Hot Tropics Tote
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Work edging stitches evenly across ends of rows with same color as rows, changing colors as indicated to match. When making Handles, a separate strand of pink is held
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behind the working yarn and encased in the stitches to create a stronger piece. Chain-1 at corners of Edging are skipped in Assembly.
SPECIAL STITCH
Single crochet encasing
strand (enc sc): Insert hook in indicated st ensuring that st and strand are on the hook, yo with working yarn, pull up a lp, yo, draw through both lps on hook so that strand is encased.
TOTE
PANEL
Make 2.
Row 1: With light lime green, ch 2, working in back bar of ch (see illustration), sc in 2nd ch
from hook, turn. (1 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, 3 sc in first sc,
turn. (3 sc)
Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next st, 2 sc in last st, turn. (5 sc)
Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each rem st across, turn. (6 sc)
Rows 5 & 6: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each st across to last st, 2 sc in last st, turn. (10 sc)
Row 7: Ch 1, sc in each st across to last st, 2 sc in last st, turn. (11 sc)
Rows 8 & 9: Rep rows 5 and
6. (15 sc)
Row 10: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each rem st across, turn. (16 sc)
Rows 11–13: Rep rows 5–7.
(21 sc)
Rows 14–16: Rep rows 8–10,
change color (see Stitch Guide) to deep leaf green at end of last row. (26 sc)
Rows 17–19: Rep rows 11–13, change color to bright lime green at end of row 18. (31 sc)
Rows 20–31: [Rep rows 8–13]
twice. (51 sc)
Rows 32–37: Rep rows 8–13, changing color to white at end of row 32. (61 sc)
Rows 38–49: [Rep rows 8–13] twice, changing color to aquamarine at end of row 38. (81 sc)
Rows 50–61: [Rep rows 8–13] twice, changing color to white at end of row 54. (101 sc)
Rows 62–66: [Rep rows 8–12], changing color to yellow at end of row 62. (110 sc)
Row 67: Ch 1, sc dec
(see Stitch Guide) in first 2 sts, sc in each st across to last st, 2 sc in last st, turn.
Row 68: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each st across to last 2 sts, sc dec in last 2 sts, turn.
Row 69: Ch 1, sc dec in first 2 sts, sc in each st across, turn. (109 sc)
Rows 70 & 71: Ch 1, sc dec in first 2 sts, sc in each st across to last 2 sts, sc dec in last 2 sts, turn. (105 sc)
Row 72: Ch 1, sc in each st across to last 2 sts, sc dec in last 2 sts, turn. (104 sc)
Rows 73 & 74: Ch 1, sc dec in first 2 sts, sc in each st across to last 2 sts, sc dec in last 2 sts, turn. (100 sc) Row 75: Ch 1, sc dec in first 2 sts, sc in each st across, turn. (99 sc) Rows 76 & 77: Rep row 70, change color to dark orange at end of last row. (95 sc) Row 78: Rep row 72, change color to light bright orange. (94 sc) Rows 79–81: Rep rows 73–75. (89 sc)
Rows 82–93: [Rep rows 70–75] twice. (69 sc) Rows 94–99: Rep rows 70–75, changing color to white at end of row 94. (59 sc) Rows 100–111: [Rep rows 70– 75] twice, changing color to pink at end of row 100. (39 sc)