Little Bucket Bag

Materials

• DK cotton yarn: about 100 g (approx. 200 m / 220 yd)
• 3.5 mm crochet hook
• Stitch marker, yarn needle, scissors
• Optional: a fabric lining, cut to the size of the bag

Gauge

About 20 sc × 22 rounds = 10 cm (4 in).

Abbreviations

• ch chain
• sl st slip stitch
• sc single crochet (US)
• inc increase: 2 sc (or 2 hdc) in the same stitch
• MR magic ring
• st(s) stitch(es)
• Rnd round (worked in a spiral unless the pattern says to join)
• BLO back loop only
• * * repeat the instructions between asterisks as directed
• ( ) the stitch count at the end of a round

Base

Base circle, worked exactly like a coaster.

1. Rnd 16 sc in magic ring(6)
2. Rnd 2inc in every st around(12)
3. Rnd 3(*1 sc, inc*) × 6(18)
4. Rnd 4(*2 sc, inc*) × 6(24)
5. Rnd 5(*3 sc, inc*) × 6(30)
6. Rnd 6(*4 sc, inc*) × 6(36)
7. Rnd 7(*5 sc, inc*) × 6(42)
8. Rnd 8(*6 sc, inc*) × 6(48)
9. Rnd 9(*7 sc, inc*) × 6(54)
10. Rnd 10(*8 sc, inc*) × 6(60)
11. Rnd 11(*9 sc, inc*) × 6(66)
12. Rnd 12(*10 sc, inc*) × 6(72)

Walls

1. Rnd 13Sc in the back loops only of every st around.(72)
2. Rnds 14–43Sc in every st around (30 rounds, about 14 cm).(72)
3. Rnd 44 (eyelets)*Ch 2, skip 2 sts, sc in the next st*, repeat 24 times.(24 eyelets)
4. Rnd 45Sc in each sc and 2 sc in each ch-2 space around.(72)
5. Rnds 46–48Sc in every st around. Sl st in the next st, fasten off.(72)

Drawstring

Ch 140 (about 90 cm). Turn and sc in the back bump of each ch. Fasten off. Thread through the eyelets, starting and ending at the same place, and knot the two ends together.

Strap

Ch 121. Sc in the 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across (120). Fasten off, leaving long tails. Sew the ends inside the bag, on opposite sides, just below the eyelet round.