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This is one of my many returns to blogging and I really hope to be back to this lovely routine, as I found it really satisfactory and fulfilling!
Today I`ll give you an idea on how to crochet my last design : it`s a bag, but which kind of? A bucket bag? A backpack? A shopper/tote/market bag??? Honestly it can be all of them, but not at the same time!!!
WHAT YOU NEED
5mm hook
Colour Tweed Strickgarn from TEDI, 100g/163m, 74% acrylic/20% wool/6% viscose, 3 balls in cream (yarn B) and 3 balls in charcoal (yarn A). This yarn has lovely colourful flecks! If you can`t find it where you live, I suggest you to use any aran weight yarn to obtain a similar effect.
scissors, yarn needle, tape measure, handheld steamer for blocking
3 couples of magnetic snaps (18mm diameter), no need to sewn on
2 black swivel clasps, D-ring ended, H=6cm, ring base=4,6cm
Skill level : intermediate
Please, note that I follow the US crochet terminology
My turning chains are never considered as stitches.
Measurements : 46cm (H) x 18cm (W)
Stitches abbreviation :
ch= chain
sl st= slip stitch
sc= single crochet
hDC= half double crochet
hDC2tog= half double crochet 2 together (decrease)
blo= work sts in back loops only
CC= change of colour
RS= right side of your work
WS= wrong side of your work
F.O.= fasten off
PATTERN NOTES
You start the bag crocheting first the base, then you work the body. You have a schematic for the body, which shows you elongated hexagons (both in cream and charcoal). The body is not worked following the rules of tapestry crochet (even though you can do that, if you prefer!), but you work vertical strips of hexagons (a total of 12 strips), from left to right, joined-as-you-go (JAYG method) using simple slip stitches on the RS of the bag. Believe me it`s not difficult, just unusual simply because it`s not used so often : it`s more practical to work in rounds, I reckon that!
Change of colour : I prefer not to cut yarn, but to bring it up to the next change. I use to carry the yarn up the side (floats) of the motif. You can use the method you prefer, no problem at all!
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THE PATTERN
BASE
Round 1: 1ch, 6sc, sl st in 1st sc [6sc]
Round 2: 1ch, (2sc in each st) 6 times, sl st in 1st sc [12sc]
Round 3: 1ch, (1sc, 2sc in next st) 6 times, sl st in 1st sc [18sc]
Round 4: 1ch, (2sc, 2sc in next st) 6 times, sl st in 1st sc [24sc]
Continue to increase sts regularly until you complete
Round 13: 1ch, (11sc, 2sc in next st) 6 times, sl st in 1st sc [78sc]
Rounds 14-15: 1ch, 78sc blo, sl st in 1st sc. F.O.
Weave in ends.
BODY
You read the schematic from left to right and from bottom to top.
Each hexagon motif is made of 14 rows, while the half hexagons are made of 7. Each strip is 42 rows high.
When the strip starts with a complete hexagon, you crochet into 3sts of the base, while when you start with half hexagon, you work into 10 sts of the base.
All the joining (=sl sts) are made on the RS of the bag.
