ABBREVIATIONS:beg
= begin; ch = chain; dc = double
crochet; lp = loop; mm= millimeters;
pat = pattern; rep = repeat; rnd
= round; sc = single crochet; sl = slip; st(s) = stitch (es);
* = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated;
[] = work stitches in brackets the number of times specified.
UPC:0-77216-01957-7
LM0224
Crochet Ticker Tape - Easy
Designed by Grace Alexander.
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Bag measures approximately 13" wide by 12" high
below the handles.
GAUGE: 2 ch-5 lps = 31/2"; 4 rnds = 33/4"
in pat. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the
gauge.
NOTE: Use 2 strands held together as one throughout.
FIRST SIDE: Ch 9. Row 1 (Wrong Side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and
in each ch across; turn – 8 sc.
Row 2: Ch 3, skip first sc, dc in each sc to end;
turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each dc across and in top of
ch-3; turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [ch 5, sc in next
sc] 7 times; turn – 7 lps.
Rows 5, 6, 7: [Ch 5, sc in lp] 7 times; turn.
Fasten off at the end of Row 7.
SECOND SIDE:Work same as First Side EXCEPT do
not fasten off at end of Row 7.
Joining Row: [Ch 5, sc in lp] 7 times, ch 5; with
right side of First Side facing, sc in first lp of First Side, [ch
5, sc in lp] 6 times, ch 5, bring other side around making sure
that work is not twisted and sc in first lp of this row –
15 ch-5 lps. Place marker on last ch-5 lp made.
Next Rnds: * Ch 5, sc in next lp; rep from * around
and around without joining until there are a total of 13 rnds completed,
end last rnd in lp above marker.
Next Rnd: [Ch 3, sc in next lp] 14 times, ch 3;
join with a sl st in first sc.
Last Row: Fold last round in half with the last
sc at your right; working through both thicknesses sc evenly across
the bottom edge. Fasten off.
FINISHING: Fold Rows 1-3 to the wrong side over
one of the handles and sew in place. Rep with remaining handle.
Weave in ends.
