College Campus Tote

Knitted bag in DROPS Paris and DROPS Safran. The piece is worked in the round with stripes, crocheted edge, fringes and strap.

DROPS 229-3
DROPS Design: Pattern no w-877
Yarn group C + A
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SIZE:
Width = 32 cm. Height = 36 cm.

MATERIALS:
DROPS PARIS from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
200 g colour 17, off white
And use:
DROPS SAFRAN from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
50 g colour 18, off white
50 g colour 01, desert rose
50 g colour 12, peach
50 g colour 10, vanilla cream
50 g colour 04, sage green
50 g colour 50, mint
50 g colour 31, apple green

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5.5 MM: Length 60 cm.

CROCHET HOOK:
DROPS HOOK SIZE 4.5 MM.

KNITTING TENSION:
16 stitches in width and 25 rows in height with pattern and 1 strand of each quality = 10 x 10 cm.
NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

CROCHET TENSION:
16 double crochets in width and 18 rows in height = 10 cm.
Hook size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger hook size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller hook size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked in the round):
1 ridge in height = 2 rounds; Knit 1 round and purl 1 round.

STRIPES:
The whole piece is worked with 1 strand DROPS Paris and 1 strand DROPS Safran. Paris off-white is used all the way through, the colours in Safran change.
STRIPE 1: Desert rose for 5 cm.
STRIPE 2: Peach for 4 cm.
STRIPE 3: Vanilla cream for 4 cm.
STRIPE 4: Sage green for 4 cm.
STRIPE 5: Mint for 4 cm.
STRIPE 6: Apple green for 4 cm.
STRIPE 7: Off white for 4 cm.

PATTERN:
ROUNDS 1-3: Knit
ROUND 4: Purl
Repeat rounds 1-4 onwards.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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BAG – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked in the round, bottom up. An edge is crocheted around the opening, the bottom is crocheted together and a strap crocheted to finish.

BAG:
Cast on 102 stitches with circular needle size 5.5 mm and 1 strand DROPS Paris and strand DROPS Safran, both off-white.
Work 1 RIDGE in the round – read description above. Then work STRIPES and PATTERN in the round – read description above. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When all the stripes are finished, work 2 ridges with 1 strand each quality, both off-white. Cast off with knit.

ASSEMBLY:
Use hook size 4.5 mm and 1 strand of each quality, off-white.
Work around the cast-off edge as follows:
Fasten the strands with 1 slip stitch in the first stitch on the round, work 2 chain stitches, * skip 1 stitch, work 1 double crochet in the next stitch, 1 chain stitch *, work from *-* the whole round, finish with 1 slip stitch in the 2nd chain stitch at the beginning of the round. Cut and fasten the strands.
Lay the bag flat, with the beginning of the round to one side.
Close the bottom of the bag as follows:
Fasten the strand with 1 slip stitch in the first stitch on the round, then crochet through the outermost loop of both stitches in both layers as follows: 1 double crochet through each pair of stitches = 51 double crochets.
Work back and forth over the 51 stitches according to diagrams A.1, A.2 and A.3 as follows: Work A.1, then A.2 until there are 9 stitches left, then work A.3. Cut and fasten the strands.

FRINGES:
Fasten fringes in the chain-spaces at the bottom of the bag as follows:
Cut 8 strands Paris and 8 strands Safran, off-white, of 20 cm in length. Lay the strands together, thread them half way through the chain-space. Wind a strand around the top of each fringe and tie a tight knot. Fasten 1 fringe in each chain-space.

SHOULDER STRAP:
Use crochet hook size 4.5 mm and 1 strand of each quality in off-white. Lay the bag flat, start so the strap comes to the side of the bag and work as follows:
Fasten the strand with 1 slip stitch in a chain stitch, * work 1 double crochet in the next double crochet, 1 double crochet around the next chain stitch *, work from *-* 3 times and work 1 double crochet in the next double crochet = 7 double crochets. Turn.
Work 1 chain stitch (in addition to the other stitches), 1 double crochet in each stitch. Work back and forth like this until the strap measures 64 cm - NOTE! the strap may stretch, so make it shorter rather than longer. Cut the strands, leaving ends of 15 cm. Sew the strap tightly to the opposite side of the bag.

Diagram explanations

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