STRIP 1
Row 1 (RS): join yarn A in any sc of the base , 1ch, and work 1hDC in same space, 7hDC, hDC2tog, turn [9hDC]
Row 2 (WS): 2ch, 7hDC, hDC2tog, turn [8hDC]
Row 3: 2ch, 6hDC, hDC2tog, turn [7hDC]
Row 4: 2ch, 5hDC, hDC2tog, turn [6hDC]
Row 5 : 2ch, 4hDC, hDC2tog, turn [5hDC]
Row 6: 2ch, 3hDC, hDC2tog, turn [4hDC]
Row 7: 2ch, 2hDC, hDC2tog, CC to yarn B, turn [3hDC]
Row 8: 2ch, 2hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [4hDC]
Row 9: 2ch, 3hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [5hDC]
Row 10: 2ch, 4hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [6hDC]
Row 11: 2ch, 5hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [7hDC]
Row 12: 2ch, 6hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [8hDC]
Row 13: 2ch, 7hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [9hDC]
Row 14: 2ch, 8hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [10hDC]
Row 15: 2ch, 8hDC, hDC2tog, turn [9hDC]
Row 16: 2ch, 7hDC, hDC2tog, turn [8hDC]
Row 17: 2ch, 6hDC, hDC2tog, turn [7hDC]
Row 18: 2ch, 5hDC, hDC2tog, turn [6hDC]
Row 19: 2ch, 4hDC, hDC2tog, turn [5hDC]
Row 20: 2ch, 3hDC, hDC2tog, turn [4hDC]
Row 21: 2ch, 2hDC, hDC2tog, CC to yarn A, turn [3hDC]
Row 22:2ch, 2hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [4hDC]
Row 23: 2ch, 3hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [5hDC]
Row 24: 2ch, 4hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [6hDC]
Row 25: 2ch, 5hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [7hDC]
Row 26: 2ch, 6hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [8hDC]
Row 27: 2ch, 7hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [9hDC]
Row 28: 2ch, 8hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [10hDC]
Row 29: 2ch, 8hDC, hDC2tog, turn [9hDC]
Row 30: 2ch, 7hDC, hDC2tog, turn [8hDC]
Row 31: 2ch, 6hDC, hDC2tog, turn [7hDC]
Row 32: 2ch, 5hDC, hDC2tog, turn [6hDC]
Row 33: 2ch, 4hDC, hDC2tog, turn [5hDC]
Row 34: 2ch, 3hDC, hDC2tog, turn [4hDC]
Row 35: 2ch, 2hDC, hDC2tog, CC to yarn B, turn [3hDC]
Row 36:2ch, 2hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [4hDC]
Row 37: 2ch, 3hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [5hDC]
Row 38: 2ch, 4hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [6hDC]
Row 39: 2ch, 5hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [7hDC]
Row 40: 2ch, 6hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [8hDC]
Row 41: 2ch, 7hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [9hDC]
Row 42: 2ch, 8hDC, 2hDC in next st, F.O. [10hDC]
STRIP 2 and joining to strip 1
Row 1 (RS): with a sl st join yarn A into 3rd sc of the base at the right of strip 1, 1ch and 1hDC in same space, 1hDC, 2hDCin same space, sl st on top of 1st st of row 1 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st of row 2 of strip 1, turn [4hDC]
Row 2 (WS): 3hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [5hDC]
Row 3: 2ch, 4hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 3 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 4 of strip 1, turn [6hDC]
Row 4: 5hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [7hDC]
Row 5: 2ch, 6hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 5 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 6 of strip 1, turn [8hDC]
Row 6: 7hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [9hDC]
Row 7: 2ch, 8hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 7 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 8 of strip 1, turn [10hDC]
Row 8: 8hDC, hDC2tog, turn [9hDC]
Row 9: 2ch, 7hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 9 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 10 of strip 1, turn [8hDC]
Row 10: 6hDC, hDC2tog, turn [7hDC]
Row 11: 2ch, 5hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 11 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 12 of strip 1, turn [6hDC]
Row 12: 4hDC, hDC2tog, turn [5hDC]
Row 13: 2ch, 3hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 13 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 14 of strip 1, turn [4hDC]
Row 14: 2hDC, hDC2tog, CC to yarn B, turn [3hDC]
Row 15: 2ch, 2hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 15 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 16 of strip 1, turn [4hDC]
Row 16: 3hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [5hDC]
Row 17: 2ch, 4hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 17 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 18 of strip 1, turn [6hDC]
Row 18: 5hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [7hDC]
Row 19: 2ch, 6hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 19 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 20 of strip 1, turn [8hDC]
Row 20: 7hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [9hDC]
Row 21: 2ch, 8hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 21 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 22 of strip 1, turn [10hDC]
Row 22: 8hDC, hDC2tog, turn [9hDC]
Row 23: 2ch, 7hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 23 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 24 of strip 1, turn [8hDC]
Row 24: 6hDC, hDC2tog, turn [7hDC]
Row 25: 2ch, 5hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 25 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 26 of strip 1, turn [6hDC]
Row 26: 4hDC, hDC2tog, turn [5hDC]
Row 27: 2ch, 3hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 27 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 28 of strip 1, turn [4hDC]
Row 28: 2hDC, hDC2tog, CC to yarn A, turn [3hDC]
Row 29: 2ch, 2hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 29 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 30 of strip 1, turn [4hDC]
Row 30: 3hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [5hDC]
