Round 25: ch 9, sc into next loop, *ch 8 sc into next loop* around, end with ch 4, tc into 1st ch of initial ch 9 Round 26: ch 7, sc into next loop, *ch 6 sc into next loop* around, end with ch 3, dc into 1st ch of initial ch7. Round 27: ch 5, sc into next loop, *ch 4 sc into next loop* around, end with ch 4, sl st into 1st ch of initial ch 5.
Handle and top edge:
Round 28: sl st into 1st loop, ch 1, 5 sc in same loop, 5 sc into each loop around, end with sl st into 1st sc. Round 29: ch1, sc into previous sc for 6 loops, then ch 36, turn sc into 1st sc of this row, sl st into base of initial ch 1, turn, work 48 dc into the ch 36 loop, then continue with sc into the sc’s on the next 18 loops, ch 36, turn, sc into the sc at the end of the 6th loop back, sc into sc before that, turn, work 48 dc into this ch 36 loop, then continue with sc around for the last 5 loops. End with sl st into 1st sc. Cut yarn and weave in edges. (You can probably modify this with longer shoulder straps if you want, just make the chains longer, and fit however many sc you need over them. If you do this, you may also want to spread the handle attachments wider on the bag.)
Optional:
Ursula’s added Row 30: Skip the last sl st into sc. Instead, continue to sc all the way around the top of the bag, going over the handles. When you get all the way around, sl st in first 5 st going up the first handle you made cut yarn and weave in end. This will make a slightly wider and more comfortable handle, and also a smoother and stronger join of the handles to the bag.
Drawstring:
Make 2 24-inch chains. Thread through the beading in opposite directions, and attach the loose ends to a brass ring covered with a round of single crochet. The exact length of the chains may need to be varied so they are just long enough to thread through the beading and fasten without either bunching it up or having a lot of extra length.
Ursula’s note: I skipped the brass ring, and simply pulled the drawstrings and tied them in a bow to keep the folded bag shut.
You should be able to fold the top part of the bag into the base, and use the drawstring to hold it closed.
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branchandroot
Re: Final pattern, I think
Date: 2006-07-28 05:33 pm (UTC)Round 25: ch 9, sc into next loop, *ch 8 sc into next loop* around, end with ch 4, tc into 1st ch of initial ch 9
Round 26: ch 7, sc into next loop, *ch 6 sc into next loop* around, end with ch 3, dc into 1st ch of initial ch7.
Round 27: ch 5, sc into next loop, *ch 4 sc into next loop* around, end with ch 4, sl st into 1st ch of initial ch 5.
Handle and top edge:
Round 28: sl st into 1st loop, ch 1, 5 sc in same loop, 5 sc into each loop around, end with sl st into 1st sc.
Round 29: ch1, sc into previous sc for 6 loops, then ch 36, turn sc into 1st sc of this row, sl st into base of initial ch 1, turn, work 48 dc into the ch 36 loop, then continue with sc into the sc’s on the next 18 loops, ch 36, turn, sc into the sc at the end of the 6th loop back, sc into sc before that, turn, work 48 dc into this ch 36 loop, then continue with sc around for the last 5 loops. End with sl st into 1st sc. Cut yarn and weave in edges. (You can probably modify this with longer shoulder straps if you want, just make the chains longer, and fit however many sc you need over them. If you do this, you may also want to spread the handle attachments wider on the bag.)
Optional:
Ursula’s added Row 30: Skip the last sl st into sc. Instead, continue to sc all the way around the top of the bag, going over the handles. When you get all the way around, sl st in first 5 st going up the first handle you made cut yarn and weave in end. This will make a slightly wider and more comfortable handle, and also a smoother and stronger join of the handles to the bag.
Drawstring:
Make 2 24-inch chains. Thread through the beading in opposite directions, and attach the loose ends to a brass ring covered with a round of single crochet. The exact length of the chains may need to be varied so they are just long enough to thread through the beading and fasten without either bunching it up or having a lot of extra length.
Ursula’s note: I skipped the brass ring, and simply pulled the drawstrings and tied them in a bow to keep the folded bag shut.
You should be able to fold the top part of the bag into the base, and use the drawstring to hold it closed.