............Beatrice Ryan Designs............
For The Love of Crochet~
Happy Crocheting!!
Elena
Northwest Beaches Tote Bag is an easy free crochet pattern, that works up quickly!! The colors and style of this tote bag reminds me of the far northern beaches of California and Oregon…. Yellow sunshine, Blue skies, Green coastal grass! Fill it up with your beach necessities, farmers market purchases or your workout clothes and pre workout for maximise your training sessions for the gym!! I hope you enjoy my latest Free Crochet Pattern!!
Yarn ~ Deborah Norville Everyday Soft Worsted Weight, approximately 500 yards. (Pictured here in Happy Baby) I used approximately 2 1/2 skeins.
Hook ~ H
Scissors and Yarn Needle
St ~ Stitch Sk ~ Skip Bl – Back Loop Ch ~ Chain Sl St ~ Slip Stitch Dec ~ Decrease Sc ~ Single Crochet Hdc ~ Half Double Crochet Dc ~ Double Crochet
Bottom
Holding 2 strands of yarn together ch 41
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each across. = 40 sc
Rows 2-14: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 40 sc
Row 15: Ch 1, sc 2 more sts in same st(1st corner), sc 12 evenly across side rows, 3 sc in next st(2nd corner), sc in next 38 sts, 3 sc in next st(3rd corner), sc 12 evenly up side rows, 2 sc in same st as 1st st of the top row(4th corner). leave remaining unworked, Join with sl st. = 112 sc
Finish off.
Sides and Handle
Working with 1 strand of yarn
Round 1: Join in Bl of any center corner st, ch1, Bl sc in each st around, Join with sl st. = 112 sc
Rounds 2-5: Ch 2(counts as hdc now and throughout), hdc around, join with sl st. = 112 hdc
*Even rounds will now be your right side*
Round 6: Ch 3(counts as dc now and throughout), dc in next st, sk 2 sts, 5 dc(shell made) in next st, sk 2 sts, *dc in next 3 sts, sk 2 sts, 5dc shell in next st, sk 2 sts*, repeat * * 12 more times, dc in last st, join with sl st. = 14 5dc shells and 42 dc
Round 7: Ch 3, turn, dc in next st, sk 2 sts, 5dc shell in next st,*sk 2 sts, dc in next 3 sts, sk 2 sts, 5dc shell in next st*, repeat * * around, sk 2, dc in last st, join with sl st. = 14 5dc shells and 42 dc
Rounds 8-25: Repeat round 7
Round 26: Ch 2, turn, hdc in next st, sc in next 5 sts(shell sts), *hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 5 sts*, repeat * * around, hdc in last st, join with sl st.= 70 sc and 42 hdc
Round 27: Ch 1, turn, sc around, join with sl st. = 112 sc
Round 28: Ch 1, turn, *sc in next 6 sts, dec over next 2 sts*, repeat * * around, join with sl st. = 98 sc
Round 29: Ch 1, turn, sc around, join with sl st. = 98 sc
Round 30: Ch 1, turn, *sc in next 5 sts, dec over next 2 sts*, repeat * * around, join with st st. =84 sc
Round 31: Ch 1, turn, sc around, join with sl st. = 84 sc
Round 32: Sl st in next 3 sts, ch 1, turn, sc in next 22 sts, ch 44, sk 20 sts, sc in next 22 sts, ch 45, sk next 20 sts, Join to 1st sc with sl st. *Be very careful not to twist the chains when crocheting.
Round 33: Ch 1, turn, sc in 45 chains, sc in next 22 sts, sc in next 45 chains, sc in last 22 sts, join with sl st. = 134 sc
Rounds 34-39: Ch 1, turn, sc around, join with sl st. = 134
Finish off and weave in ends.
Congratulations… You now have a Northwest Beaches Tote Bag!!
Happy Crocheting…
Elena
©Copyright 2016 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs. All my, patterns and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this information with someone, share the link to this post. If you want to share on your own blog website, then you may use the first photo in this post and link back to this post. You may not give away printed copies of this post. Thank you. This post may contain affiliate links/ads. If you purchase something from a link in this post, I may be compensated.
#1 Random Stripe Scrubby #2 Geometric Scrubby #3 Circle Scrubby
Red Heart Scrubby- Approx. 20 yards each color per scrubby ~ Pictured here I used Duckie, Zesty and Bubble Gum
I ~ Hook
St ~ Stitch Ch ~ Chain Sc ~ Single Crochet Sl St ~ Slip St
Each dishcloth is approximately 6 1/2″ x 6 1/2″
*Color A – Bubble Gum Color B – Zesty Color C – Duckie*
Beginning with Color A
Ch 21
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each across. = 20 sc
Row 2 & 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 20 sc
Change to color B
Rows 4-8: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 20 sc
Change to color C
Rows 9 & 10: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 20 sc
Change to color A
Rows 11 & 12: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 20 sc
Change to color B
Rows 13-17: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 20 sc
Change to color A
Rows 18-20: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 20 sc
Row 21: Turn, Sl St in each st across.
Finish off. Weave in ends
*Color A – Zesty Color B – Duckie Color C – Bubble Gum*
*Tip – For the second half of the scrubby, you will be using 2 colors per row… you will just drop one color and pick up the second without cutting the yarn. To change colors here is a link to show the correct process – Changing Colors
Ch 21
Row 1: Sc in the 2nd ch from hook and each across. = 20 sc
Rows 2-10: Ch 1, turn, sc across.= 20 sc
Change to color B
Row 11: Ch 1, turn, sc in 1st 10 sts, change to color C, sc in last 10 sts. = 20 sc
Row 12: Ch 1, turn, sc in 1st 10 sts, change to color B, sc in last 10 sts. = 20 sc
Rows 13-20: Repeat rows 11 & 12
Row 21: Repeat row 11.
Finish off and weave in ends.
*Color A – Bubble Gum Color B – Duckie Color C – Duckie*
Using color A
Ch 2
Round 1: 8 sc in the 2nd ch from hook, join with sl st. = 8 sc
Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, join with sl st. = 16 sc
Round 3: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next st, * 2 sc in next st, sc in next st*, repeat * * around, join with sl st. = 24 sc
Round 4: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 2 sts, * 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat * * around, join with sl st. = 32 sc
Change to color B
Round 5: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 3 sts, * 2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat * * around, join with sl st. = 40 sc
Round 6: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 4 sts, * 2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat * * around, join with sl st. = 48 sc
Round 7: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 5 sts, * 2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 sts*, repeat * * around, join with sl st. = 56 sc.
Round 8: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 6 sts, * 2 sc in next st, sc in next 6 sts*, repeat * * around, join with sl st. = 64 sc
Change to color C
Round 9: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 7 sts, * 2 sc in next st, sc in next 7 sts*, repeat * * around, join with sl st. = 72 sc
Round 10: Ch 1, turn, sc around, join with sl st. = 72 sc
Finish off and weave in ends.
Congratulations!! You now have 3 brand new Cheery Kitchen Scrubby’s!!
Happy Crocheting…
Elena
©Copyright 2016 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs. All my, patterns and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this information with someone, share the link to this post. If you want to share on your own blog website, then you may use the first photo in this post and link back to this post. You may not give away printed copies of this post. Thank you. This post may contain affiliate links/ads. If you purchase something from a link in this post, I may be compensated.
