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Mariposa Prairie Summer Bag Crochet Along… Week 3!

Mariposa Prairie Summer Bag Crochet Along… Week 3!



Let’s finish this bag up and start using it! Week 1, we made the bottom of the bag, Week 2 we made the sides… This week we will put it all together and finish it up!


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Stitches:

Week 3 stitching: 

Ch–Chain St -Stitch Sl St – Slip Stitch  Sc – Single Crochet Blsc–Back Loop Single Crochet  Dc – Double Crochet

Dec – Decrease

X St – Sk next st, Dc in the next st after sk, dc back into the first sk st.

Rev Sc – Reverse Single Crochet

Finished Size:

9″ dia. base x 13 1/2″ tall x 13 1/2″ dia. top of bag

Instructions for Week 3:

Joining to the bottom:

Staying with Color A

The bottom of your bag has 78 Stitches and your sides have 100 rows. You will be sc around joining the side edge of rows to your bottom bag sts. To do this, pin your side edge around the bottom to space it out before you begin. See the picture below.

Row 1. Join your last st of the side row to any st in the last row of the bottom of the bag using a sl st. Sc through both stitches of the side of the bag row ends and bottom of the bag sts all the way around. You should have 78 Sc, if you are close that will be just fine.

You should now be at the seam of the side of the bag and you will be working up the side to join.

Row 2: Continuing up the side of the bag, sc in both sts of the last row of the side and the first row of the side. = 100 sc (See pic)

*Once the bag is stretched out you will barely be able to see the seam.

Top of Bag

Continuing with Color A and the outside of the bag facing you… around the top of the side edges of your bag.

Round 1: Ch 1, sc 100 evenly around, Join with sl st to beginning sc. = 100 sc

Finish off

Changing to color B, join with sl st to any bl st.

Round 2: Ch 1, blsc around, join with sl st to beginning blsc. = 100 blsc

Round 3: Ch 1, sc around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 100 sc

Round 4: Ch 3(counts as dc), dc in next st, X st over the next 2 sts, *dc in next 2 sts, X st over the next 2 sts*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3. = 50 dc & 25 Xsts

Round 5: Ch 1, sc around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 100 sc

Finish off

Join Color A with a sl st to any st.

Round 6: Ch 1, sc in 1st 18 sts, dec over the next 2 sts, * sc in next 18 sts, dec*, repeat *to* around. Join with sl st to beginning sc. = 95 sc

Round 7: Ch 1, rev sc around, Join with sl st. = 95 rev sc

Finish off

You are now done with the bag and we will move on to the strap.

Strap

Cut 9 – 88″ pieces of yarn (6 color A and 3 color b)

Using 2A and 1 B each and leaving a 4″ tail, make a knot. Then braid the 3 groups of yarn together. to bottom with a knot at the end and a 4″ tail.

Trim the ends to be even.

Using your braid, weave behind the X sts and in front of the 2 dc’s(both) from round 4 all the way around. Knot the braid together approximately 8″ above the knots.

That’s it… You have completed your Mariposa Prairie Bag!!! You can pull up 1 long loop of the braid in the back of the bag for a long strap or 2 shorter straps on each side of your bag! I hope you love it!


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Elena


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Mariposa Prairie Summer Bag Crochet Along.. Week 1!!!

Mariposa Prairie Summer Bag Crochet Along.. Week 1!!!



Are you ready for a simple, fun Crochet Along? This fun Mariposa Prairie Summer Bag will be a 3 week project… Two colors of yarn, one great bag!


This fun bag is a draw string style bag, you can open easily to put items in, and you can make 1 or 2 straps by just pulling up sections of the strap to create either strap style… Pictures below

One strap style drawn at the back of the bag
Two strap style, drawing up one strap on the left and one on the right

Here are the details:

  • Week 1 (8/8/21) Grab your yarn and crochet the bottom of the bag
  • Week 2 (8/15/21) Crochet the side of the bag
  • Week 3 (8/22/21) join the bottom to the sides, make top of bag, make strap

It is that easy, I will walk you through each week!

Base of bag – Week 1

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Supplies:

Yarn:

2 skeins of Hobby Lobby Yarn Bee Glowing Mariposa Prairie (Color A) 198 yards each

1 Skein of Red Heart Coral or any contrasting scrap yarn (Color B) approx. 100 yards

Hook:

H Hook

Stitches:

Week 1 stitching: Ch – Chain St – Stitch Sl St – Slip Stitch Sc – Single Crochet

Size:

9″ dia. base x 13 1/2″ tall x 13 1/2″ dia. top of bag

Instructions for Week 1:

Bottom of the bag ~ Using 2 strands of Color B your contrast color.

Round 1: Chain 2, 6 sc in the 1st chain, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 6 sc

Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 12 sc

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 18 sc

Round 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 2 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 24 sc

Round 5: Ch 1, sc in 1st 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 30 sc

Round 6: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 4 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 36 sc

Round 7: Ch 1, sc in 1st 5 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 42 sc

Round 8: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 6 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 6 sts*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 48 sc

Round 9: Ch 1, sc in 1st 7 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 54 sc

Round 10: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 8 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 sts*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 60 sc

Round 11: Ch 1, sc in 1st 9 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 9 sts, 2 sc in next st*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 66 sc

Round 12: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 10 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 10 sts*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 72sc

Round 13: Ch 1, sc in 1st 11 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 11 sts, 2 sc in next st*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 78 sc

Finish of and weave ends in.

