Shopping bag
Go green this summer with Becky Skuse’s fruit-inspired shopping bag with lots of room for your goods, and a fun ‘Fresh’ or ‘Juicy’ message on the sides.
■ King Cole Recycled Cotton Aran (85% cotton, 15% other fibres, 100g/160m), 2 balls of Yarn A Sage (1162)
1 ball of Yarn B Evergreen (1169)
■ A 5mm (US H/8) hook
TENSION
12 sts and 9 rows of tr measure 10x10cm (4x4in)
MEASUREMENTS
The Bag measures 68cm (26 in) in circumference and 26cm (10 in) high without the handle
SHOPPING BAG
Using Yarn A, make a magic loop.
Round 1 Ch3 (counts as tr throughout), 11tr into the loop, ss to top of beg ch-3. [12 tr]
Round 2 Ch3, tr in st at base of ch-3, 2tr in each tr around, ss to top of beg ch3. [24 tr]
Round 3 Ch3, 2tr in next tr, *tr in next tr, 2tr in next tr; repeat from * around, ss to top of beg ch3. [36 tr]
Round 4 Ch3, tr in next tr, 2tr in next tr, *tr in each of the next 2 tr, 2tr in next tr; repeat from * around, ss to top of beg ch3. [48 tr]
Round 5 Ch3, tr in each of next 2 tr, 2tr in next tr, *tr in each of next 3 tr, 2tr in next tr; repeat from * around, ss to top of beg ch-3. [60 tr]
Round 6 Ch3, tr in each of next 3 tr, 2tr in next tr, *tr in each of next 4 tr, 2tr in next tr; repeat from * around, ss to top of beg ch-3. [72 tr]
Round 7 Ch3, tr in each of next 4 tr, 2tr in next tr, *tr in each of next 5 tr, 2tr in next tr; repeat from * around, ss to top of beg ch-3. [84 tr]
Round 8 Ch3, tr in each of next 5 tr, 2tr in next tr, *tr in each of next 6 tr, 2tr in next tr; repeat from * around, ss to top of beg ch-3. [96 tr]
Rounds 9-12 Ch3, tr in each tr around, ss to top of beg ch-3.
Round 13 Ch3, tr in each of next 13 tr, tr2tog, *tr in each of next 14 tr, tr2tog; repeat from * around, ss to top of beg ch-3. [90 tr]
Rounds 14-21 Repeat Round 9.
Round 22 Ch3, tr in each of next 12 tr, tr2tog,