Seaside Tote
Design by Margret Willson
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
12 inches wide x 101/2 inches long (not including handle) x 4 inches deep
MATERIALS
• Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (7 oz/364 yds/198g per skein): 1 skein each #334 buff, #512 turqua, #316 soft white, #656 real teal and #726 coral • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle • 4 stitch markers
GAUGE
7 sc = 2 inches; 9 dc = 1 inch
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Tote is made of 3 separate pieces sewn together; front, back and 3rd piece include bottom, sides and handle. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Skip single crochet behind front post stitches unless otherwise indicated.
SAND PATTERN
Multiple of 2 + 1 st plus 1 turning chain. Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch across, turn. Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, *sc in next st 1 row below, sc in next st, rep from * across, turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each of first 2 sts, *sc in next st 1 row below, sc in next st, rep from * across, ending with sc in last st, turn. Color speci cations: Annie’s Logo Purple: Rep rowsPantone: 268C, 3 GOE Medium and Purple U 4 for Sand CMYK: C82, M100, K12 RGB: R82, G43, B133 Pattern. Hexadecimal: 522b85 Annie’s Logo Gray:
SEA PATTERN
Multiple of 6 + 1 st.
Row 1 (RS): With turqua, ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, *hdc in next st, dc in next st, 3 tr in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, rep from * across, change to soft white, turn. Rows 3 & 4: With soft white, ch 1, sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in first 2 sts, *sc in each of next 2 sts, 3 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts**, sc dec in next 3 sts, rep from * across ending last rep at **, sc dec in next 2 sts, turn. Change to real teal at end of row 4.
Row 5: With real teal, ch 3, (counts as decreased tr) sk first st, tr in next st, *dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st**, tr dec
(see Stitch Guide) in next 3 sts, rep from * across ending last rep at **, tr dec in last 2 sts, turn.
Row 6: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Single crochet join (sc join): Place slip knot (see illustration
on page 26) on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook.
Cable: Sk next 2 fptr, fptr around each of next 2 fptr, fptr around first sk st fptr around 2nd sk st.
TOTE FRONT
Rows 1–4: With buff, ch 38, work rows 1–4 of Sand Pattern. Rows 5–18: [Rep rows 3 and 4 alternately] 7 times, fasten off at end of last row. (37 sts) Row 19–36: [Rep rows 1–6 of Sea Pattern] 3 times, fasten off at end of last row.
Edging
With RS facing sc join (see
Special Stitches) buff in lower right corner of piece, work 37 sc evenly across side edge (14 sc across Sand Pattern section and 24 sc across Sea Pattern section). Fasten off. (38 sc) On opposite edge, sc join buff in upper left corner, work 37 sc evenly across side edge. Fasten off. (38 sc)
BACK
Rows 1–36: Rep as for Front.
Edging
Rep Front Edging.
STARFISH APPLIQUÉ
Make 2. Rnd 1: With coral, ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook, ch 1, [2 dc in same ch, ch 1] 4 times, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg ch-3. (10 dc, 5 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 2: Sl st in next dc, *sc in next sp, ch 6, sc in 2nd ch from hook hdc in next ch, dc in each of next 2 chs, tr in next ch, sk 2 dc, rep from * around, join in beg sc, leaving 36-inch length, fasten off. Using photo as a guide for placement, sew 1 appliqué on Front and Back.
BOTTOM, SIDES & HANDLE Make 1. Bottom
Row 1 (RS): With buff, ch 13, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each rem ch across, turn. (12 sts) Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Rows 3–46: Rep row 2. First Side Row 47: Ch 1, working in back
lp (see Stitch Guide) sc in each st across, turn, place stitch marker at each end of row 47. Row 48: Rep row 2. Row 49: Ch 1, [sc in each of next 2 sts, fpdc (see Stitch
Guide) around next st 2 rows below, sc in next st, fpdc around next st 2 rows below] twice, sc in each of next 2 sts, turn. (8 sc, 4 fpdc) Row 50: Rep row 2. Row 51: Ch 1, [sc in each of next 2 sts, fpdc around fpdc,
sc in next st, fpdc around next fpdc] twice, sc in each of next 2 sts, turn.
Row 52: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Rows 53– 92: [Rep rows 51 and 52 alternately] 20 times.
Handle
Row 93: Ch 1, sc in first sc, sc dec in next 2 sc, fpdc around first fpdc, sc in next sc, fpdc around each of next 2 fpdc, sc in next sc, fpdc around next fpdc, sc dec in next 2 sc, sc in last sc, turn. (10 sts) Row 94: Rep row 2. Row 95: Ch 1, sc in first sc, sc dec in next 2 sts, fpdc around each of next 4 fpdc, sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in last st, turn. (8 sts) Row 96: Rep row 2. Row 97: Ch 1, sc dec in first 2 sts, fptr (see Stitch Guide) around each of next 4 fpdc, sc dec in last 2 sts, turn. (6 sts) Row 98: Rep row 2. Row 99: Ch 1, sc in first st,
cable (see Special Stitches) ball overend next 4 sts, sc in last st, turn. Row 100: Rep row 2. ball end Row 101: Ch 1, sc in first st, fptr around each of next 4 fptr, sc in last st, turn. Row 102: Rep row 2.
Rows 103–138: [Rep rows 99–102 consecutively] 9 times.
Rows 139 & 140: Rep rows 99 and 100. Row 141: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, fptr around each of next 4 post sts, 2 sc in last st, turn. (8 sts) Row 142: Rep row 2. Row 143: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, fpdc around next fptr, sc in st behind post st, fpdc around each of next 2 fptr, sc in next sc, fpdc around next fptr, sc in each of last 2 sts, turn. (10 sts) Row 144: Rep row 2. Row 145: Ch 1, sc in each of first 2 sts, fpdc around fpdc, sc in next sc, fpdc around next fpdc, sc in each of next 2 sc, fpdc around next fpdc, sc in next sc, fpdc around next fpdc, sc in each of last 2 sts, turn. (12 sts)
2nd Side
Rows 146–191: Rep rows 50 and 51. Row 192: Ch 1, sc in front lp
(see Stitch Guide) only of each st across, leaving a 12-inch length, fasten off, place stitch marker at each end of row. With RS facing, whipstitch (see
illustration) last row of sts to opposite side of foundation ch of Bottom.
Edging
Rnd 1: With RS facing, sc join Slip Knot #1 in edge of foundation ch, *working in end of rows across bottom section, sc in each of next 4 rows, sk next row, [sc in each of next 3 rows, sk next row] 9 times, sc in each of next 5 rows. (37 sts across bottom) Working up side across Handle and down other side, [sk next row, sc in each of next 5 rows] across, sc in last row, join in beg sc. Fasten off.* (158 sc) TurnSlip Knot piece #3 and working on opposite side, sc join in 46th row of bottom rep between * Slip Knot #3 for 2nd side.
ASSEMBLY
Counting sc sts of Edging, move each of 4 markers 38 sts up toward handle. With Front and Bottom/Sides/Handle piece WS tog, with buff beg at right-hand stitch marker, whipstitch Front to sides and bottom matching stitch for stitch ending at left-hand stitch marker. Work same as for Back. Remove stitch markers. Weave in ends. CW