Are you looking for a fun and stylish crochet project? A crochet Japanese Knot Bag might be just the thing! This charming accessory has a unique design where one handle slips through the other to form a neat closure, making it perfect for carrying your essentials.
Crochet Japanese Knot Bag
Materials Needed:
- Yarn: 290 grams of number 6 yarn in green color
- Crochet Hook: 4.5 mm (US 7)
- Accessories: 3.5 marking pins, scissors, and measuring tape
- Optional: A magnetic button for closure
Abbreviations:
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- dc = double crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
Pattern For Base Of The Bag:
Starting Knot:
- Make a slip knot on your hook.
Foundation Chain:
- Ch 35. This chain should measure approximately 24 cm.
- Working into the back loops of your chain, skip the first loop closest to your hook.
First Row:
- In the second chain from the hook, start making sc in each chain across until you have a total of 34 sc. Turn your work.
Main Body:
First Few Rows:
- At the beginning of the next row, ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), make 4 sc, then start working in relief stitches for texture. To make a relief stitch, skip the next stitch, and in the following one, yarn over and draw up a loop (as shown in the video, referring to the previous class on the Blanca bag), complete the stitch as instructed in the video.
Repeat the pattern across the row:
- 4 sc, relief stitch (skip one stitch, work on the next), until the end of the row, finishing with 4 sc.
- Ch 1, turn your work.
Work this established pattern:
- Alternating front rows with relief stitches for texture and back rows with only sc to create the fabric's right and wrong sides consecutively.
Continue for Height:
- Repeat the pattern for a total of 72 rows to reach the desired bag height of 42.5 cm by 23 cm wide.
Strap Creation:
Start of Strap:
- On the last row of the bag's body, without cutting the yarn, continue to crochet 11 sc to start forming the strap.
Strap Pattern:
- Alternating rows with the established pattern, now on this narrow strip, for 60 rows or until the strap measures about 37 cm by 7.5 cm.
Second Strap:
- Follow the same pattern for the second strap, maintaining symmetry with the first. This time, the strap will be shorter, about 20 cm long, for a noticeable design feature.
Finishing:
Seaming:
- Use slip stitches for side seams from the inside of the bag (wrong side) for a neat finish.
Strap Ends:
- Close each strap's end with sc, ensuring to hide and secure all loose ends and yarn tails.
Optional Closure:
- Add a magnetic button inside the bag for closure, if desired.
Tidy up:
- Weave in all ends securely and cut off any excess yarn.
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