DROPS Crochet bag in “Bomull-Lin”. ~ DROPS Design

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Crochet tension: 3 repeats in the width and 2.5 repeats in the height = 10 x 10 cm

Pattern: See diagram M.1. The diagrams are seen from the RS.

Crochet info: 1 repeat = 8 ch. If you wish to make the bag wider crochet an extra 8 ch’s for each repeat. Substitute the first tr on each row with 3 ch. You can also crochet an edge around the shoulder strap as follows: *6 tr into 1 tr from the strap, skip 2 cm, 1 dc, skip another 2 cm*, repeat from *-*

BAG
The bag is crochet in 2 parts 1 front and 1 back part.
Front part: Crochet 58 ch (incl 1 ch to turn with) on hook size 4 mm with Bomull-lin. Crochet 1 dc into the 2nd ch, *skip 3 ch, 7 tr in the following ch, skip 3 ch, 1 dc in the following ch*, repeat from *-* a totals of 7 times. Then continue according to M.1. Cut and sew tight when the piece measures approx 33 cm in the height – adjust to 1 repeat. Crochet 3 rows of tr – read crochet info! along the bottom edge and the 2 sides. Crochet in the corners as follows: 1 tr, 3 ch, 1 tr.

Back part: Crochet as front part.

Shoulder strap: Crochet 12 ch (incl. 3 ch to turn with) - read crochet info! Crochet 1 tr into each ch, and then continue to crochet 1 tr into each tr = 10 tr. Crochet with tr until the shoulder strap measures approx. 80 cm. Cut the thread and sew it tight.

Assembly: Sew the bag tog. at the bottom edge and at the sides. Sew the shoulder strap to the bag at the top of the tr section each side.

Explanation to pattern diagram

	=	ch
	=	dc
	=	dc in the ch loop from previous row and in the forth tr from the tr group 2 rows below – see fig. 1
	=	sl st
	=	tr
	=	tr group: Crochet 7 tr in the same ch.
	=	this row is explained in the pattern, begin at the second row.

Diagram

DROPS number 99-24

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