Instructions for the Chart “Crochet Tote Bag with Flowers”
Size
42 x 33 cm
You Will Need
- Yarn (100% cotton, 90 m/50 g) – 450 g green, 50 g each of light blue, blue, yellow and pink
- Hook sizes 3 mm and 4 mm
- 40 beads (size 20″) in green, turquoise, purple and berry colors
Stitch Patterns and Charts
Sc in Rounds
Begin each round with 1 extra starting chain and end with 1 slip stitch into the first sc of the round.
Sc in Rows, Back and Forth
Begin each row with 1 extra turning chain and end with 1 sc into the first sc of the previous row.
Large Flower
Make a chain of 6 sts and join into a ring with 1 slip stitch. Continue working in rounds according to Chart 1. Begin each round with the turning chain as shown on the chart and end with 1 slip stitch or 1 dc, as indicated.
Work rounds 1–3 once.
Small Flower
Work according to Chart 2. Make a chain of 6 sts and join into a ring with 1 slip stitch, then work round 1 once.
Symbol Key
Gauge
14.5 sts x 15 rounds = 10 x 10 cm
Instructions
Using a double strand of green yarn and a 4 mm hook, make a chain of 15 sts + 1 turning chain and work sc in rounds. To do this, starting from the 2nd chain from the hook, work 14 sc along the starting chain, then work 3 sc into the last chain (= 1st curve), turn the work, work 13 sc along the back side of the starting chain, and work 2 sc into the last stitch (together with the 1st sc = 2nd curve). End this and every following round with 1 slip stitch into the first sc.
Note! Mark the stitch before the first and after the last stitch of each curve. Continue working in sc, increasing on the 3 curved sections as follows (the stitch counts refer only to the stitches within each curve):
Round 2: double every stitch = 6 sts
Round 3: double every 2nd stitch = 9 sts
Round 4: double every 3rd stitch = 12 sts
Round 5: double the 1st, 5th and 9th stitches = 15 sts
Round 6: double every 5th stitch = 18 sts
Round 7: double every 6th stitch = 21 sts
Round 8: double every 7th stitch = 24 sts
Round 9: double every 8th stitch = 27 sts
Round 10: double every 9th stitch = 30 sts
Round 11: double every 10th stitch = 33 sts
In rounds 12–17, continue increasing following the established pattern = 51 sts in each curve.
After round 17, there will be 128 sts total. Continue without further increases.
After 43 rounds from the starting round, finish with 1 round of crab stitch (= work sc from left to right).
Handles
For each handle, using a single strand of green yarn and a 3 mm hook, make a chain of 6 sts + 1 turning chain and work in sc. End after about 56 cm from the starting row. Make the second handle the same way.
Finishing
Sew the handles to the bag about 6 cm from the center. Sew 11 beads evenly spaced onto each handle.
Make 4 large flowers in light blue yarn, 2 large flowers in pink yarn, and 4 small flowers each in yellow and blue yarn. Sew them on as desired or as shown in the photo, on both sides of the bag.
Sew the remaining beads into the centers of the flowers and scatter them across the bag.
