Blue Carrying Bag

Hook size: 4.5 mm

Weight: 4
100% cotton yarn was used for this project.

Foundation Row: chain 12

Row 1 - 7: work in continuous circle until project is 6 rows wide then work in back loops only for 1 Row

Row 8 - 13: double crochet around row and join with a slip stitch

Row 14: single crochet around row and join with a slip stitch

Row 15: double crochet around row and join with a slip stitch

Row 16: single crochet around row and join with a slip stitch

Row 17 - 24x: repeat rows 15 and 16 ending with a row 15

Row 25: chain 3 ( this counts as first double crochet) keeping right side facing front, work 4 double crochet around post of the first double crochet from top to bottom, chain 1 keeping right side facing,turning work so double crochet is sideways facing front, Half scale made facing opposite, work 5 double crochet around next double crochet working from bottom to top around (1 scale made)* Chain 1 fold scale down, right side facing, skip next 5 double crochet, work 5 double crochet from top to bottom around post of next double crochet, chain 1 turn work, work 5 double crochet from bottom to top around post of next double crochet * repeat from* to* across row.

Turn work with wrong side facing, slip stitch in centre of last scale made to secure.

Row 26 - 31 single crochet around row and join with a slip stitch

Row 32: single crochet 10, chain 15, single crochet 10, chain 15. Single crochet around for 2 rows and join with a slip stitch.

Weave in the tail in at least three different directions to ensure that the ends of the project don't come loose through use. These are the handles.

Project designed by Pumpkin Spice

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