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I-Wont-Hike-WithoutMy-Knitting Bag
by Marcy Smith FInISHed SIze:
14 (18)" circumference at upper edge, 412 (6)" diameter across bottom; 412 (7)" from last inc rnd to upper edge; 634 (10)" tall from center of shaped bottom to upper edge.

Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece (80% cotton, 20% merino; 215 yd [197 m]/100 g): #CW-850 berry (A), #CW-460 jungle green (B), and #CW-825 truffle (C), 1 skein each is enough for both bags.

Yarn:

Size F/5 (3.75 mm). Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

HooK:

Removable marker (m); tapestry needle; 1 carabiner per bag; 1 cord lock per bag.

notIonS: GauGe:

Kathryn Martin

16 sts and 19 rows = 4" in sc.

Easy.

SKIll level:

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little jog at the color join. For a smooth line, slip-stitch into the first stitch of the last round before joining the new color with a single crochet.
BaG Rnd 1: With first color (see Stitch Guide),

Rnd 31 (46): Work even, working 2 sc in each ch-2 sp60 (72) sc. Rnd 32 (47): Sc in each st around; join with a sl st in first sc of rnd. Fasten off. Mark eyelet closest to fastening-off.
FINISHING Loops: With A (C), ch 20, leaving 4" tail.

I-wont-hIkewIthout-myknIttIng Bag
Marcy Smith
Finished Size 14 (18)" circumference

at upper edge, 41/2 (6)" diameter across bottom; 41/2 (7)" from last inc rnd to upper edge; 63/4 (10)" tall from center of shaped bottom to upper edge. Yarn Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece (80% cotton, 20% merino; 215 yd [197 m]/100 g): #CW-850 berry (A), #CW-460 jungle green (B), and #CW-825 truffle (C), 1 skein each is enough for both bags. Hook Size F/5 (3.75 mm). Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge. Notions Removable marker (m); tapestry needle; 1 carabiner per bag; 1 cord lock per bag. Gauge 16 sts and 19 rows = 4" in sc.

ch 2, leaving a 6" tail; 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook; pull tail to tighten ring6 sc. Do not join. Rnd 2: Inc in first sc (see Stitch Guide), place marker (pm; see Notes) in first sc worked; inc in each sc around12 sc. Rnd 3: *Sc in next sc, inc in next sc; rep from * around18 sc. Rnd 4: *Sc in each of next 2 sc, inc in next sc; rep from * around24 sc. Rnd 5: *Sc in each of next 3 sc, inc in next sc; rep from * around30 sc. Rnds 610: Cont as established, working 1 more sc before incs on each rnd60 sc. Shaped bottom completed for small size. Large size only: Work 2 more inc rnds as established72 sc.
Both sizes: Rnds 1114 (1317): Cont with first color,

Pull tail through eyelet to right of marked eyelet; join with a sl st to first ch to make loop, being careful not to twist. Sc in each ch, pulling chain loop through eyelet as necessary. Sl st in first sc to secure. Rep, drawing second loop through eyelet to left of marked eyelet. Drawstring: With A (C), ch 120. Weave cord through eyelets. Pull both ends of cord through cord lock. Tie both ends tog in an overhand knot. Weave in ends. To use, pull belt through both loops or use a carabiner to clip bag to belt loop on pants or pack.
Marcy Smith is editor of Interweave
Crochet and CrochetMe.com. Shell do anything outdoorshiking, hang-gliding, whitewater kayakingso long as she has some fiber nearby.

Stitch Guide
st indicated.

Increase (inc): Inc 1 st by working 2 sc in

work even (sc in each sc around), joining next color (see Notes) on last rnd60 (72) sc. Rnds 1529 (1844): Work even, foll stripe sequence. Rnd 30 (45): (eyelet rnd) Sc in each of first 2 sc, ch 2, sk 2, *sc in each of next 4 sc, ch 2, sk 2; rep from * to last 2 sc; sc in each of last 2 sc.

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Stripe Sequences

Large bag: In single crochet (sc), work 17 rnds with A, 3 rnds B, [1 rnd A, 3 rnds B] 2 times, 15 rnds A, 3 rnds B, 1 rnd A47 rnds total. Small bag: In single crochet (sc), work 14 rnds C, [1 rnd B, 1 rnd C] 4 times, 1 rnd B, 9 rnds C32 rnds total.
NoteS

CroCHet CHaIN (CH)

Make a slipknot on hook. Yarn over hook and draw it through loop of slipknot. Repeat, drawing yarn through the last loop formed.
SINGLe CroCHet (SC)

Both bags are alike (in differ ent colorways),workedthe exception of with the number of increase rows and the number of rows worked even. They are worked in a spiral, without joining rounds. Place marker in first stitch of each round, moving marker each round. The colors are carried up the inside of the bag. To join a new color, pull the new color through the two loops of the last single crochet of a round to finish the stitch. For the stripes, there is a

Insert hook into a stitch, yarn over hook and draw a loop through stitch, yarn over hook (Figure 1) and draw it through both loops on hook (Figure 2).

Figure 1

Figure 2

SLIp StItCH CroCHet (SL St)

Insert hook into stitch, yarn over hook and draw loop through stitch and loop on hook.

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