This should measure approx. 9″ across


That’s it for week 1, Join me next Sunday for Week 2!


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Happy Crocheting!!

Elena


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Aurora Boreal Bag

Aurora Boreal Bag



The Aurora Boreal Bag is a super fun and fashionable project! So easy to make and a perfect bag for the market. This Free Crochet Pattern is made using self striping yarn which does all of your colorwork for you and a 2 row repeat for the base of the bag..

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Materials:

Yarn~ 320 yards of self striping yarn- I used Premier Aurora in Anemone

Hook~ H

Scissors and yarn needle


Stitches:

  • St – Stitch
  • Ch – Chain
  • Sk – Skip
  • Sp – Space
  • YO – Yarn Over
  • Sl St – Slip Stitch
  • Sc – Single Crochet
  • Trc – Treble Crochet
  • Bl – Back Loop
  • Dec Sc- Decrease Sc
  • Rev Sc – Reverse Single Crochet
  • Wrapped Trc Cluster – Make 3 trc in next sp, yo twice, insert hook around the 3 trc just made and draw up loop(loosely) *this will wrap around the 3 trc’s you just made), yo, draw through 2 loops three times (wrap trc made) *See Pic below Round 14 instructions

Size:

Bag – Height 15″ x Around 28″ Handles – 31″


Instructions:

Bottom Base~

Ch 41

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each across. = 40 sc

Rows 2-10: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 40 sc

Bag Base~

Now you will start working in the round.

Round 11: 2 sc in same st as last st in row 10, evenly sc 6 sts down the side of rows, 3 sc in 1st st of begging row, sc in next 38 sts, 3 sc in last st of beginning row, sc 6 sts up the side of rows, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 38 sts, Join with sl st to beginning. = 100 sc

Round 12: Ch 1, turn, bl sc in each st around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 100 bl sc

Round 13: Do not turn, ch 1, sc in 1st st, *ch 3, sk 3 sts, sc in next st*, repeat *to* around ending with sl st in beginning sc. = 25 sc & 25 ch3 sps.

Round 14: Ch 4(counts as trc now and throughout), turn, *wrapped trc in next sp, trc in next sc*, repeat *to* around ending with sl st in top of beginning ch 4. = 25 trc & 25 wrapped trc’sc

Round 15: Ch 1, turn, sc in 1st trc, *ch 3, sk next 4 sts(this is the group of wrapped trc), sc in next trc* repeat *to* around ending with sl st in beginning sc. = 25 sc & 25 ch 3 sps.

Rounds 16-31: Repeat rounds 14 & 15

Round 32: Ch 1, turn, * sc in next sc, 3 sc in next ch 3 sp*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 100 sc

Round 33-34: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st around. = 100 sc

Round 35: Ch 1, turn, *sc in next 8 sts, dec sc over next 2 sts*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 90 sc

Round 36: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 90 sc

Round 37: Ch 1, turn, sc in next st, ch 2, sk 2 sts, sc in next 35 sts, ch 2, sk 2 sts, sc in next 6 sts, ch 2, sk 2 sts, sc in next 35 sts, ch 2, sk 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 4 ch 2 scs & 82 sc

Round 38: Ch 1, turn, rev sc around in each st and 2 in each ch 2 sp. Join with sl st. = 90 rev sc

Finish off and weave in ends.

Handles:

Make 4 – 31″ I Cords. You will be twisting 2 together to make 2 handles.

For a video tutorial, check out this one by our friends at Fiber Flux… Click Here!

Step 1 – Chain 3 with a 6″ tail , insert hook into 2nd chain from hook, pull up a loop, insert hook in 3rd chain from hook, pull up a loop(3 loops on hook).

Step 2 – Carefully remove 1st two loops from hook, being careful not to lose them(pinching them to hold helps).

Step 3 – With the remaining loop on hook, yo, ch 1, insert hook into next free loop(middle loop of beginning 3 loops), yarn over and pull up a loop(only through this loop), insert hook into last loop(3rd beginning loop), yarn over and pull up a loop. (3 loops on hook)

Step 4 – Continue repeating steps 1 & 2 until the cord is as long as you’d like.

Step 5 – to finish off the cord, yo and pull through all three loops on hook.

Fasten off leaving 6 ” tail and weave in all ends.

Take 2 – I Cords, tie off the top 2 tails and twist them togethers. Tie off both tails at the bottom

Fasten the handles ends with the tails to the ch 2 open spaces made in round 37, one end of the handle fastened on the right and one end fastened on the left of the front of the bag and repeating this on the back of the bag.

That’s it!!! You now have an Aurora Boreal Bag!! I hope you love yours,, I love mine!


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I hope you love this project!!  Make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena


©Copyright 2013 -2020 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs.  All of 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 or social media, 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 link

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