Lattice Work Shopping Bag
Materials Required:
7 balls, Bear Macramé, No. 100.
1 Wood Lattice pin No. 3.
1 Star crochet hook, No. 1.
1 pair 4 inch embroidery hoops for handles.
Chain 238: turn, slip ball and end of chain through one of the hoops, skip 12 stitches and make 1 single crochet stitch (1 s. c.) on the horizontal thread on the back of next chain, thus joining handle to work. Continue making 1 s. c. in the horizontal thread of each chain until 50 chains remain unworked—176 s. c. in all. Turn.
Second row: make 1 slip stitch, as follows on the back thread of first stitch; insert the hook and draw cord through stitch and loop on hook. Repeat in each of the next 137 stitches. Turn.
Third row: 1 s. c. in the back thread of each of the 138 stitches of first row, being careful to work into the first and last stitches, which are inclined to draw down and be overlooked.
Lattice row (fourth row): draw up the loop on hook and slip it on the lattice pin, draw working thread in place. The pin is held under right arm firmly. Hold wrong side of work toward you and with crochet hook * pull a long loop of cord through the double thread of second stitch, slip it on pin, draw working thread in place and repeat from * in each stitch of third row. 138 loops on pin. Slip loops from pin.
Fifth row: turn * draw the fourth, fifth and sixth loops, in turn, through the first three loops and make 1 s. c. in each loop as it is drawn through; then 1 s. c. in each of the first, second and third loops, thus forming the lattice. Repeat from * all along the row. Chain 50, slip ball and end of chain through the second hoop.
Sixth row: skip 12 chains and make 1 s. c. in the horizontal thread at the back of each of the next 38 chains, then 1 slip stitch on the back thread of each stitch of fifth row. Chain 50, slip ball and end of chain through hoop found there and turn. Be careful not to twist chains.
Seventh row: skip 12 chains and make 1 s. c. in horizontal thread of each of the other chains; then 1 s. c. in the back thread of each stitch of fifth row, being careful to work into the first and last stitches to keep work even.
Repeat the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh rows eleven times. Place the two edges of bag part together and join them together taking up the back thread of each of the two first stitches and into them working 1 s. c. Continue in this way all across and fasten off.
Go back to the 50 chains that were left unworked, draw the end through the hoop, join on a thread and skip 12 chains, then make 38 s. c., as before, on ch. and join second side of bag as first side was joined. Cover each hoop with slip stitches.