Pattern description: “Round Crochet Bag”
Size
Diameter 46 cm, width 7 cm.
You will need
- yarn (100% cotton, 80 m/50 g) – 250 g each of coral and pink
- 5 mm crochet hook
Patterns and charts
Single crochet (sc)
Begin each round or regular row with 1 turning chain instead of the first sc, and end each round with 1 slip stitch into the turning chain.
Half double crochet (hdc)
Begin each round or regular row with 2 turning chains instead of the first hdc, and end each round with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain.
Double crochet (dc)
Begin each round or regular row with 3 turning chains instead of the first dc, and end each round with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain.
Alternating patterns and stripes
*In coral: 1 row hdc, 1 row sc*, repeat from * to * 6 times,
**In pink: 1 row hdc, 1 row sc**, repeat from ** to ** 6 times,
then continue repeating from * = 216 rows.
When changing color, do not cut the yarn; instead cross it with the working yarn along the edge of the fabric.
Gauge
20 sts x 7 rounds = 10 x 10 cm, worked in alternating pattern with a 5 mm hook.
Instructions
Front side
Ch 6 in pink, join into a ring with 1 slip stitch into the 1st chain.
Round 1: 1 turning chain, 7 sc into the ring, join with 1 slip stitch into the turning chain = 8 sts.
Round 2: 1 turning chain, 2 sc into each sc, join with 1 slip stitch into the turning chain = 16 sts.
Round 3: 1 turning chain, *2 sc into 1 sc, 1 sc, repeat from * 7 times, 2 sc into 1 sc, join with 1 slip stitch into the turning chain = 24 sts.
Round 4: 1 turning chain, *2 sc into 1 sc, 1 sc, repeat from * 11 times, 2 sc into 1 sc, join with 1 slip stitch into the turning chain = 36 sts.
Round 5 (coral): 1 turning chain, 1 sc into each sc, join with 1 slip stitch into the turning chain.
Round 6: 1 turning chain, *2 sc into 1 sc, 2 sc, repeat from * 11 times, 2 sc into 1 sc, 1 sc, join with 1 slip stitch into the turning chain = 48 sts.
Round 7 (pink): 1 turning chain, *ch 2, skip 1 sc, 1 sc, ch 2, skip 2 sc, 1 sc, repeat from * 9 times, ch 2, skip 1 sc, 1 sc, join with 1 slip stitch into the turning chain = 19 chain arcs.
Round 8 (coral): 1 turning chain, work 2 sc into each chain arc and 1 sc into each sc, join with 1 slip stitch into the turning chain = 57 sts.
Round 9: 2 turning chains, 1 hdc into each sc, join with a slip stitch into the top of the turning chain.
Round 10: 3 turning chains, *2 dc into 1 hdc, 2 dc, repeat from * 18 times, 2 dc into 1 hdc, 1 dc, join with a slip stitch into the top of the turning chain = 76 sts.
Round 11 (pink): 3 turning chains, 1 front post dc into the same base stitch, then 1 dc + 1 front post dc into 1 dc, join with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain = 152 sts.
Round 12: 1 turning chain, 1 sc, skip 2 base sts, 1 sc, *1 sc, 1 sc, skip 1 base st, repeat from * 48 times, 1 sc, skip 2 base sts, join with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain = 100 sts.
Round 13 (coral): 3 turning chains, 1 dc into each st, join with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain.
Round 14 (pink): 1 turning chain, *ch 2, skip 1 sc, 1 sc, ch 2, skip 2 sc, 1 dc, repeat from * 19 times, ch 2, skip 1 sc, 1 sc, ch 2, skip 2 sc, join with 1 slip stitch into the turning chain = 40 chain arcs.
Round 15: 1 turning chain, work 2 sc and 1 sc into each chain arc and 1 sc into each sc, join with 1 slip stitch into the turning chain = 120 sts.
Round 16 (coral): 3 turning chains, *2 dc into 1 dc, 4 dc, repeat from * 23 times, 2 dc into 1 dc, 3 dc, join with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain = 144 dc.
Round 17: 3 turning chains, 1 dc into each st, join with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain.
Round 18 (pink, work through the back loop only): 1 turning chain, *2 sc into 1 sc, 4 sc, repeat from * 35 times, 2 sc into 1 sc, 3 sc, join with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain = 180 sts.
Round 19 (work through the back loop only): 3 turning chains, 1 dc into each st, join with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain.
Round 20 (pink): 1 turning chain, 1 sc into each st, join with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain.
Round 21: 2 turning chains, 1 hdc into each st, join with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain.
Round 22 (coral): 1 chain, 1 front post sc into one base stitch, ch 5, skip 3 hdc, *1 front post sc into 1 hdc of round 21, ch 5, skip 3 hdc, repeat from * 44 times, join with 1 slip stitch into the turning chain = 45 chain arcs.
Round 23: 1 turning chain, 6 sc into each chain arc, join with 1 slip stitch into the turning chain = 270 sc.
Cut the coral yarn.
Round 24 (pink): 3 turning chains, *2 dc into 1 dc, 5 dc, repeat from * 29 times, 2 dc into 1 dc, 4 dc, join with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain = 210 sts.
Round 25: 2 turning chains, 1 hdc into each dc, join with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain.
Round 26 (coral, work through the back loop only): 1 turning chain, 1 sc into each hdc, join with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain.
Round 27 (pink): 1 turning chain, 1 sc into each sc, join with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain.
Round 28 (coral): 1 turning chain, *2 sc into 1 sc, 5 sc, repeat from * 34 times, 2 sc into 1 sc, 4 sc, join with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain = 245 sts.
Round 29: 2 turning chains, *2 hdc into 1 sc, 6 hdc, repeat from * 34 times, 2 hdc into 1 sc, 5 hdc, join with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain = 280 sts.
Round 30 (pink): 1 turning chain, 1 sc into each hdc, join with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain.
Round 31 (jacquard): 2 turning chains + 1 hdc in pink, *2 hdc in coral, 2 hdc in pink, repeat from * 69 times, 2 hdc in coral, join with 1 slip stitch into the top of the turning chain.
Round 32 (pink): 1 turning chain, 1 sc into each hdc, join with 1 slip stitch into the turning chain.
Back side
Work as for the front side.
Handle
(This also forms the sides and bottom.)
Ch 11 in coral. Work 216 rows in alternating pattern and stripes.
Finishing
Sew together the starting chain and the last row of the handle. Place the handle between the front and back sides, positioning the seam at the center of the bag’s bottom.
Edge the front and back sides with 1 round of sc in coral, joining them to the bottom along 132 rows of alternating pattern and stripes = 11 colored stripes, leaving the rest of the handle free.
