How to Crochet a Cotton Basket Bag
You will need
How to Make
Abbreviations
ch chain
dc double crochet (US single crochet)
inc increase – work two double crochet in one stitch
st(s) stitch(es)
ss slip stitch
Stitch descriptions
Slip stitch: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, pull this loop through first loop on hook
Double crochet: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops.
Finished bag size
Approx. 40cm (W) x 24cm (H – without handles) x 9cm (D)
Gauge
10cm square = 12sts x 11rows in rows of dc with yarn held double, though gauge is not essential
Wooden bag handles, 18cm
5 balls x 100g Aran weight cotton
7mm crochet hook
Length of thick cardboard approx. 90cm (L) x 8cm (W) – I cut up a cardboard box!
Assorted pompom makers and acrylic yarn scraps for pompoms
Foundation row Using a 7mm crochet hook and the yarn held double, make 24dc around the bottom bar of the bag handle, turn. (24 sts)
Having made two bag panels, using a 7mm crochet hook and two strands of yarn held double, choose one panel and place it wrong side up (you can choose which is wrong and which is right). Reattach the yarn to one end of Row 27 in the back loop only.
We are now going to make a second side panel to sit on top of the first. This will create a channel through which we will slide the strip of cardboard to stiffen the bag. Reattach the yarn to one end of Row 27 in an unworked loop.
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