Size: 9.84″ (25 cm) wide x 10.2″ (26 cm) high, plus the base.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Abbreviations:

ch = Chain Stitch

dc = Double Crochet

dc = Double Crochet (Yo, insert the hook, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo again, pull through all loops.)

inc = increase

sc = Single Crochet

sc = Single Crochet (Insert the hook, yo, pull up a loop, yo again, pull through all loops.)

sl st = Slip Stitch

sl st = Slip Stitch (Insert the hook, yo, pull up a loop, and pull through the loop on the hook.)

st = stitch

sts = stitches

yo = yarn over

Finishing Stitch: With the yarn on the wrong side of the piece, insert the hook from right side to wrong side between the sts of the last row, yo, pull up a loop to the right side, keep the loop on the hook, *insert the hook between the next 2 sts, yo, pull up a loop to the right side, and pull through the loops on the hook*.

Pattern stitch = Follow the diagram.

Gauge: A 10 cm (3.94″) square in pattern st following the diagram and using a 7.0 mm hook = 13 sts x 8 rows.

Instructions:

Bag

Using Nautico Poly yarn #5398 (Moss), ch 27 + 2 ch to turn and work in pattern st following the diagram; repeat from * to * in the direction of the sts (5x). At 10.2″ (26 cm) from the beginning, work 3 rows in sc, 1 row in dc, 3 rows in sc, and fasten off. On the second to last row, make an opening for the clasp in the center, 3.54″ (9 cm) from each edge: ch 3, skip 3 sts of the previous row, and on the next row, work 3 sc in the ch. Go back to the foundation ch, work 3 rows in sc, 1 finishing row, and fasten off.

Finishing

Fold 4.72″ (12 cm) at the beginning of the work, in the direction of the rows (see the dotted line on the illustration). Using Nautico Poly yarn #5398 (Moss), work 1 row of sc along both folded sides and around the flap. Work through both layers on the folded sides to close the sides of your bag. Attach the clasp to the base of the bag, aligning it with the opening on the flap.

Designed by: Kathia Beillo