TWO-TONE BAG
DIFFICULTY = Intermediate
YARN = NATURAL BAG PRINT di LAINES DU NORD, 300 grams x col. 10
YARN = NATURAL BAG di LAINES DU NORD, 300 grams x col. 02
CROCHET HOOK = 4 mm
OTHERS = stitch markers, tapestry needle, scissors, tape measure.
The bag consists of 2 identical panels (front and back), joined by a side band that includes the handles.
Chain stitch, slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet.
RS = right side of the work
WS = wrong side of the work
st/sts = stitch/es
col = color
ch = chain stitch
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
rep = repeat
foll. = follow
tog. = together
Procedure
Using a tapestry needle and the fastening yarn, sew the ends of both handles to the foundation chains of the side band, closing them into a loop. Pin the edge of the side band section (leaving the 2 handles free) around the 2 sides and the bottom of one panel. Then, using yarn col 02 and a crochet hook, join the edges together with a row of sc, working evenly from the tip of the 1st point to the tip of the 2nd point. Rep. the same process to join the opposite edge of the side band around the second panel. Fold one handle in half, then using yarn col 02, join the edges together with a row of sl st, inserting the hook through the corresponding sts of both edges as you work (make sure the hdc seam remains on the inner side of the handle). Cut the yarn and fasten off. Fold and sew the second handle in the same way. Weave in all ends.
PANEL (x 2)
Using textured yarn, ch 56.
Row 1 (RS): 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from the hook and in each ch to the end. [54 hdc]
Row 2 (WS): 2 ch (doesn’t count as st in this and the foll. rows), 2 hdc in the first st, 52 hdc, 2 hdc in the last st, turn. [56 hdc]
Rows 3 to 14: 2 ch, 1 hdc in each hdc of the row, turn. [56 hdc in each row]
Row 15: 2 ch, 2 hdc tog. over the first 2 sts, 52 hdc, 2 hdc over the last 2 sts, turn [54 hdc]
Row 16: 2 ch, 1 hdc in each hdc of the row, turn. [54 hdc]
Row 17: 2 ch, 2 hdc tog. over the first 2 sts, 50 hdc, 2 hdc over the last 2 sts, turn [52 hdc]
Row 18: 2 ch, 1 hdc in each hdc of the row, turn. [52 hdc]
Row 19: 2 ch, 2 hdc tog. over the first 2 sts, 48 hdc, 2 hdc over the last 2 sts, turn [50 hdc]
Row 20: 2 ch, 1 hdc in each hdc of the row, turn. [50 hdc]
Row 21: 2 ch, 2 hdc tog. over the first 2 sts, 46 hdc, 2 hdc over the last 2 sts, turn [48 hdc]
Row 22: 2 ch, 1 hdc in each hdc of the row, turn. [48 hdc]
Row 23: 2 ch, 2 hdc tog. over the first 2 sts, 44 hdc, 2 hdc over the last 2 sts, turn [46 hdc]
Row 24: 2 ch, 1 hdc in each hdc of the row, turn. [46 hdc]
Row 25: 2 ch, 2 hdc tog. over the first 2 sts, 42 hdc, 2 hdc over the last 2 sts, turn [44 hdc]
Row 26: 2 ch, 1 hdc in each hdc of the row, turn. [44 hdc]
For shaping the 2 points (triangular motifs), divide the work and cont. separately on both sections at the top of the panel.
First point
Row 27 (RS): 2 ch, 2 hdc tog. over the first 2 sts., 14 hdc, 2 hdc tog over the last 2 sts, turn. [16 hdc]
Row 28 (WS): 2 ch, 16 hdc, turn.
Row 29: 2 ch, 3 hdc tog. over the first 3 sts, 10 hdc, 3 hdc tog. over the last 3 sts, turn. [12 hdc]
Row 30: 2 ch, 12 hdc, turn.
Row 31: 2 ch, 2 hdc tog. over the first 2 sts, 8 hdc, 2 hdc tog. over the last 2 sts, turn. [10 hdc]
Row 32: 2 ch, 10 hdc, turn.
Row 33: 2 ch, 3 hdc tog. over the first 3 sts, 4 hdc, 3 hdc tog over the last 3 sts, turn. [6 hdc]
Row 34: 2 ch, 6 hdc, turn.
Row 35: 2 ch, (2 dc tog.) 3 times, turn. [3 hdc]
Row 36: 2 ch, 2 dc tog., 1 hdc. Cut the yarn and fasten off. [2 hdc]
Second point
Continue on the unworked sts. of row 26.
Row 27 (RS): skip the 8 sts after the first point (the 8 central sts. of row 26) and join the textured yarn in the next st, then ch 2 (doesn’t count as a st), 2 hdc tog (working the 1st hdc into the same base st as the ch-2), 14 hdc, 2 hdc tog over the last 2 sts, turn. [16 hdc]
Rows 28 to 36: work as for rows 28-36 of the first point, reversing the shaping of the decrease across row 36. Cut the yarn and fasten off.
Work the second panel as given for the first one.
SIDE BAND
Using col 02 yarn, ch 18.
Row 1: 1 hdc into the 3rd ch from the hook and in each of the next ch, turn. [16 hdc]
Row 2: 2 ch (doesn’t count as the 1st st in this and in the foll rows), 16 hdc, turn.
Row 3: 2 ch, 2 hdc into the 1st st, 14 hdc, 2 hdc in the last st, turn. [18 hdc]
Rows 4 to 85: 2 ch, 18 hdc, turn.
Row 86: 2 ch, 2 hdc tog. over the first 2 sts, 14 hdc, 2 hdc tog over the last 2 sts, turn. [16 hdc]
Rows 87 and 88: 2 ch, 18 hdc, turn.
For handle shaping, across the next row, divide the work and continue separately on both sides.
Row 89: 2 ch, 1 hdc in each of the first 8 sts, turn, leaving the remaining 8 sts unworked.
Row 90: 2 ch, 8 hdc, turn.
Row 91: 2 ch, 3 hdc, 2 hdc tog, 3 hdc, turn. [7 hdc]
Rows 92 to 128: 2 ch, 7 hdc, turn.
Row 129: 2 ch, 3 hdc, 2 hdc in the next st, 3 hdc, turn. [8 hdc]
Rows 130 and 131: 2 ch, 8 hdc, turn. At the end of row 131, cut the yarn and fasten off.
Resume working on the 8 sts left at the end of row 88 and rep. rows 89 to 131. Cut the yarn and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
