GRANNY CRAZY BAG
YARN: CRAZY; 6 balls x 50 grams, variegated col.
YARN: DOLLY MAXY; 4 x 50 grams, black col.
CROCHET-HOOK: size 4.5
OTHER: darning needle, sewing needle and thread (matching with yarn col.), scissors, pins, 1 set of black bamboo handles - 17 cm in diameter, lining, grid, 2 black fun foam sheets 60 x 60 cm, 4 metal feet for the base, 2 sets of magnetic clasps.
The bag is made up of 2 panels (front and back), 2 side gussets, and 1 base. Each part consists of several granny motifs: hexagonal tiles, half hexagonal ones, and triangles. All parts are worked separately and joined together when finished.
Chain stitch, single crochet, double crochet, half treble crochet, treble crochet, double treble crochet
RS: right side of work
WS: wrong side of work
st.: stitch
ch: chain stitch
sc: single crochet
dc: double crochet
htr: half treble crochet
rep.: repeat
foll.: following
Procedure
Work all the motifs with Crazy yarn.
HEXAGONAL TILES (A)
Work 16 hexagonal motifs A following pattern 1. Use 8 motifs for the front panel and 8 for the back panel.
SMALL HEXAGONAL TILES (B)
Work 12 small hexagonal motifs B following pattern 2. Use 4 motifs for each gusset and 4 motifs for the base.
HALF HEXAGONAL TILE (C)
Work 4 half hexagonal motifs C following pattern 3. Use 2 motifs for each panel.
HALF HEXAGONAL TILE (D)
Work 4 half hexagonal motifs D following pattern 4. Use 2 motifs for each panel.
TRIANGLES (E)
Work 4 triangular motifs E following pattern 5. Use 2 motifs for each panel.
TRIANGLES (F)
Work 26 triangular motifs following pattern 6. Use 4 motifs for each panel, 6 motifs for each gusset, and 6 motifs for the base.
FINISHING
Cut 2 pieces of grid for the 2 panels: 38 x 39 cm.
Cut 2 pieces of fun foam for the 2 panels: 37 x 38 cm
Cut 2 pieces of lining for the 2 panels: 41 x 42 cm
Cut 2 strips of fun foam for the sides: 38 x 7 cm
Cut 1 strip of fun foam for the base: 38,5 x 8 cm
Cut 1 strip of grid for the base: 38 x 8 cm
Cut 1 strip of lining: 38 x 8 cm 3 cm of seam allowance
Make all the joins and finishes with Dolly Maxi yarn.
Joining of motifs: arrange all the motifs as shown in the overall pattern and, using the hook, join the edges in sc on RD, picking up one st. from each edge.
Finishing of the 2 panels: work 2 rounds in dc around the perimeter of each panel, working 3 dc in each corner.
Before joining the grid to the panels, insert and secure the magnetic clasps at the top of the panels between the lining and the grid. Place the fun foam on the WS of each panel so that one cannot see the grid through the crochet tiles, overlap the grid on the fun foam and panel, then work a 3rd round of dc around the 4 sides of each panel, by inserting the hook each time, in each dc of the 2nd round and each square of the grid incorporating it. Work 3 dc at each corner. Check that the number of dc is the same on each side of each panel. (important step for joining the panels).
Finishing of the side gussets: across the 1st finishing round, make 4 filler motifs in correspondence of the 4 corners of each gusset.
1st round: * along long side work 1 dc in each st.; along short side work 3 htr into corner-st., 1 htr in next st., 6 dc, 1 htr in next st., 3 htr in next corner-st. *, rep. from * to * once more; 1 sc in 1st dc.
2nd round: 1 dc in each dc of both long sides, 1 dc in each of 10 sts. of both short sides, 3 dc in each corner; 1 sc in 1st dc.
Finishing of the base: work 2 rounds as for the sides, then work a 3rd round of dc to secure the grid by inserting the fun foam between the base and the grid. Check that the dc are the same number as the width of the panels and the short side gussets, making decreases if necessary.
Insert 4 metal feet of the base.
Using the darning needle, sew the handles to the centre of the panels (photo), passing through the reinforcement grid and around the handles. Sew the correspondent pieces of lining om the WS of each panel, of the base and of the 2 side gussets inserting the fun foam among the side gussets and the lining.
On the RD and using the hook, join in sc the edges of the 2 panels with the edges of the 2 side gussets, then join in the same way the 4 edges of the base to the lower edges of the 2 panels and the 2 sides.
Hide the ends inside the fabric.
