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Easter Gift Bag

© Amanda Bryant 2018

 

Materials Used-

Peaches & Creme 100% Cotton worsted weight 4-ply yarn, 2 oz/56.7 g, approximately 95 yards/86 meters, color “Sweet Pea Stripes” (2 ½ balls)

Size J/10- 6.00 mm crochet hook

Yarn needle

Measurements– about 8 ½ inches tall, 23 inch circumference at base, 18 inch circumference at top

Gauge– in puff st pattern 4 rounds and 4 puff sts = 2 inches; in hdc pattern 4 rounds and 8 hdc’s= 2 inches

Abbreviations/Terms Used (US Terminology)–

Ch- chain

y/o- yarn over

st/sts- stitch/stitches

Sp/sps- space/spaces

Sl st- slip stitch

Hdc- half double crochet

Hdc2tog- half double crochet two stitches together

Puff Stitch Group- where there are 2 puff sts in one space (which makes the st increases in each round. The increase is made by working 2 puff sts in that one space.)

Special Stitches–

Puff Stitch- *(y/o, insert hook into st, y/o and pull loop up) 4 times, y/o and pull loop through all 9 sts on the hook, ch 1 to secure the top of the puff st (leave a bit of slack when doing the y/o and pulling up loop, as the work could get a bit stiff and hard to manipulate)

Instructions:

Ch 4, sl st in first ch to make a ring

Round 1- ch 1, make 6 puff sts in the ring, join with a sl st to the top of the first puff st (6 puff sts)

Round 2-  make 2 puff sts in the sp between the first 2 puff sts, and make 2 puff sts in between each of the next puff sts around to the end, join with a sl st to the top of the first puff st (12 puff sts)

Round 3- make 2 puff sts in the sp in the middle of the first puff st group, make 1 puff st in each space until the next puff st group, *(make 2 puff sts in the sp in the middle of this puff st group, make 1 puff st in each space until the next puff st group), repeat from * around to the end, join with a sl st to the top of the first puff st (18 puff sts)

Rounds-4-6-  Repeat Round 3, making 6 increases in each round. (Round 4= 24 puff sts, Round 5= 30 puff sts, Round 6= 36 puff sts)

Rounds 7-11- make 1 puff st in each sp around,  join with a sl st to the top of the beginning puff st (36 puff sts)

Round 12- Ch 2 (counts as a hdc here and throughout), hdc in the first sp,  hdc in the top of the next puff st,  hdc in each of the next puff sts and sps. Join with a sl st to the beginning ch-2. (72 hdc)

Round 13- Ch 2, hdc in ea of the next 9 hdc, hdc2tog,  *(hdc in each of the next 10 hdc, hdc2tog), repeat from * around, join with a sl st to the beginning ch-2 (66 hdc)

Round 14- Ch 2, hdc in each hdc around, join with a sl st to the beginning ch-2 (66 hdc)

Round 15- Ch 2, hdc in ea of the next 8 hdc, hdc2tog,  *(hdc in each of the next 9 hdc,  hdc2tog), repeat from * around,  join with a sl st to the beginning ch-2 (60 hdc)

Round 16- Ch 2, hdc in each hdc around,  join with a sl st to the beginning ch-2  (60 hdc)

Round 17- Ch 2, hdc in each of the next 7 hdc,  hdc2tog,  *( hdc in each of the next 8 hdc, hdc2tog), repeat from * around,  join with a sl st to the beginning ch-2  (54 hdc)

Rounds 18-23- Ch 2, hdc in each hdc around, join with a sl st to the beginning ch-2 (54 hdc)

Round 24- Ch 3 (counts as hdc and ch-1), sk next hdc, *(hdc in next hdc, ch 1, sk next hdc), repeat from * around to the end, join with a sl st to the 2nd ch of the beginning ch-3 (27 hdc and 27 ch-1 sps)

Round 25- Ch 2, hdc in first ch sp, *(hdc in next hdc, hdc in next ch sp), repeat from * around to the end, join with a sl st to the beginning ch-2 (54 hdc)

Round 26- Ch 2, hdc in each hdc around, join with a sl st to the beginning ch-2 (54 hdc)

Next- Ruffle Edging- Ch 3, sl st in the same st, (sl st, ch 3, sl st) in each hdc around to the end, sl st into the beginning sl st, fasten off.

Drawstring-

ch 108, fasten off. Weave in through ch sts from round 24. Pull drawstring tightly and tie to close.

Weave in all yarn tails with the yarn needle, and fill with goodies for someone special!