Row 31: 2ch, 4hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 31 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 32 of strip 1, turn [6hDC]
Row 32: 5hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [7hDC]
Row 33: 2ch, 6hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 33 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 34 of strip 1, turn [8hDC]
Row 34: 7hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [9hDC]
Row 35: 2ch, 8hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 35 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 36 of strip 1, turn [10hDC]
Row 36: 8hDC, hDC2tog, turn [9hDC]
Row 37: 2ch, 7hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 37 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 38 of strip 1, turn [8hDC]
Row 38: 6hDC, hDC2tog, turn [7hDC]
Row 39: 2ch, 5hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 39 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 40 of strip 1, turn [6hDC]
Row 40: 4hDC, hDC2tog, turn [5hDC]
Row 41: 2ch, 3hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 41 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 42 of strip 1, turn [4hDC]
Row 42: 2hDC, hDC2tog, F.O. [3hDC]
STRIP 3 and joining to strip 2
Row 1 (RS): join yarn B in 10th sc of the base at the right of strip 2 , 1ch, and work 1hDC in same space, 7hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 1 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 2 of strip 2, turn [9hDC]
Row 2 (WS): 7hDC, hDC2tog, turn [8hDC]
Row 3: 2ch, 6hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 3 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 4 of strip 2, turn [7hDC]
Row 4: 5hDC, hDC2tog, turn [6hDC]
Row 5 : 2ch, 4hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 5 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 6 of strip 2, turn [5hDC]
Row 6: 3hDC, hDC2tog, turn [4hDC]
Row 7: 2ch, 2hDC, hDC2tog, CC to yarn A, sl st on top of 1st st of row 7 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 8 of strip 2, turn [3hDC]
Row 8: 2hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [4hDC]
Row 9: 2ch, 3hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st into top of 1st st of row 9 of strip 2, 2ch, sl sl on top of 1st st of row 10 of strip 2, turn [5hDC]
Row 10: 4hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [6hDC]
Row 11: 2ch, 5hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 11 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 12 of strip 2, turn [7hDC]
Row 12: 6hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [8hDC]
Row 13: 2ch, 7hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 13 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 14 of strip 2, turn [9hDC]
Row 14: 8hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [10hDC]
Row 15: 2ch, 8hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 15 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 16 of strip 2, turn [9hDC]
Row 16:7hDC, hDC2tog, turn [8hDC]
Row 17: 2ch, 6hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 17 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 18 of strip 2, turn [7hDC]
Row 18: 5hDC, hDC2tog, turn [6hDC]
Row 19: 2ch, 4hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 19 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 20, turn [5hDC]
Row 20: 3hDC, hDC2tog, turn [4hDC]
Row 21: 2ch, 2hDC, hDC2tog, cc to yarn B, sl st on top of 1st st of row 21 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st top of 1st st of row 22 of strip 2, turn [3hDC]
Row 22: 2hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [4hDC]
Row 23: 2ch, 3hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl on top of 1st st of row 23 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 24 of strip 2, turn [5hDC]
Row 24: 4hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [6hDC]
Row 25: 2ch, 5hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 25 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 26 of strip 2, turn [7hDC]
Row 26: 6hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [8hDC]
Row 27: 2ch, 7hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 27 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 28 of strip 2, turn [9hDC]
Row 28: 8hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [10hDC]
Row 29: 2ch, 8hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 29 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 30 of strip 2, turn [9hDC]
Row 30: 7hDC, hDC2tog, turn [8hDC]
Row 31: 2ch, 6hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 31 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 32 of strip 2, turn [7hDC]
Row 32: 5hDC, hDC2tog, turn [6hDC]
Row 33: 2ch, 4hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 33 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 34 of strip 2, turn [5hDC]
Row 34: 3hDC, hDC2tog, turn [4hDC]
Row 35: 2ch, 2hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 35 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 36 of strip 2, turn [3hDC]
Row 36: 2hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [4hDC]
Row 37: 2ch, 3hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 37 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 38 of strip 2, turn [5hDC]
Row 38: 4hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [6hDC]
Row 39: 2ch, 5hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 39 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 40 of strip 2, turn [7hDC]
Row 40: 6hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn [8hDC]
Row 41: 2ch, 7hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 41 of strip 2, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 42 of strip 2, turn [9hDC]
Row 42: 8hDC, 2hDC in next st, F.O. [10hDC]
STRIPS 4-11
Follow the instructions given for the previous strips, but keep an eye on the schematic to check when it`s time to change colour.
