Crochet sling bag free pattern

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Materials Required:

Sport weight yarn in 2 colours

3.5 mm crochet hook

button

yarn needle

Size:

Approximately 18.5 cm wide and 19.5 cm high excluding the strap

Abbreviations/Stitches Used:

** - Repeat instructions within asterisks as many times as instructed

[ ] - Repeat instructions within parenthesis as a set as many times as directed

st/sts - stitch/stitches

ch - chain

sc - single crochet

dc - double crochet

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Instruction

Round 1: Using color A, ch 17, sc in 2^nd ch from hook, sc in rest of chs except the last, 3 sc in last ch, sc in 14 ch on the other side, 2 sc in next ch. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc (34 sc)

Round 2: Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next 14 sts, 2 dc in next 3 sts, dc in 14 sts, 2 dc in next 2 sts. Join with a sl st to the 1^st st. (40 sc)  

Round 3: Pull color B through the loop, ch 1, sc in same st, **ch 1, skip next st, [dc, ch 1, dc] in next st, ch 1, skip next st, sc in next st** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st in the 1^st sc.

Round 4: Pull color A through the loop, ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, **ch 1, sc in ch-1 space, ch 1, 3 dc in next sc** Repeat from ** to ** around. Finish the round with a dc in the 1^st sc at the beginning.

Round 5: Pull color B through the loop, ch 1, sc in same st, **ch 1, [dc, ch 1, dc] in next sc, ch 1, sc in the 2^nd dc** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the sc at the beginning of round.

Repeat rounds 4 and 5 eleven more times.

Edging

Round 1: Pull color A through the loop, ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next ch-1 space, **sc in ch-1 space between 2 dc, sc in next ch-1 space, sc in sc, sc in next ch-1 space** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st.

Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join.

Strap

Holding 2 strands of yarn together and a larger hook (4 mm), ch 150, sl st in the horizontal bumps at the back of each ch across. Fasten off.  

Finishing

Sew both ends of the strap to the bag. Weave in all the loose ends of yarn.