It’s no secret that Sinfonia Cotton yarn is my favorite yarn for the summer. It seems once I pick it up…..well, I can’t stop. I love the feel of the yarn but the strength is also a plus. The cotton is mercerized which means it’s already been stretched, so it doesn’t have that much play once you make the project which is perfect for my Fun in the Sun Beach Bag!
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Hubby is taking me to the beach this year….so I wanted to look all cute with my very own crochet bag. I decided to make the bag even stronger and used 2 strands of the Sinfonia but the pattern is very versatile and you can really use your own imagination on whether you want double stranded or use a thicker yarn and proper hook size and just do it single stranded. The choice is yours!
Pattern Instructions
Supplies:
Yarn – Sinfonia Cotton Yarn – Weight #3, double stranded or any equivalent sport weight (I used 3 skeins of red, 1 partial skein of white and 1 partial skein of tan)
Hook – H/5.0
Tapestry Needle for weaving in the ends
Gauge: 8 st and 5 rows = 2” (Although gauge is not essential for this project)
Abbreviations:
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
st – stitch
Begin with Color A
ch 4, sl st into first ch to make a ring.
Round 1: ch 1, 10 hdc in ring, sl st in first hdc (10 st)
Round 2: ch 1, 2 hdc in each hdc, sl st in first hdc (20 st)
Round 3: ch 1 and hdc in same sp, work 2 hdc in next hdc, *hdc in next hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc*, repeat from * to *join by sl st in first hdc (30 st)
Round 4: ch 1 and hdc in same sp, hdc in next hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc, *hdc in next 2 hdc, work
2 hdc in next hdc*, repeat from * to * join by sl st in first hdc (40 st)
Round 5: ch 1 and hdc in same sp, hdc in next 2 hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc, *hdc in next 3 hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc*, repeat from * to * join by sl st in first hdc (50 st)
Round 6: ch 1 and hdc in same sp, hdc in next 3 hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc, *hdc in next 4 hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc*, repeat from * to * join by sl st in first hdc (60 st)
Round 7: ch 1 and hdc in same sp, hdc in next 4 hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc, *hdc in next 5 hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc*, repeat from * to * join by sl st in first hdc (70 st)
Round 8: ch 1 and hdc in same sp, hdc in next 5 hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc, *hdc in next 6 hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc*, repeat from * to * join by sl st in first hdc (80 st)
Round 9: ch 1 and hdc in same sp, hdc in next 6 hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc, *hdc in next 7 hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc*, repeat from * to * join by sl st in first hdc (90 st)
Round 10: ch 1 and hdc in same sp, hdc in next 7 hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc, *hdc in next 8 hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc*, repeat from * to * join by sl st in first hdc (100 st)
Round 11: ch 1 and hdc in same sp, hdc in next 8 hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc, *hdc in next 9 hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc*, repeat from * to * join by sl st in first hdc (110 st)
Round 12: ch 1 and hdc in same sp, hdc in next 9 hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc, *hdc in next 10 hdc, work 2 hdc in next hdc*, repeat from * to * join by sl st in first hdc (120 st) Measured 10 ½ “
Rounds 13-18: ch 1 and hdc in same sp, hdc in next hdc and around, join by sl st in first hdc (120 st)
Change to Color B
Rounds 19-22: ch 4 (counts as first dc and ch 1 here and throughout the pattern), skip next st, dc in next st, *ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st* repeat from *to*, join by sl st in top of 3rd ch, (120 st)
Change to Color C
Round 23: ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout the pattern), dc in next st and around, join by sl st in top of 3rd ch, (120 st)
Change to Color A
Rounds 24-25: ch 4, skip next st, dc in next st, *ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st* repeat from *to*, join by sl st in top of 3rd ch, (120 st)
Change to Color C
Round 26: ch 3, dc in next st and around, join by sl st in top of 3rd ch, (120 st)
Change to Color A
Rounds 27-29: ch 3, dc in next st and around, join by sl st in top of 3rd ch, (120 st)
Change to Color B
Rounds 30-33: ch 4, skip next st, dc in next st, *ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st* repeat from *to*, join by sl st in top of 3rd ch, (120 st)
Change to Color C
Round 34: ch 3, dc in next st and around, join by sl st in top of 3rd ch, (120 st)
Change to Color A
Round 35-36: ch 4 , skip next st, dc in next st, *ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st* repeat from *to*, join by sl st in top of 3rd ch, (120 st)
Change to Color C
Round 37: ch 3, dc in next st and around, join by sl st in top of 3rd ch, (120 st)
Change to color A
Round 38-39: ch 3, dc in next st and around, join by sl st in top of 3rd ch, (120 st)
Handle Portion of the bag
Note: I didn’t want my handles to be long, so I only chained 30. If you would like longer handles, just increase the chain but you will still follow the instructions accordingly just ignoring the ch 30 part.
Round 40: ch 1 and sc in same sp, sc in next 29 st, ch 30, skip next 29 st, sc in next st, sc in next 30 st, ch 30, skip next 29 st, sc in last sc, join by sl st in first st (120 st)
Round 41-42: ch 1 and sc in same sp, sc in next st and around, join by sl st in first sc (120 st)
Change to Color B
Round 43-45: ch 1 and sc in same sp, sc in next st and around, join by sl st in first sc (120 st) Fasten off.
I liked the idea of the white being inside the handles, so if you want them too, here’s the instructions.
Join with Color B, sc in first st and around, sc in corner, sc in bottom loop of sc and in each st around, sc in corner, join by sl st in first sc. Fasten off and weave in all the ends. Fasten off and weave in all the loose ends.
I hope you enjoy the pattern! I’m thinking I need one of my big brim hats to match the bag. What do you think??? Have a great day and be blessed!
Kathy