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Sparkling Bag Pattern #S-652
Round sparkling drawstring bag combining Speed-Cro-Sheen and Knit-Cro-Sheen Metallic with picot side pattern, felt lining, and twisted cord tassels. Originally published in Coats & Clark's O.N.T. #310, Hats and Bags.
Materials
- Milwards Steel Crochet Hook · No. 2/0 (double zero)
Pattern instructions
Bag
BAG... Starting at center of bottom with White, ch 2.
Ist rnd: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.
2nd rnd: 2 sc in each sc around.
Sc in each sc, increasing 6 sc evenly on each rnd until piece measures 6 inches in diameter.
Work without increasing for 2 more rnds, sl st in next sc, drop White.
Side Piece
SIDE PIECE... Ist rnd: Attach Mid Rose, sc in first 3 sc, * picot, sc in next 3 sc. Repeat from * around. Join. Drop Mid Rose.
2nd and 3rd rnds: Pick up White, sc in each sc around. Join. Drop White at end of 3rd rnd.
Continue to work in pattern, having picots fall between picots on previous picot rnd, until side measures 7 inches deep, ending with 2 White rnds. Do not drop White.
Next rnd: Ch 4, * skip 1 sc, dc in next sc, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join.
Following rnd: Sc in each dc and in each sp around. Join and break off.
Line Bag with felt, having lining end just below ch-1 sps at top.
Cord
CORD (Make 2)... Cut 8 strands of Mid Rose, each 22 yards long, twist strands tightly, then double these strands and give them a twist in the opposite direction. Knot ends securely.
Draw Cords through sps at top of Bag. Tie ends, leaving 1 1/2 inches free for tassel. Trim ends evenly.
