Make It With Aunt Lydia's Heavy Rug Yarn

by American Thread Company

BLOCK TOTE BAG

Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD “AUNT LYDIA’S” HEAVY RUG YARN 1—70 yd. skein each Cerise, Chartreuse, Lilac and National Blue and “AUNT LYDIA’S” Button and Carpet Thread 1 Spool matching color 2 Dish Cloths ½ yd. Lining Material ½ yd. Buckram Large Blunt Needle

Cut strands of yarn about 22 inches long. Start weaving at lower edge of short side of dish cloth. Thread Cerise into blunt needle allowing a 2 inch length at each end for fringe. 1st ROW: Insert needle down 1st mesh and up next mesh of 1st row, * skip next 4 meshes, insert needle down next mesh, skip next 4 meshes, insert needle up next mesh, repeat from * across row ending with skip next 4 meshes, insert needle down next mesh and up next mesh. 2nd and 3rd ROWS: Repeat 1st row working in next 2 rows of meshes. 4th, 5th and 6th ROWS: With Chartreuse insert needle down 2nd mesh, * skip next 4 meshes, insert needle up next mesh, skip next 4 meshes, insert needle down next mesh, repeat from * across row ending with skip next 4 meshes, insert needle up next mesh. Repeat last 6 rows for pattern working in colors as follows: Lilac, Chartreuse, National Blue, and Chartreuse. Repeat from beg for color scheme until bag is completed. Cut 3 inch strands of yarn for lower edge fringe. Following color scheme tack 3 strands of each color in each stripe across (tack on wrong side bringing fringe to right side). Work another section in same manner. Trim fringe evenly.

LINING and HANDLES: Work same as Ripple Tote Bag.