Pistachio Bag by Kim Kotary
Hold 2 strands of size 5 crochet cotton together to make this pretty purse.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
12 inches wide x 11 inches high, excluding Straps
MATERIALS
• Omega size 5 crochet cotton (13/4oz/164 yds/ 050g per ball): 5 balls #55 pistachio
• Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Tapestry needle
• Sewing needle
• Sewing thread to match
• Matching material: 1 yd
• Stitch markers
GAUGE
With 2 strands held tog: 8 puff sts = 33/4 inches; 8 puff st rnds = 33/4 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Bag is worked in rounds from bottom to top.
Hold 2 strands of crochet cotton together unless otherwise stated.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Move markers up to corresponding stitches as rounds are worked.
Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first half double crochet and chain-1 unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Beginning puff stitch (beg puff st): Loosely ch 1, [yo, insert hook in same place, yo, pull lp through] twice, yo, pull through all lps on hook.
Puff stitch (puff st): Yo, insert hook in place indicated, yo, pull lp through, [insert hook in same place, yo, pull lp through] twice, yo, pull through all lps on hook.
Puff stitch decrease (puff st dec): [Yo, insert hook in next sp between puff sts, yo, pull lp through] twice, yo, pull through all lps on hook.
Foundation single crochet (foundation sc): Ch 2, insert hook in 2nd ch from hook, yo, pull lp through, yo, pull through 1 lp on hook (ch completed), yo, pull through all lps on hook (sc completed) [insert in last ch worked, yo, pull lp through, yo, pull through 1 lp on hook (ch completed), yo, pull through all lps on hook (sc completed)] as stated.
BAG
Rnd 1: Holding 2 strands tog (see Pattern Notes), ch 21, beg puff st (see Special Stitches) in 2nd ch from hook, puff st (see Special Stitches) in same ch, place marker between last 2 puff sts, puff st in each ch across to last ch, 2 puff sts in last ch, place marker between last 2 puff sts, working on opposite side of ch, 2 puff sts in same ch, place marker between last 2 puff sts, puff st in each ch across with 2 puff sts in last ch, place marker between last 2 puff sts, join (see Pattern Notes) in top of beg puff st. (44 puff sts)
Rnds 2 & 3: Beg puff st in marked sp, puff st in same sp, [puff st in each sp between puff sts across to next marker, 2 puff sts in marked sp] around, join in beg puff st. (52 puff sts at end of last rnd)
Rnds 4-6: Beg puff st in marked sp, puff st in each sp between puff sts around, join in beg puff st.
Rnd 7: Beg puff st in marked sp, *puff st dec (see Special Stitches), puff st in each of next 14 sps between puff sts, puff st dec**, puff st in next 8 sps between puff sts, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, puff st in each rem sp between puff sts around, join in beg puff st. (48 puff sts)
Rnd 8: Loosely ch 1, [puff st dec, puff st in each of next 13 sps between puff sts, puff st dec, puff st in each of next 7 sps between puff sts] around, join in first puff st dec. (44 puff sts)
Rnd 9: Beg puff st in marked sp, puff st in each of next 16 sps between puff sts, puff st dec, puff st in each of next 20 sps between puff sts, puff st dec, puff st in each of last 3 sps between puff sts, join in beg puff st. (42 puff sts)
Rnd 10: Beg puff st in marked sp between puff sts, puff st in each sp between puff sts around working puff st dec in each puff st dec, join in beg puff st. (40 puff sts)
Rnds 11-19: Beg puff st in marked sp between puff sts, puff st in each sp between puff sts around, join in beg puff st.
Rnd 20: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), [hdc in next sp between puff sts, ch 1] around, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnds 21-24: Ch 3, [hdc in next hdc, ch 1] around, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 25: Ch 2, hdc in each ch sp and in each st around, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. Fasten off.
STRAP
Make 2.
Rnd 1: Work 80 foundation sc (see Special Stitches), 2 sc in same ch as last sc, place marker, working on opposite side of foundation sc, sc in each st across to last st, 2 sc in last st, place marker, sc in same st, do not join.
Rnd 2: 3 sc in next st (corner), *sc in each st across to next marker**, 3 sc in marked st (corner), rep from * around, ending last rep at **. Fasten off.
Sew 2 inches on each end of Straps to inside at top of Bag as shown in photo.
LINING
Place Bag on 2 layers of fabric. Trace a line around the Bag, adding 1/2 inch for seam allowances.
Cut out Lining, sew sides and bottom. Fold top edge to WS.
Place inside Bag and tack top edge of Lining to top edge of Bag.