Crochet Work Bag
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This bag makes a fantastic holder for your crafting supplies, yet is nice enough to be an elegant purse.
CHAIN 12, join in ring.
lst row. Ch 4, 23 d in ring, join with sl st.
2nd row. Ch 11, skip 1 d, 1 t (thread over hook twice), draw thread through the first d of ring, thread over hook, draw through 2 loops, 1 thread over hook once, skip one d on ring, put hook through the next st, thread over hook, draw through loop, thread over hook, draw through 2 loops, thread over hook, draw through 2 loops, thread over hook, draw through 2 loops, thread over hook, draw through 2 loops, ch 2, thread over hook, put hook through the middle st of the t, thread over hook, draw through, thread over hook, draw through 2 loops, thread over hook, draw through the last 2 loops, ch 4, thread over hook twice, put hook through the next st and draw loop through, repeat from *. This is called a crossed treble crochet. Make 8 c t around ring after last c t, make ch of 6, 1 d in next d on ring, sl st into 2d st of lst 11 ch; turn, sl st back over 2 st of last 6 ch, ch 2; turn, sl st into 4 st of lst 11 ch.
3d row. Ch 1, * 8 s over ch of 4, 4 s in the c t, repeat from *.
Work 4 more rows of s around.
8th row. Ch 3, 1 d in lst s, ch 1, 1 d in next s, ch 1, 1 d in next s, repeat around.
9th row. Ch 11, * skip 2 d, 1 c t, leaving 2 d between c t, ch 4, repeat from *.
10th row. 4 s over ch of 4, 4 s in c t, repeat around.
Make 4 rows more of s.
l5th row. Ch 7, * skip 1 s, 2 t in next s, ch 2, repeat from *.
16th row. Ch 3, 2 d over ch of previous row, ch 3, * skip 4 t, 1 s over ch of 2, ch 3, skip 4 t, 3 d over ch of 2, ch 4, 3 d in same place, ch 3, repeat from *, join row with sl st. Ch 2, draw loop through center of last ch so as to begin next row from center of loop.
17th row. Ch 3, 2 d over same loop, ch 3, * 3 d in ch of 4 between the 6 d, ch 4, 3 d in same place, ch 3, repeat from * join row.
18th row. Ch 3, 2 d over 1st loop, ch 3, 1 s over ch of 3, ch 3, 3 d over ch of 4, ch 4, 3 d in same place, repeat same.
Repeat next row from l7th row.
Make 22 rows in all like l7th and 18th rows.
Next row for scallop, * 8 d in ch of 4 with 1 ch between, 1 d in 1 s, repeat from *.
Last row. * 1 p, 1 d in 1 ch, 1 p, 1 d in 1 ch, repeat from *.