Back to the Beach

Crocheted bags with stripes in DROPS Paris. The piece is worked in the round, bottom up.

DROPS 200-1
DROPS Design: Pattern no w-767
Yarn group C or A + A
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SIZE:
One-size.
Measurements: Circumference: 86 cm. Length (without straps): 36 cm.

MATERIALS (for 1 bag in each colour):
DROPS PARIS from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
250 g colour 17, off white
150 g colour 41, mustard
100 g colour 59, old pink
100 g colour 101, light blue
100 g colour 35, vanilla
For 1 bag you need 100 g colour 17 off white, 50 g colour 41 mustard and 100 g of colour at bottom of bag.

If you work the piece in one colour only, you will need:
250 g Paris for 1 bag.

CROCHET TENSION:
16 treble crochets in width and 9 rows in height = 10 x 10 cm.

CROCHET HOOK:
DROPS CROCHET HOOK SIZE 4.5 MM.
The 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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PATTERN: 
See diagrams A.1 and A.2.

CROCHET INFORMATION:
At the beginning of each round of double crochets, replace the first double crochet with 1 chain stitch. The round finishes with 1 slip stitch in the first chain stitch at the beginning of the round.
At the beginning of each round of treble crochets, replace the first treble crochet with 3 chain stitches. The round finishes with 1 slip stitch in the 3rd chain stitch at the beginning of the round.

CROCHET TIP (for chain stitches):
1 chain stitch is equivalent to 1 treble crochet in width. Make sure the loop made in the chain stitch is pulled some way up the hook so that it is not tight. If the chain stitch is worked too tightly, the pattern will be tight in sections where there are lots of chain stitches.

INCREASE TIP-1:
Increase 1 treble crochet by working 2 treble crochets in 1 treble crochet. Increase 1 treble crochet in each stitch before and after both marker threads (= 4 treble crochets increased on round).

INCREASE TIP-2 (evenly spaced):
To work out how to increase evenly count the total number of stitches on the round (e.g. 130 stitches) and divide by the number of increases to be made (e.g. 8) = 16.25. 
In this example increase by working 2 treble crochets in approx. each 16th stitch.

3 TREBLE CROCHETS TO 1 TREBLE CROCHET:
Work 1 treble crochet in first stitch, but wait with the last yarn over and pull through (= 2 loops on hook), work 1 more treble crochet in the same way in each of the next 2 stitches, but pull the last yarn over through all 4 loops on the hook (= 1 stitch)

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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. The bottom is crocheted together to finish.

BAG:
Work 142 chain stitches with hook size 4.5 mm and old pink. Form them into a ring with 1 slip stitch in the first chain stitch on the round.
ROUND 1: Work 1 chain stitch (= 1 double crochet) – read CROCHET INFORMATION, work 1 double crochet in the next chain stitch, * skip the next chain stitch, work 1 double crochet in each of the next 4 chain stitches *, work from *-* a total of 28 times = 114 double crochets. Insert a marker thread at the beginning of the round and a marker thread after 57 double crochets (= 57 double crochets left on round).
ROUNDS 2-5: Work 1 treble crochet in each double crochet. AT THE SAME TIME on each round increase 1 stitch on each side of both marker threads – read INCREASE TIP-1 = 130 stitches. REMEMBER THE CROCHET TENSION!
ROUND 6: Work 1 treble crochet in each treble crochet and increase 8 treble crochets evenly on round – read INCREASE TIP-2 = 138 treble crochets.
Now continue as follows – read CROCHET TIP: Work A.1 a total of 46 times on the round. When the diagram has been completed in height repeat the last row in the diagram. When the piece measure 18 cm from the cast-on edge change to off white. Continue working the last round in A.1 until the piece measures 31 cm from the cast on edge.

Work A.2 over each repeat of A.1 – remember CROCHET INFORMATION.
Change to mustard and work the edge and straps as follows:
ROUND 1: Work * 1 treble crochet in each of the first 23 treble crochets, work 72 chain stitches – make sure that the chain stitches are not tight (the row of chain stitches should measure 45 cm), skip 23 treble crochets, work 1 treble crochet in each of the next 23 treble crochets *, work from *-* 1 more time on the round = 2 straps.
ROUND 2: Work * 1 treble crochet in each of the first 21 treble crochets, work 3 TREBLE CROCHETS TO 1 TREBLE CROCHET – read description above, work 1 treble crochet in each of the next 70 chain stitches (there is 1 chain stitch left before the next treble crochet on the round), work 3 TREBLE CROCHETS TO 1 TREBLE CROCHET, work 1 treble crochet in each of the next 21 treble crochets *, work from *-* 1 more time on the round = 228 treble crochets.
ROUND 3: * Work 1 double crochet in every treble crochet until the 3 treble crochets that were crocheted together into 1 treble crochet before the strap, work 1 chain stitch, skip the treble crochet worked together, work 1 treble crochet in every treble crochet to the 3 treble crochets that were crocheted together into 1 treble crochet on the other side of the strap, work 1 chain stitch and skip the treble crochet worked together *, work from *-* one more time on the round and finish with 1 double crochet in every treble crochet to the end of the round.
Cut and fasten the strands. Turn the piece so that right side faces right side and crochet the bottom together along the first row of chain stitches worked. Crochet using the same colour as you have used at the bottom of the bag and work through both layers starting from the marker thread at the beginning of the round as follows: Work 1 double crochet in each chain stitch, but skip the same chain stitches skipped at the start of the piece. Cut and fasten the strand.
Work 2 more bags in the same way, but start with light blue or vanilla instead of old pink.

Diagram explanations

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