Bucket Bag Natural
YARN = “Natural Bag†by “Laines du Nordâ€: color n. 4 brown, 3 skeins (100gr); color n. 5 dark grey, 1 skein da (100gr).
HOOK = n. 3.5
OTHER = tapestry needles, stitch markers, scissors
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Easy
The base and the edge of the bag are worked in a continuous spiral of sc, without ending the round with 1 sl st. To help you, place a SM in 1a st of every round, moving it upward while working.
Chain, slip st, single crochet, double crochet, treble crochet
sc in back loop: insert hook only in the back loop of the stitch and work 1 sc.
increase: 2 sc in same st.
RS = right side
WS = wrong side
st(s) = stitch(es)
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
tr = treble crochet
inc = increase
rep** = repeat from * to *
SM = stitch marker
Height: 30 cm
Diameter: 21cm
Procedure
BASE OF THE BAG
With color brown make a magic loop.
1 round (LD): 1 ch (don't count as 1a sts), 6 sc in magic loop; pull to close the circle.
2 round: 6 inc. [12 sts]
3 round: (1 sc, 1 inc) 6 times. [18 sts]
4 round: 1 sc, 1 inc, (2 sc, 1 aum) 5 times, 1 sc. [24 sts]
5 round: (3 sc, 1 inc) 6 sc. [30 sts]
6 round: 2 sc, 1 inc, (4 sc, 1 inc) 5 times, 2 sc. [36 sts]
7 round: (5 sc, 1 inc) 6 times. [42 sts.]
8 round: 3 sc, 1 inc, (6 sc, 1 inc) 5 times, 3 sc. [48 sts]
9 round: (7 sc, 1 inc) 6 times. [54 sts]
10 round: 4 sc, 1 inc, (8 sc, 1 inc) 5 times, 4 sc. [60 sts]
11 round: (9 sc, 1 inc) 6 times. [66 sts]
12 round: 5 sc, 1 inc, (10 sc, 1 inc) 5 times, 5 sc. [72 sts]
13 round: (11 sc, 1 inc) 6 times. [78 sts]
14 round: 6 sc, 1 inc, (12 sc, 1 inc) 5 times, 6 sc. [84 sts]
15 round: (13 sc, 1 inc) 6 times. [90 sts]
16 round: 90 sc in back loop; don't cut the yarn and continue with the body of the bah.
BODY OF THE BAG
From 17 to 21 rounds: 1 sc in in each st of the round [90 sts]
22 round: 1 inc in 1a st., 1 sc in in each of the next st [91 sc] 1 sl st in next st
23 round: 4 ch (count as 1a tr here and forward), 1 tr in next 3 sts, 3 ch, skip 3 sts,
* 1 tr in next 4 sts, 3 ch, skip 3 sts *, rep**another 11 times; 1 sl st in 4a ch from beginning. [13 group of 4 tr, 13 space of 3 ch]
24 round: 3 ch (count 1a dc here and forward), 1 dc in each tr and 3 dc in each 3 ch-space; 1 sl st in 3a ch from beginning
25 round: 3 ch, 1 dc in each sts of the round;1 sl st in 3a ch from beginning
From 26 to 31 rounds: rep (from 23 to 25 round) 2 times.
32 round: like 23 round.
33 round: 1 sc in each tr and 3 sc in in each 3 ch-space; at the end don't close the round with sl st al termine. [91 sc]
From 34 to 41 rounds: 1 sc in each st of the round
42 round: 1 mbss in each st of the round
Cut the yarn and close. Weave in all ends.
FINISHING
First cord (coulisse)
With color grey, work an even number of ch long 130 cm, turn and starting from the 2a ch from hook, work. 1 sl st in each ch. Cut the yarn and close.
Second cord (shoulder strap)
With color il grey, work an even number of ch long 100 cm, and starting from the 2a ch from hook work. 1 sl st in each ch for the next 14 cm; pass these 14 cm cord through the empty space of ch-3 in the 32nd round to create the 1st buttonhole, insert the hook in the sl sl at the end of the 14 cm cord (photo) and work 1 sl st to close the buttonhole; continue to work 1 sl st in each ch to the end; pass the last 14 cm of the cord through the space of ch-3 of the 32nd round on the opposite side of the 1st buttonhole and work 1 sl st in the sl st at 14 cm from hook to close the 2nd buttonhole. Cut the yarn and close.
Create the drawstring with the 1st cord, passing it through the ch-3 spaces of the 32nd round and fixing each end over the slots of the shoulder strap.
Weave in all ends.