STRIP 12 and joining to strips 11 and 1
As specified in the pattern notes, the joining happens only on the RS of your work, and you are going to join this last strip to strips 11 and 1 to so to complete the bag`s body.
If you find this last joining too stressful, simply work the strip as usual and then sew the strip to the first one to obtain a bucket!
Row 1 (RS): with a sl st join yarn A into the sc at the base of the bag, just before strip 1, 1ch, sl st on the the top of 1st st of row 1 of strip 1, 1hDC in starting space, 1hDC, 2hDCin same space, sl st on top of 1st st of row 1 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st of row 2 of strip 11, turn [4hDC]
Row 2 (WS): 3hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 2 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 3 of strip 1 [5hDC]
Row 3: 4hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 3 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 4 of strip 11, turn [6hDC]
Row 4: 5hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 4 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 5 of strip 1 [7hDC]
Row 5: 6hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 5 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 6 of strip 11, turn [8hDC]
Row 6: 7hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 6 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 7 of strip 1 [9hDC]
Row 7: 8hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 7 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 8 of strip 11, turn [10hDC]
Row 8: 8hDC, hDC2tog, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 8 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 9 of strip 1 [9hDC]
Row 9: 7hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 9 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 10 of strip 11, turn [8hDC]
Row 10: 6hDC, hDC2tog, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 10 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 11 of strip 1 [7hDC]
Row 11: 5hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 11 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 12 of strip 11, turn [6hDC]
Row 12: 4hDC, hDC2tog, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 12 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 13 of strip 1 [5hDC]
Row 13:3hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 13 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 14 of strip 11, turn [4hDC]
Row 14: 2hDC, hDC2tog, CC to yarn B, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 14 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 15 of strip 1 [3hDC]
Row 15: 2hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 15 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 16 of strip 11, turn [4hDC]
Row 16: 3hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 16 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 17 of strip 1 [5hDC]
Row 17: 4hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 17 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 18 of strip 11, turn [6hDC]
Row 18: 5hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 18 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 19 of strip 1 [7hDC]
Row 19: 6hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 19 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 20 of strip 11, turn [8hDC]
Row 20: 7hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 20 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 21 of strip 1 [9hDC]
Row 21: 8hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 21 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 22 of strip 11, turn [10hDC]
Row 22: 8hDC, hDC2tog, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 22 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 23 of strip 1 [9hDC]
Row 23: 7hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 23 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 24 of strip 11, turn [8hDC]
Row 24: 6hDC, hDC2tog, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 24 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 25 of strip 1 [7hDC]
Row 25: 5hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 25 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 26 of strip 11, turn [6hDC]
Row 26: 4hDC, hDC2tog, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 26 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 27 of strip 1 [5hDC]
Row 27: 3hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 27 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 28 of strip 11, turn [4hDC]
