Put your granny square skills to good use with this trendy tote by Ella Burch
MADE OF MOTIFS
YOU WILL NEED
■ Valley Yarns Huntington (75% Merino, 25% nylon, 50g/199m) 3 balls of each: Yarn A Lemon Ice (53) Yarn B Mustard (24) 1 ball of each: Yarn C Navy (22) Yarn D Natural (10)
■ A 2.5mm (US C/2) hook
■ 4 stitch markers
For yarn stockists contact Love Crafts 01409 404 010
www.lovecrafts.com
TENSION
Squares measure approx 9x9cm (3½x3½in)
MEASUREMENTS
Bag measures approx 47x36cm (18½x14¼in) excluding handles
ABBREVIATIONS
thermal st Insert hook in bl of next st and bl of st 2 rows below, yrh and pull up a loop, pull through 2 loops on hook
For a full list, see page 78
This project is a great on-the-go make – hook up a granny wherever you wander, then use those same squares to tote your next project!
NOTES
Bag is made up of 30 Squares. Squares are worked in rounds with RS facing throughout and joined together with a double crochet seam following to the Diagram on page 81. Handles are made separately and sewn to the Bag at the end.
TOTE BAG GRANNY SQUARE 1 (MAKE 15)
Make 5 in each colourway. Colourway 1: Round 1 in Yarn A, Round 2 in Yarn B, Round 3 in Yarn C, Round 4 in Yarn D, Rounds 5-7 in Yarn A. Colourway 2: Round 1 in Yarn D, Rounds 2-3 in Yarn A, Round 4 in Yarn C, Rounds 5-6 in Yarn A, Round 7 in Yarn B.
Colourway 3: Rounds 1-2 in Yarn B, Round 3 in Yarn A, Round 4 in Yarn C, Round 5 in Yarn A, Round 6 in Yarn D, Round 7 in Yarn A.
Ch4, ss in last ch from hook to form a loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch3 (counts as tr throughout), tr in loop, (ch2, 2tr in loop) 3 times, ch2, ss to
top of beg ch-3. [8 sts, 4 ch-2 sps] Round 2 (RS) Ch3, *tr in each st to ch-2 sp, (2tr, ch2, 2tr) in ch-2 sp; rep from * around top
end, ss to top of beg ch-3. [24 sts, 4 ch-2 sps] Round 3 As Round 2. [40 sts, 4 ch-2 sps] Round 4 Ch1 (does not count as st throughout),
*dc in each st to ch-2 sp, 3dc in ch-2 sp, pm in second dc; rep from * around, ss
to beg dc. [52 sts] Round 5 Ch3, *tr in each st to marker, (tr, ch2, tr) in marked st; rep from * around, ss
to top of beg ch-3. [56 sts, 4 ch-2 sps] Rounds 6-7 As Round 2. [88 sts, 4 ch-2 sps] Fasten off and block to measurements listed.
GRANNY SQUARE 2 (MAKE 15)
Make 5 in each colourway. Colourway 1: Rounds 1-3 in Yarn A, Round 4 in Yarn D, Round 5 in Yarn C, Round 6 in Yarn B, Round 7 in Yarn A. Colourway 2: Rounds 1-2 in Yarn A, Round 3 in Yarn B, Round 4 in Yarn D, Round 5 in Yarn A, Round 6 in Yarn C, Round 7 in Yarn
