Buttercup Bag Crochet Pattern Download

Description

This roomy bag is just right for your latest crochet projects. The V-stitch body works up easily and shows off the richly shaded yellow of the easy-care cotton yarn. A bright lining keeps the bag from stretching, and it includes an inner pocket to stash your notions.

Finished Size 18″ long, 4″ wide at bottom, and 12″ tall excluding handles.
Yarn Farmhouse Yarns, Cotton Blossom Yarn by Dixie (85% cotton, 15% rayon); 200 yd [183 m]/4 oz [113 g]): marigold, 4 skeins.
Yarn Weight #3 – Light
Hook Size 7 (4.5 mm). Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
Notions One 18″ – 4″ piece of 2 mm thick plastic; 13″ brown Grayson E Rolled Leather Handles (distributed by Muench Yarns); 1 yd lining fabric 45″ wide; yarn needle; sewing needle; matching thread.
Gauge 18 sts and 10 rows = 4″ in V-st; 16 sts and 16 rows = 4″ in seed st.
Originally Published Interweave Crochet Spring 2010