Traveling Shower Caddy
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
41/4 inches in diameter x 51/2 inches long, excluding Straps
MATERIALS
• Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet Size 10 crochet cotton (300 yds per ball): 1 ball #995 ocean • Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook • Tapestry needle • 2 plastic canvas circles 41/4 inches in diameter: edge count 100 squares
GAUGE
Gauge is not important for this project.
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-5 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet and chain-2 unless otherwise stated.
CADDY
Rnd 1: Holding 2 plastic canvas circles tog and working through both thicknesses, join (see Pattern Notes) in any square on outer edge, ch 5 (see Pat
tern Notes), sk next square, [dc in next square, ch 2, sk next square] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-5, do not turn. (50 ch-2 sps, 50 dc) Rnds 2–17: Ch 5, [dc in next dc, ch 2] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-5, do not turn. (50 dc, 50 ch-2 sps)
Edging
Rnd 18: Ch 1, sc in same dc as beg ch-1, sc in next ch-2 sp, [sc in next dc, sc in next ch-2 sp] around, join in beg sc, do not turn. (100 sc) Rnds 19–21: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, join in beg sc, do not turn.
Straps
Rnd 22: Ch 1, sc in same sc as beg ch-1, sc in each of next 24 sc of Edging, ch 80, with care not to twist ch, sk next 25 sc on Edging, sc in each of next 25 sc
of Edging, ch 80, with care not to twist ch, sk next 25 sc on Edging, join in beg sc, do not turn. (50 sc, 160 chs)
Rnd 23: Ch 1, sc in same sc as beg ch-1, sc in each of next 24 sc, sc in each of next 80 chs, sc in each of next 25 sc, sc in each of next 80 chs, join in beg sc, do not turn. (210 sc)
Rnds 24–26: Ch 1, sc in same sc as beg ch-1, sc in each rem sc around, join in beg sc, do not turn. At the end of rnd 26, fasten off.