Pattern Number: J27.0002-7C
Skill Level: Easy
Instructions
Tote measures 162” tall x 14” wide.
Materials:
Medium weight yarn: 3 skeins
desired color.
Project shown is stitched with TLC® “Cot-
ton Plus™” in 3100 Cream.
Crochet Hook: 5mm (US H-8)
Extras: Yarn needle.
GAUGE: 2 shell patterns sts = 4”; 6 rows
= 4”. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any
size hook to obtain the specified gauge.
Ch 45.
Rnd 1 (RS): 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc
in each rem ch across to last ch, 3 sc in
last ch; working in unused loops on op-
posite side of beg ch, sc in each loop, sc
in same ch as beg 2 sc made; join with a
slip st in first sc - 90 sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in same sc and in next
sc, sc in each of next 42 sc, 2 sc in each
of next 3 sc, sc in each of next 42 sc, 2
sc in next sc; join with a slip st in first sc
- 96 sc.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in same sc and in each
of next 3 sc, sc in each of next 44 sc, 2
sc in each of next 4 sc, sc in each of next
44 sc; 2 sc in next sc; join with a slip st in
first sc - 104 sc.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in same sc and in each
of next 3 sc, sc in each of next 48 sc, 2 sc
in each of next 4 sc, sc in each of next 48
sc; join with a slip st in first sc - 112 sc.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in same sc, 2 sc in each
of next 6 sc, sc in each of next 50 sc, 2
sc in each of next 6 sc, sc in each of next
49 sc; join with a slip st in first sc - 124 sc.
Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in same sc and in each
of next 4 sc, 2 sc in each of next 4 sc, sc
in each of next 58 sc, 2 sc in each of next
4 sc, sc in each of next 53 sc; join with a
slip st in first sc - 132 sc.
Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc in each sc around; join
with a slip st in first sc.
Rnds 8-12: Rep Rnd 7.
Rnd 13: Ch 3, 2 dc in same sc, *skip next
2 sc, sc in next sc, ch 5, skip next 5 sc,
sc in next sc, skip next 2 sc, 5 dc in next
sc, rep from * 10 times, skip next 2 sc, sc
in next sc, ch 5, skip next 5 sc, sc in next
sc, sk next 2 sc, 2 dc in same sc as beg
ch-3 made; join with a slip st in 3rd ch of
beg ch-3.
Rnd 14: Ch 1, sc in same ch as joining,
*ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, skip next 2
dc, sc in next dc; rep from * 10 times; ch
5, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, skip next 2 dc,
join with a slip st in first sc.
Rnd 15: Slip st in next 2 dc and in next 2
chs of next ch-5, sc in same ch-5 sp; * 5
dc in next sc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sc
in next ch-5 sp, rep from * 10 times, 5 dc
in next sc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5; join
with a slip st in first sc.
Rnd 16: Slip st in next 3 dc, ch 1, sc in
same dc as last sl st made, * ch 5, sc in
next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk next 2 dc, sc in next
dc; rep from * 10 times; ch 5, sc in next
ch-5 sp, ch 5; join with a slip st in first sc.
Rnd 17: Slip st in next 2 chs of next ch-5,
ch 1, sc in same ch-5 sp; * 5 dc in next
sc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sc in next
ch-5 sp, rep from * 10 times, 5 dc in next
sc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5; join with a slip
st in first sc.
Rnds 18 - 37: Rep Rnds 14 - 17 five times
more.
Top Band:
Rnd 38: Slip st in next dc, ch 1, sc in
same dc; 5 sc in next ch-5 sp, sk next sc,
* sc in each of next 5 dc, 5 sc in next ch-5
sp, skip next sc; rep from * around; join
with a slip st in first sc - 110 sc.
Rnd 39: Ch 1, sc in each sc around; join
with a slip st in first sc.
Rnds 40 - 44: Rep Rnd 39.
Handles:
Rnd 45: Ch 1, sc in each of first 15 sc, ch
28, skip next 20 sc, sc in each of next 35
sc, ch 28, skip next 20 sc, sc in each of
next 20 sc; join with a slip st in first sc.
Rnd 46: Ch 1, sc in each sc and in each
ch around; join with a slip st in first sc.
Rnd 47: Ch 1, sc in each sc around; join
with a slip st in first sc.
Rnds 48 – 52: Rep Rnd 47.
Fasten off.
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