Flower Basket Bag Crochet Pattern
Inspired by a love of summer flowers and crochet bags I adapted my Flower Basket Shawl design to create a roomy tote bag with the same basketweave stitch and flowers. The stitches are interesting and varied to work and the modular nature of the project makes it ideal to carry around with you and crochet on the go.it’s going to be a fun item to use that is also comfortable to carry and sturdy to keep all your belongings safe. It’s a practical and versatile bag for evenings, a day on the beach or a day out. Sizes: one size with adaptation tips at the end Tension: 14 sts x 11 rows = 10cm x 10cm / 4” x 4” measured over main patt rep using 4.5 mm hook, after blocking.Working method: Front, base and back are made as one piece. Side gussets are made separately. The pieces have sewn joins to reduce stretching. Short handles and long strap are made and attached. Flowers are crocheted in the round and stitched to the mesh section. Finished measurements (see schematic)a. Width: 30cm/12in b. Depth of Base: 7cm/2.75”c. Height of sides: 26cm/10.25ind. Handle length: 34cm/13.5ine. Strap length: 110cm/43.25inFlower/leaf at widest/longest point:Rose 7.5cm/3” Clematis 7.5cm/3”Gerbera 10 cm/4” Chain flower 4cm/1.5”Blossom 5cm/2” Small leaf 5cm/2” Large leaf 8.5cm/3.25”RequirementsLily’s Sugar ‘n Cream Aran/worsted (100% cotton; 109m/X yds; 70.9g/X oz) or similar yarn4 balls of Jute (00082) as MC 1 ball each of:- Country Yellow (01612) - White (00001)- Rose Pink (00046) - Hot Pink (01740)- Lt Blue (00026) - Orchid (01137)- Hot green (01712) - Sage green (00064)A 4.5mm (US H/8) hook A 3.75mm (US E) hookYarn needleSewing needle, safety pins or lockable stitch markers and thread to match MC to arrange flowers This pattern is available in both UK terminology and US terminology. Please be sure you are using a copy in your preferred terminology. I recommend that you read through the pattern before starting.I sometimes add extra resources for my patterns, e.g. yarn substitutions, adaptations, styling suggestions or helpful video clips as updates on my original blog post for the release, so consider checking it out here: https://www.madewithloveandfibres.com/post/flower-basket-bag-crochet-pattern-release [1]: https://www.madewithloveandfibres.com/subscribe-to-mails