Purses, Bags & Totes Project of the Month: July

Faux Bullion Bag

Skill Level
Intermediate

Finished Size
11 1/2 x 12 inches, excluding Straps

Materials

• Medium (worsted) weight yarn: 18 oz/900 yds/510g beige
• Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch markers

Gauge
11 sc = 3 inches

Pattern Notes
Bag is worked in rounds from bottom to top.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Move markers up to corresponding stitches as rounds are worked.

Special Stitch
Foundation single crochet (foundation sc): Ch 2, insert hook in 2nd ch from hook, yo, pull lp through, yo, pull through 1 lp on hook (ch completed), yo, pull through all lps on hook (sc completed), [insert in last ch worked, yo, pull lp through, yo, pull through 1 lp on hook (ch completed), yo, pull through all lps on hook (sc completed)] as stated.

Instructions
Bag
Sides
Rnd 1: Work 28 foundation sc (see Special Stitch), place marker (see Pattern Notes), 2 sc in same ch as last sc, place marker, working on opposite side of foundation sc, sc in each st across to last st, 2 sc in last st, place marker, sc in same st, do not join. (60 sc)
Rnd 2: 3 sc in next st (corner), *sc in each st across to next marker**, 3 sc in marked st (corner), rep from * around, ending last rep at **.
Rnds 3 & 4: Sc in each st around with 3 sc in each center corner st. (84 sc at end of last rnd)
Rnd 5: Working in back lps (see StitchGuide.com), sc in each st around, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg sc.
Rnd 6 (RS): Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 3, sk next 2 sts, sc in next st, turn, 3 sc in ch sp just worked, sl st in next st, turn, working behind ch sp, sc in each of last 2 sk sts, [ch 3, sk next worked st and next 2 sts, sc in next st, turn, 3 sc in ch sp just worked, sl st in next sc, turn, working behind ch sp, sc in each of last 2 sk sts] around, join in beg sc, turn.
Rnd 7 (WS): Ch 1, 2 sc in first st behind ch sp, sc in next st, [2 sc in next st behind ch sp, sc in next st] around, join in beg sc, turn.
Next rnds: Rep rnds 6 and 7 alternately until piece measures 9 3/4 inches from rnd 4, ending with WS rnd.
Next rnd: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join in beg sc.
Next rnds: Rep previous rnd 3 times.
Last rnd: Working from left to right, ch 1, reverse sc (see Fig. 1) in each st around, join in beg reverse sc. Fasten off.

Strap
Make 2.
Rnd 1: Work 100 foundation sc, 2 sc in same ch as last sc, place marker, working on opposite side of foundation sc, sc in each st across to last st, 2 sc in last st, place marker, sc in same st, do not join.
Rnd 2: 3 sc in next st (corner), *sc in each st across to next marker**, 3 sc in marked st (corner), rep from * around, ending last rep at **.
Rnd 3: Sc in each st around with 3 sc in each center corner st, join in beg sc. Fasten off.
Sew 1 inch on each end of Straps to inside at top of Bag as shown in photo.

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• Afghan Project of the Month
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