This free pattern originally published by Clark's O.N.T. J&P Coats as Bags, Book 228.
MATERIALS: CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, 6 balls (1 oz. balls) of Maroon ... J. & P. COATS OR CLARK'S O.N.T. PEARL COTTON, Size 5, 6 balls of Dusty Pink ... Bone Crochet Hook No. 7 ... ½ yard each of lining material and buckram.
Use 1 strand each of Knitting Worsted and Pearl Cotton throughout.
GAUGE: 4 sc make 1 inch; 4 rows make 1 inch.
Starting at top of bag, make a chain 18 inches long. 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat the 2nd row until piece measures 16 inches. Break off.
FLAP ••• Work as before across the center 9 inches of last row until Flap measures ½ inch. Then dec 1 sc at end of each row until Flap measures 4 ½ inches – to dec 1 sc, work off 2 sc as 1 sc. Break off. Work a row of sc around outer edges of Flap. Break off yarn.
RUFFLE ••• 1st row: Attach Pearl Cotton to base of Flap, * ch 5, sc in next sc, ch 5, sc in same sc. Repeat from * along edge of Flap. Turn. 2nd and 3rd rows: * Ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * across. At end of 3rd row, break off.
Fold the first 8 inches of crocheted piece and sew up sides. Line bag with buckram and lining material. Fold sides in to form gussets and tack. Fasten Flap with a snap fastener.
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