Row 28: 2hDC, hDC2tog, CC to yarn A, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 28 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on 1st st of row 29 of strip 1 [3hDC]
Row 29: 2hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 29 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 30 of strip 11, turn [4hDC]
Row 30:3hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 30 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 31 of strip 1 [5hDC]
Row 31: 4hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 31 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 32 of strip 11, turn [6hDC]
Row 32: 5hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 32 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 33 of strip 1 [7hDC]
Row 33: 6hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 33 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 34 of strip 11, turn [8hDC]
Row 34: 7hDC, 2hDC in next st, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 34 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 35 of strip 1 [9hDC]
Row 35: 8hDC, 2hDC in next st, sl st on top of 1st st of row 35 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 36 of strip 11, turn [10hDC]
Row 36:8hDC, hDC2tog, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 36 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 37 of strip 1 [9hDC]
Row 37: 7hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 37 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 38 of strip 11, turn [8hDC]
Row 38: 6hDC, hDC2tog, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 38 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 39of strip 1 [7hDC]
Row 39:5hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 39 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 40 of strip 11, turn [6hDC]
Row 40: 4hDC, hDC2tog, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 40 of strip 1, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 41 of strip 1 [5hDC]
Row 41: 3hDC, hDC2tog, sl st on top of 1st st of row 41 of strip 11, 2ch, sl st on top of 1st st of row 42 of strip 11, turn [4hDC]
Row 42: 2hDC, hDC2tog, turn, sl st on top of 1st st of row 42 of strip 1, F.O. [3hDC]
The bag`s body is completed!!! Weave in all ends.
TOP HANDLES
Round 1: join yarn A with a sl st in 1st st of strip 8 (check on schematic which strip is!) and work 1sc in same space, then work 77sc around (10 sc in top of half hexagons and 3sc in top of complete ones), sl st on top of 1st sc [78sc]
Rounds 2-3: 1ch, 78sc, sl st in top of 1st sc
Round 4: 1ch and 1sc in same space, 15ch, skip 15, 24sc, 15ch, skip 15, 23sc, sl st on top of 1st sc [48sc, 30ch]
Round 5: 1ch and 1sc in same space, 15sc around ch sts, 24sc, 15sc around ch sts, 23sc, sl st on top of 1st sc [78sc]
Rounds 6-8: 1ch, 78sc, sl st on top of 1st sc
Round 9: sl st all around, F.O. Weave in all ends.
BAG STRAP
Collect both swivel clasps, the hook and yarn A.
Make a slip knot on your hook and work 6sc around the end of one clasps, and turn.
Work a total of 125 rows (more or less, to reach 80cm lenghth in my case). Every row is like : 1ch, 6sc, turn.
When you complete row 124 turn and collect the other clasp : 1ch, (1sc, sl st on the other clasp end) 6 times. Work 1 ch at the end of the joining and rotate the strap of 90 degrees to the right . Work sl sts all around the strap and F.O. when this round is completed. Weave in ends.
To attach the strap to the bottom and top of the bag you need to crochet a couple of small tubes :
make a slip knot on hook, 4ch. Insert hook in 2nd ch from hook and work 3sc along, turn.
Work a total of 7 rows (each : 1ch, 3sc, turn) and F.O. Make two.
Then sew together the short sides of each piece and sew on the bag : at the bottom (base of strip 7) and at the top (top of same strip). Weave in all ends.
You can even attach the strap on the sides of the bag : on both tops of the middle hexagons in strips 4 and 10. In this way you have a shoulder bag with a floppy flap!
MAGNETIC SNAPS
I put two on the sides of the handles and one just under the handles. To cover their evidence on the outside of your bag, you need to crochet 6 small circles as follows :
Using yarn A, 3ch and sl st into 1st ch to form a ring. 1ch and 8sc into the circle, sl st on top of 1st sc and F.O. leaving a long tail. Make 6.
Sew each cover over each button and weave in all ends.
JOB DONE : CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
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