Stow & Go Yarn Tote
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
Mesh: 33/4 inches high
MATERIALS
• Lily Sugar ’n Cream worsted (medium) weight cotton yarn (21/2 oz/ 120 yds/71g per ball): 1 ball each #1740 hot pink, #1628 hot orange and #1712 hot green • Sizes C/2/2.75mm and H/8/5mm crochet hooks • Clear plastic container: 61/2 inches in diameter x 9 inches tall after cutting • Heavy-duty scissors • Heavy-duty 1/4-inch hole punch • 6mm orange acrylic multifaceted beads: 2 • Tapestry needle
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-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Work V-stitch in space between 2 indicated groups or between 2 stitches of V-stitch.
SPECIAL STITCH
V-stitch (V-st): 2 dc in indicated sp.
TOTE
MESH
Carefully cut off upper tapered portion of container. Punch an even number of holes approximately 1/2 inch below cut edge and 1/2 inch apart around top of container. (38 holes shown in model) Rnd 1 (RS): With size H hook, join (see Pattern Notes) pink in any hole, ch 1, 2 sc in same hole, 2 sc in each hole around, join in beg sc. (38 2-sc groups)
Rnd 2: Sl st in next sc, sl st in first sp between 2-sc groups, ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in same sp (V-st—see Special Stitch), *ch 2, sk next sp between 2-sc groups, V-st in next sp (see Pattern Notes) between 2-sc groups, rep from * around, ch 2, join in sp of beg V-st. (19 V-sts) Rnds 3–7: Ch 3, dc in same sp as beg ch-3, ch 2, [2 dc in sp of next 2-dc, ch 2] around, join in sp of beg V-st. Fasten off.
FLOWER
Make 2. Rnd 1 (RS): With size C hook and pink, ch 2, 10 sc in 2nd ch
from hook, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (10 sc) Rnd 2: With RS facing, join orange in any sc, (hdc, 2 dc, hdc) in next sc, [sl st in next sc, (hdc, 2 dc, hdc) in next sc] 4 times, join in beg sl st. Fasten off. (20 sts)
LEAVES
Make 2. Row 1: With C hook and green, ch 4, *dc in 4th ch from hook, ch 3, sl st in same ch as first dc (leaf made)*, ch 9, rep from * to * once. Fasten off. (2 leaves)
I-CORD
Row 1: With size H hook and orange, make a ch 30 inches long, working in back bar of ch (see illustration) and bottom lp of each ch, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch across. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Weave I-Cord in and out of ch-2 sps of rnd 7 beg and ending in same ch-2 sp. Thread tapestry needle with 8-inch length of orange and insert needle from back to front through flower center, through 1 bead, and then back down through flower center. Hold chain of leaves to underside of Flower and tie ends of yarn in a tight knot over chain to secure. Thread each tail through each end of I-Cord and knot tightly to secure. Fasten off. Rep in same manner to attach 2nd flower, leaves and bead by threading and securing at midpoint of I-Cord on opposite side of container.