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Materials: J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen, White, 2 balls; or Clark's O.N.T. Knit-Crochet, 6 balls. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 4 or 5. Flat or round stick of wood, 7 inches long, and 2 snap fasteners.

Ch 62, turn. 1st row: 1 half d c in 2nd ch from hook, 1 half d c in each st of ch, ch 2, turn. 2nd to 4th rows incl: 1 half d c in each st, ch 2, turn. 5th row: 2 half d c in 1st st, 1 half d c in each st across, 2 half d c in last st. (2 increases in this row). Ch 2, turn. Alternate 4th and 5th rows until there are 32 rows. Then work 8 rows same as 4th. 41st row: Decrease 1 st at beginning and 1 st at end of row, ch 2, turn. (Decreases are made to correspond to increases on other side of bag). 42nd row: Same as 4th. 43rd to 69th rows incl: Alternate 41st and 42nd rows. Then work 3 rows same as 4th.

73rd row: 1 half d c in each of next 14 sts, ch 2, turn and work back and forth across these sts 4 more times. Ch 30, fasten off. Attach thread at 15th st in from other end of 72nd row, ch 2, half d c in each of next 14 sts, ch 2, turn. Work 3 more rows of half d c's, then ch 2, sl st in 30th st of ch-30 and work 14 half d c's across as before, ch 2, turn. Next row: Work half d c in each half d c and in each st of ch-30. Work 5 more rows as before. Then make another open space to correspond to one just made. Continue as before for 1 row.

Flap: Alternate 4th and 5th rows as for bag for 15 rows. 16th row: Half d c in each half d c, ch 2, turn. 17 to 31st rows incl: Alternate 41st and 42nd rows as for bag. Fasten off. Turn under flap to opening and whip in place. Work a row of s c to join edges of open sp.

Gussets: Attach thread at end of foundation ch, and work down side, * 1 half d c in next sp, 2 half d c in next. Repeat from * to 73rd row, ch 2, turn. (108 sts). 2nd to 5th rows incl: 1 half d c in each st to center, then skip 2 sts, and work as before. Ch 2, turn. Repeat at other side. Turn bag wrong side out, and whip edges of these gussets. Insert stick in top of bag and sew across ends of flap down to body of bag. Fasten down flap with snap fasteners.