3 (RS): Hdc in first st, *FPdc around post of next st, hdc in next st; rep from * across. Fasten off. Do not turn.Row 4 (RS): Join yarn with sl st in first st, ch 1, hdc in same beg st, hdc in each st across. Fasten off.Whipstitch short edge rows tog to form a circle, making certain strap is not twisted.Attach Strap to Front of bag, st for st, leaving 6 petals open for bag opening. Rep for Back.

Shoulder PadIn center of top of strap, make even folds, 3 thicknesses, each approx 10" (25cm) long. Whipstitch through all 3 thicknesses to create shoulder pad.

Ties (make 2)Ch 20, fasten off.

Tassels (make 4)Wrap yarn around a 3" piece of cardboard 10 times. Carefully pull yarn off cardboard, wrap yarn about a ¼" (.63cm) around one end of the loop and tie a knot. Cut the opposite end of the loop to complete the tassel.

FinishingTie one tassel to each end of Tie. Place one Tie in center FPtr of top opening of front. Rep for back.