Moxie Weaver : Granny Stripe Tote - My First Published Pattern!

Well this is exciting!

A few weeks ago, around Thanksgiving, I started to go to bingo with a co-worker. I needed a bag for my daubers and do-dads that I take with me to Bingo, and I couldn't' find a bag in my collection that held what I wanted.

So I wrote a pattern!

A word of advice - when you are writing a pattern, test it in something smoother than jute twine!

Here is the bag:

Nice, right? You'd like to make one I bet!

Here's the Pattern:

Granny Stripe Tote - Small

Dimension:
Tote: 8″ (W) x 6.5″ (H) x 4″ (D) (exclude handles)
Handle: approx. 18″, 1 pair

Material & Tool:
1. Jute twine (2-ply), 127 yards

2. Cotton yarn (medium weight, 4ply), approximately 10 yards
3. Crochet hook, I / 5.5mm
4. Tapestry needle
5. Safety pins

Abbreviations: (in USA terms)
sl knot = slip knot
st = stitch
slst = slip stitch
ch = chain
hdc = half double crochet
fo = fasten off
Rnd = round

blo = back loop only

CROCHET PATTERN

Base (work on right side only)
Base chain – sl knot, ch 16.
Rnd 1 – ch 1, 2sc on next st, sc each ch on next 14 sts, 3sc on next ch (the first ch of the base chain). Turn sideways and continue along other side of the base chain, sc each ch on next 15 sts, slst to the ch st at the beginning round. [34 sts]

Rnd 2 – ch 1, *sc on next st, 2sc on next st, sc each on next 14 sts, 2sc on next st, repeat * 2 times, slst to the ch st at the beginning round. [38 sts]

Rnd 3 – ch1, *sc on next st, 2sc each on next 2 sts, sc each on next 14 sts, 2sc each on next 2 sts, repeat * 2 times, slst to the ch st at the beginning round. [46 sts]

Rnd 4 – ch1, *sc on next st, 2sc each on next 2 sts, sc each on next 18 sts, 2sc each on next 2 sts, repeat * 2 times, slst to the ch st at the beginning round. [54 sts]

Rnd 5 & Rnd 6 – ch1, sc each on next54 sts, slst to the ch st at the beginning round. [54 sts]

Body

Rnd 1 - ch1, sc on each sc, blo. slst to the ch st at the beginning round.

Rnd 2 - ch1 , sc each on each sc, slst to the ch st at the beginning round.

Rnd 3 - ch2, hdc each on each sc, slst to the top ch st at the beginning round.

Rnd 4 - ch3, dc each on each hdc, slst to the top ch st at the beginning round.

Rnd 5 - repeat round 2

Rnd 6 - ch3, 2 dc in same stitch, *skip next 2sc, 3dc in next sc. repeat from * around. Skip last 2sc, slst to 3rd ch at beginning of round.

Rnd 7 - ch3, 2 dc in space between last two skipped dc's. *3dc in space between 3dc clusters. Repeat from * . Slst to 3rd ch at beginning of round. Change to cotton yarn.

Rnds 8 & 9 - repeat row 7, change back to twine

Rnd 10 - repeat row 7, Change to cotton yarn.

Rnd 11& 12 - repeat row 7, change back to twine

Rnd 13 - repeat row 7

Rnd 14 - ch1 , sc each on each dc, slst to the ch st at the beginning round.

Rnd 15 - repeat row 14. Finish off, weave in end.

Handles (make 2)

Rnd 1. in cotton yarn, ch 5. sc in each ch across. ch1, turn [4 sts]

Rnd 2. sc across, ch1, turn.

Rnd 3. repeat round 2 until handle is approximately 17 in. in length. change to twine.

Rnd 4. as evenly as possible, sc around perimeter of cotton yearn. 2 sc in each corner. Finish off, weave in ends.

Assembly

Using twine, attach handle on each wide side of bag, using whip stitch. handle should leave approx 3" gap in middle of area. weave in ends.

HERE is the pattern in PDF for those of you who would like it. I will be posting to Ravelry, Pinterest, and Facebook as well. I hope you will share with everyone!

And if you happen to make the bag, please let me know how it turned out, send me a pic or comment on Facebook or here or even Ravelry once I get it uploaded!

So I got a set of 12 daubbers from my husband for Yule, and needed a bigger bag. I love my granny stripe bag, but it is just too small now to fit the like, 20 daubers I have!! I thought about making the pattern bigger, and I may some day, but I wanted to do something else...so I began searching.

After a day or so, I found a pattern that I liked, and decided to alter the color's based on on what I saw examples on Ravelry and pinterest.

This is the pattern....and this is how it turned out for me: