NO. 6532—UTILITY BAG
MATERIAL—Dexter Cotton Warp, Art. 380, 1 tube each of following colors—brown 178, rust 256, eggshell 194, gray 236.
1 pr. 11 inch bag frames.
Crochet Hook No. 6.
1st row using brown—Ch 5, skip 1st of ch, 1 s c in each of 4 remaining s c.
2nd row. 2 s c in each s c.
3rd row. 2 s c in 1st s c, 1 s c in each s c, 2 s c in last s c. This increases stripe.
4th row. Same as 3rd row.
5th row. 1 s c in each s c, fasten thread, attach rust color.
6th, 7th and 8th rows. Same as 3rd row.
9th row. Same as 5th. Fasten thread.
10th row. Attach gray, 2 s c in 1st s c, 1 s c in each s c, 2 s c in last s c.
11th and 12th rows. Same as 10th row.
13th row. 1 s c in each s c, fasten off. Attach eggshell, turn, repeat 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th rows 20 times repeating color arrangement of stripes as above.
The bag should now measure about 14 in. across stripe. This is 93rd row, fasten warp and turn.
94th row. Sl st in 1st st, 1 s c in each s c until last st, then work 2 s c in s c.
95th row. 2 s c in 1st s c, 1 s c in each s c making sl st in last s c.
96th row. Sl st in 1st s c, 1 s c in each s c, 2 s c in last s c.
97th row. 1 s c in each s c, making sl st in last s c. Repeat 94th, 95th, 96th and 97th rows 9 times. Work should now be 20 in. long from beginning to hook.
124th row. Sl st in 1st ch, 1 s c in each s c making 2 s c in last s c.
125th row. 2 s c in 1st s c, 1 s c in each s c until 2nd s c from end, 1 sl st in last s c.
126th row. Sl in 1st s c, 1 s c in each s c making 2 s c in last s c.
127th row. 1 s c in each s c until 2nd s c from end, sl st in last s c. Repeat 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th rows 2 times.
136th row. Sl st in 1st s c, 1 s c in each s c until 2nd s c from end. Sl st in last s c.
137th row. Sl st in 1st s c, 1 s c in each s c until 2nd s c from end, sl st in last s c.
138th row. Sl st in 1st s c, 1 s c in each s c until 2nd s c from end, sl st in last s c.
139th row. Sl st in 1st s c, 1 s c in each s c until 2nd s c from end, sl st in last s c. Repeat rows 136, 137, 138 and 139 14 times. Fold piece over with right side in and sew bag together across both sides beginning at bottom and sewing up to within 3 in. of top. Turn, and sew to bag handles with brown warp holding in extra fullness and making stitches very close over bag handles. Work 1 row of s c around opening on each side.