Cyborg Bag Pattern

Description

This tote is bigger on the inside, so it has plenty of room for your extraterrestrial paraphernalia. Worked flat in tapestry crochet, dots of color march up a neutral gray background; the bottom of the bag is worked from the center out in colorful concentric circles. A single shoulder strap allows for easy carrying, and a drawstring cinches the bag to keep your screwdriver from falling out.

Finished Size: 15 1/2″ tall and 12 1/2″ in diameter; strap: about 40″ long and 2 1/2″ wide.
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease (80% acrylic, 20% wool). Lion Brand Wool-Ease (70% acrylic, 20% wool, 10% nylon).
Yarn Weight: 197 yd [180 m]/3 oz [85 g]: #620-151 grey heather (MC), 2 skeins; #620-159 mustard (A), #620-107 blue heather (B), #620-199 pumpkin (C), #620-188 paprika (D), #620-152 oxford grey (E), 1 skein each. 162 yd [146 m]/2½ oz [70 g]; #620-501 white frost (F), 1 skein.
Hook: Size H/8 (5 mm).
Notions: St markers (m); yarn needle; pins.
Gauge: 17 sts and 18 rows = 4″ in tapestry st, worked flat.
Originally Published: Crochetscene 2015 (Interweave, 2015).