Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "STAR" FAST HEAVY CROCHET MERCERIZED COTTON, Article 140
1 ball Toltec Yellow.
2 balls Cinnamon or colors of your choice for Bag.
Steel crochet hook No. 0.
28 inches millinery wire.
½ yd. lining for Bag.
Each motif measures about 1 inch.
BAG
With Cinnamon ch 2, 6 s c in 2nd st from hook, do not join this or following rounds. Place a marker at beginning of each round.
2nd Round: Work 2 s c in each s c.
3rd Round: * 1 s c in next s c, 2 s c in next s c, repeat from * all around.
4th Round: Working in s c increase in every 3rd st.
5th Round: Increase in every 4th st. Continue in same manner having 1 s c more between increasing points in each round, until the 18th round is completed.
19th Round: 1 s c in each s c. Work should measure about 6 inches in diameter.
20th Round: Working in back loops of sts, work 1 s c in each s c.
21st Round: Same as 19th round, slip st in next 2 s c to even round, cut thread.
1st Motif Round: With Yellow ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 3, join to any s c on last round of bag, work 15 more d c in ring, join to 3rd st of ch (16 d c), cut thread.
2nd Motif: With Yellow ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 3, join to 5th d c of 1st motif, work 4 d c in ring, skip 5 s c on last round of bag, join to next s c, work 11 more d c in ring, join in 3rd st of ch, cut thread.
3rd Motif: With Yellow ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 3, join to 9th d c of 2nd motif, 4 d c in ring, skip 5 s c on last round of bag, join in next s c, work 11 more d c in ring, join in 3rd st of ch, cut thread. With Yellow work 15 more motifs same as 3rd motif, joining in same manner and joining last motif to 1st motif.
2nd Motif Round: With Cinnamon work same as 4th motif round of hat. Repeat last round 4 times, working 1 round in Yellow, 1 round in Cinnamon, 1 round in Yellow and 1 round in Cinnamon.
EDGING: Attach Cinnamon to center d c of any motif of last round, ch 1, s c in same st, * ch 5, s c in center d c of next motif, repeat from * all around, ch 5, join in 1st s c.
2nd Round: Ch 1, 1 s c in same st, * 5 s c in next ch 5 loop, 1 s c in next s c, repeat from * all around, ending with 5 s c in last loop, join in 1st s c.
3rd Round: Beading: Ch 5, * skip 2 s c, d c in next s c, ch 2, repeat from * all around, join in 3rd st of ch 5.
4th Round: Ch 5, 1 tr c in each d c and 2 tr c in each ch 2 space, join in 5th st of ch, cut thread.
FINISHING: Cut cardboard about 6 inches in diameter to fit bottom of bag.
LINING: Cut 2 circles ¼ inch larger than cardboard. Sew circles together leaving an opening large enough to insert cardboard. Turn work right side out, insert cardboard and overcast opening closed. Cut material about 21 inches by 10 inches. Sew short sides together. Sew one free edge around circle of lining. Place in bag. Turn free edge at top and sew in position below beading.
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