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Crazy Daze Bag… Free Crochet Pattern!!

Crazy Daze Bag… Free Crochet Pattern!!



Crazy Daze Bag is a simple, fun pattern to work up! Using two colors, this bag is fashionable, functional and fabulous… Great to use as your everyday bag, beach bag, market bag or project bag! It is always a free pattern and will also be part of an upcoming Crochet Along!

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Materials:

Yarn ~ 200 yards each of 2 colors(you can also make this a scrapbuster and use multi colors). I used Red Heart with Love in (A) Hot Pink and (B) White

Hook ~ I


Stitches:

  • St – Stitch
  • Sl St – Slip Stitch
  • Sp – Space
  • Ch – Chain
  • Sk – Skip
  • Bl – Back loop
  • Fl – Front loop
  • Dec – Decrease
  • Sc – Single Crochet

Size:

Bottom width 16″, Top width 13″, Height 11″ all un-stretched measurements


Instructions:

Bottom~

Using Color A, ch 9

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each across. = 8 sc

Row 2-40: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 8 sc

Base~

*This is your right side of the project and you now will work in the round

Round 41: 2 blsc in same st as last st in row 40(makes 1st corner), blsc 37 sts evenly down side of rows, 3 blsc in last st of row 1(2nd corner), blsc in next 6 sts, 3 blsc in last st of row 1(3rd corner), blsc 37 sts evenly up side of rows, 3 blsc in 1st st of row 40(4th corner), join with sl st in next st. = 98 blsc

Round 42: Ch 1, turn flsc in each st around, join with sl st to beginning flsc. – 98 flsc

Round 43: Ch 1, turn, blsc in each st around join with sl st to beginning blsc. = 98 blsc

Round 44 – 45: Repeat rows 42 & 43

Round 46: Ch 1(do not turn), (sc,ch1,sc) in st, *sk st, (sc,ch1,sc) in next st*, repeat *to* around, sk last st, join with sl st to beginning sc. =50 (sc,ch1,sc)

*Tip- You will carry your yarn and not finish off

Drop Color A and Pick up Color B

Round 47: Sl st in ch 1 sp, ch 1,*(sc,ch1,sc) in next ch 1 sp*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning sc. =50 (sc,ch1,sc)

Drop Color B and Pick up color A

Round 48: Sl st in ch 1 sp, ch 1,*(sc,ch1,sc) in next ch 1 sp*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning sc. =50 (sc,ch1,sc)

Rounds 49 – 57: Repeat rounds 47 & 48 dropping/picking up your colors as indicated

Drop Color B and Pick up Color A

Round 58: Sl st in ch 1 sp, ch 1, *(sc,ch1,sc) in ch 1 sp*, repeat *to* 20 more times, dec sc over the next 2 sc’s two times, repeat *to* 21 times, dec sc’s over the next 2 sc’s two times, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 42(sc,ch1,sc) & 4 dec sc’s

Drop Color A and Pick up Color B

Round 59: Sl st in ch 1 sp, ch 1, *(sc,ch1,sc) in ch 1 sp*, repeat *to* 20 more times, dec sc over the next 2 sc’s, repeat *to* 21 times, dec sc’s over the next 2 sc’s, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 42(sc,ch1,sc) & 2 dec sc’s

Drop Color B and Pick up Color A

Round 60: Sl st in ch 1 sp, ch 1, *(sc,ch1,sc) in ch 1 sp*, repeat *to* 20 more times, sk sc(where your dec sc was), repeat *to* 21 times, sk sc(where your dec sc was), join with sl st to beginning sc. = 42(sc,ch1,sc)

Rounds 61-74(alternating your colors): Sl st in ch 1 sp, ch 1,*(sc,ch1,sc) in next ch 1 sp*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning sc. =42 (sc,ch1,sc)

Finish of and weave ends in

Now you will only work with color A

Round 75: Ch 1, sc in each sc and sk each ch 1 around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 84 sc

Round 76: Ch 1, *sc in 10 sts, dec sc over next 2 sts*, repeat *to* 6 more times, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 77 sc

Round 77: Ch 1, *sc in 9 sts, dec sc over next 2 sts*, repeat *to* 6 more times, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 70 sc

Beginning handle Round

Round 78: Ch 1, sc in 1st 11 sts, ch 40, sk next 11 sts, sc in next 24 sts, ch 40, sk next 11 sts, sc in last 13 sts, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 48 sc & 2-ch 40’s

Round 79: Ch 1, sc in 1st 11 sts, sc in each of the next 40 ch’s, sc in next 24 sts, sc in each of the next 40 ch’s, sc in last 13 sts, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 128 sc

Rounds 80-83: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 128 sc

Finish off

Handles – Working on 1 at a time

Join yarn with sl st to the beginning ch sp of the ch 4(bottom of the handle row), fold top of handle down to match up to bottom of handle and sl st each sc of round 83 to the matching ch sp of round 78, working all 40 sts/chs together to make a nice sturdy handle.

Finish off and weave in ends

That’s it!!! You now have a Crazy Daze Bag.. Great gift idea too!!!


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Happy Crocheting!!

Elena


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