Summer Bag Pattern #2073

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. Boucle, 3 balls of color 721 White Ivory. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 3. 7-inch Talon slide fastener and lining material.

To begin, ch 8, turn. 1st row: S c in 2nd ch from hook, s c in each st of ch, 2 s c in last st. Work on opposite side of ch thusly: 1 s c in each s c, 2 s c in last s c, ch 1, turn. 2nd to 11th rows incl: S c in each s c of previous row, making 1 increase (to increase, make 2 s c in 1 sc) in each row. Always make 2 s c in last s c (this is not counted as an increase but is made to keep line straight), ch 1, turn. 12th to 16th rows incl: S c in each s c, making 4 increases in each row, spacing increases at equal intervals, 2 s c in last s c. Ch 1, turn. Do not make one increase over another of previous row. (61 s c in 16th row).

Shell Pattern. 1st row: Ch 3, 3 d c in first s c, * skip 2 s c, s c in next s c, ch 3, 3 d c in same st as s c just made, repeat from * across (20 shells), ending with s c of last shell. Ch 3, turn. 2nd to 5th rows incl: * S c under ch-3 of next shell, ch 3, 3 d c under same ch-3, repeat from * across, ending row by making the s c of last shell in the turning ch-3 of previous row. Ch 3, turn. 6th to 8th rows incl: Same as before, making 4 d c where 3 d c were made in previous rows. Ch 3, turn. 9th and 10th rows: Same as before, making 5 d c instead of 4 d c. Ch 3, turn. 11th and 12th rows: Same as before, making 6 d c instead of 5 d c. Ch 3, turn. Make other side of bag just like this and sew them together having the scallops match so as to emphasize the scallops. Line bag. Sew in slide fastener easing in fullness of bag at both ends.

Tab Fastener: Ch 45, turn. S c in 2nd ch from hook, s c in each of next 33 ch, skip next 9 ch, make s c in last ch, so as to form the buttonhole. S c over this buttonhole and up other side of ch. Ch 1, turn. Work 5 more rows of s c increasing 2 s c on each row on buttonhole end, and ch 1 to turn on blunt end.

Button. Ch 3. 1st rnd: 6 s c in 1st ch. 2nd rnd: 2 s c in each s c. 3rd rnd: * S c in next s c, 2 s c in next s c, repeat from * around. 4th rnd: S c in every other s c around. Stuff with cotton. Then repeat 4th rnd until button comes to a close. Sew blunt end of tab to center of bag, 1½ inches from top. Sew button to correspond on opposite side of bag. Sew across the two thicknesses of tab, just above slide fastener, thus making a loop.