8.4.15

Pattern Breezy Summer Bag

As promised: The pattern for the Breezy Summer Bag! I made mine with JungleVine - read more here and here. Of course it would work with other yarn too.

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Remarks beforehand
  I don't give one size for the bag. You can make it as big as you like by adding chains to the begin chain or by using a more voluminous fibre.
  The chart is therefore only schematic, it doesn't give a specific number of stitches - just the general pattern.
  I used JungleVine and a 2.7 mm crochet hook.
 In principle you don't have to cut your yarn, it's a 'in-one-go-pattern' as it were. This to make you bag as strong as possible. (Of course it depends on the yarn you use if you need to use more balls.)
American crochet terminology.

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Pattern


Bottom of the bag

♦ To start
make a chain (the lenght of this chain will be the length of your bag).

 Round 1
sc in third chain of your hook, continue dc'ing in every ch st.

♦ Round 2:
turn work, ch 1 and sc in each sc of previous round.

 Round 3 to round [x]:
- repeat round 2 until you have the bottom of your bag has the desired size.
- don't cut yarn
- single crochet along the four sides of the bottom, with 2 sc in each corner.
- don't cut yarn

Sides of the bag
 ♦ Round 1
- ch 2 as a first dc, dc in the backloops of every sc of the four sides of the bottom (backloops only because this creates a ridge. The following rounds you crochet through both loops as per usual)
- sl st in 2nd ch of the 2 chains that form the first dc

 ♦ Round 2
- don't turn turn work
- ch 1, 1 sc in every dc of the previous round
- sl st in 1st sc of this round

 Round 3
- ch 2 as a first dc, dc in every sc of the previous round
- sl st in 2nd ch of the 2 chains that form the first dc

 Round 4 to round [x]
continue alternating round 3 and 4 until your bag has the desired size.

Handle
- single crochet on one side of the bag till your handle as the desired width.
- continue in the same fashion of the rest of the bag, alternating sc and dc for every (short) row, 
- until your handle has the desired lenght, crochet the last round also through the other side of the bag to attach the handle on that side.

Decorative edge and button hole
- single crochet along the last round of your bag (with another colour)
- sl st in first sc, 
- don't turn work, 
- do a 2nd round of sc, but make chain the middle (instead of sc's) to make a button hole, like you see on the pic below:

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And here is the chart, I hope it's clear, it was a bit difficult to draw... (Please keep in mind that it's schematic and I don't give a specific number of stitches because that really depends on the size bag you'd like to make and it doesn't matter for the basic pattern.)

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Okay, that's it my crafty friends... If you are making this bag I'd love to see it.
Thanks for your visit and have a lovely day!



11 comments:

  1. Thank you for the pattern, I will make this super bag :) Thank you, thank you again!

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    1. Hello Annás,
      Thank you, that's great to hear because I really love your work!
      Have a nice day,
      Haafner

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    2. Hello Haafner, I crocheted your bag, thank you so much for the well-written pattern and the chart :) If you are interested in it, you can see my version on my blog.

      Best wishes,
      Anna

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  2. Would be nice for swinging along in hot places and holding lemons! X

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    1. Lemons would have been a perfect prop here, I agree. ;-)
      Thanks for your comment and have a lovely day!
      xhaafner

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  3. Oh this is WONDERFUL. I love the jute-like yarn/twine you've used. As Heather said, lovely for shopping and for a balmy warm day.

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    1. Thank you so much for your visit and kind words!
      Wishing you a wonderful day,
      Haafner

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  4. Het is een ontzettende leuke tas! Ik zou hem graag willen haken, maar zodra het einde van de winter in zicht is heb ik bijna al mijn tijd nodig voor de tuin. Ik overweeg trouwens om eind juni een tea op mijn tuin te doen. Heb je zin om te komen? Ik wil nog een paar mede haaksters uitnodigen.

    Fijn weekend!

    Madelief x

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    1. Ha Madelief,

      Dat lijkt me ontzettend leuk! Dank je wel voor de uitnodiging, zeer vereerd! Geweldig om die droomplek in het echt te beleven. ;-)

      Fijne dag en hartelijks,

      Haafner

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  5. Wat een leuke tas en mooi garen! Lief dat je het patroon met de rest van de wereld deelt:)
    Fijne nieuwe week!!

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