Aria Tote

Over the last few weeks I have been working through a list of hand made Christmas presents. My little niece Aria loves running around and playing dress up. I have developed a beginner level crochet bag so she can easily carry her toys while tearing around the house playing dress ups.

The yarn I chose for this pattern is Ralph from the Lincraft European collection for the body and makr recycled cotton for the handle. The Ralph yarn is a chord-like yarn that is very durable. The use of recycled cotton means the strap will not stretch!

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Materials Needed

• Bag: 85m Bulky Weight Yarn, I used Ralph Yarn by Lincraft.
• Chord: 60m Worsted Weight cotton, I used Makr Recycled Cotton.
• Stitch Marker
• Yarn Needle
• 6.5mm Hook
• 5mm Hook

Optional

10cm Zipper
2 Buttons
You will only need one of the above if desired for the bag opening

Gauge

The circle diameter after R2 is 2”
7 repeats of the chord pattern is 2” length

Stitches

This pattern is written in US terminology. The UK equivalent
terms are provided in square brackets as such [UK].
SC[DC], Single Crochet [Double Crochet]
HDC[HTR], Half Double Crochet [Half Treble Crochet]
CH, Chain

Special Stitches

PLT: Pull Loop Through. Drop stitch from your hook. Insert
hook through the selected stitch from the wrong side of the
work. Pick up loop, pull through.
Join Stitch: insert hook into selected loop, pull through a loop.
Insert hook through the corresponding stitch of the other half
through the wrong side, pull loop through. There should be
three loops on your hook. Pull through two loops.

The Pattern

Bag Half

Using 6.5mm hook and Bulky Yarn, Make 2
Worked in a spiral until final row.
Foundation: 10SC[DC] into a Magic Ring, Place Stitch marker in last stitch. This will move up each row. {10}
R1: 2HDC[HTR] in each stitch around. {20}
R2: HDC[HTR], 2HDC[2HTR] Repeat from * to * around. {30}
R3: HDC[HTR], HDC[HTR], 2HDC[2HTR] Repeat from * to * around. {40}
R4: HDC[HTR], HDC[HTR], HDC[HTR], 2HDC[2HTR] Repeat from * to * around. PLT the first stitch of the round. {50}
If you want a larger bag continue the increase pattern until desired size.
The bag should measure 5” across
R5: CH1 (does not count) HDC[HTR] in the third loop of the HDC[HTR] from R4 around. PLT first stitch of round. Fasten off and weave in end. Do not fasten off the second half. See pictures.

Strap – Option 1- Romanian Chord

Using 5mm hook and worsted weight cotton
Foundation: CH2, SC[DC] in 2nd chain from hook. Turn clockwise.
R1: from the foundation row, find the ‘V’ made by the SC[DC]. There will be a single loop on the side. SC in the loop. Turn clockwise
R2: find the ‘V’ made by the previous row SC[DC]. There will be two loops in the side. Make an SC in both loops. Turn clockwise.
Repeat R2 until strap measures 22” (56cm) or desired length.

Strap – Option 2 Simple

Using 5mm hook and worsted weight cotton
Foundation: 121 CH, or until the strap is the desired length.
R1: in 2nd chain from hook SC[DC], SC[DC] in each stitch
across [120] Repeat R1 until desired width is achieved

Assembly Options

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