FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
12 inches wide x 14 inches long,
excluding handles
MATERIALS
- Knit One, Crochet Too
Ty-Dy Cotton medium
(worsted) weight cotton
yarn (31/2 oz/196 yds/100g
per ball):
2 balls #289 painted desert - Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge - Tapestry needle
- Purse handles: 1 pair
GAUGE
In dc/sc pattern: 19 sts = 6 inches;
12 rows = 6 inches
Knotted Net Tote
Design by Brenda Bourg
CROCHET WITH A TWIST
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work
progresses.
Chain-2 at beginning of row
counts as first double crochet
unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCH
Love knot (LK): Draw up
lp on hook to 1/2 inch, ch 1, sc
in sp between single and double
strands (to close st—see illu-
stration).
EASY TOTE
Row 1: Ch 38, dc in 3rd ch from
hook (beg sk chs count as first dc),
dc in each ch across, turn. (37 dc)
Row 2: Ch 1, *fpsc (see Stitch
Guide) around next dc, bpsc (see
Stitch Guide) around next dc,
rep from * to last st, sc in top of
last st, turn. (37 sc)
Row 3: Ch 2 (see Pattern Notes),
dc in each st across, turn.
Row 4: Rep row 2.
Rows 5–12: [Rep rows 3 and 4]
4 times.
Row 13: Ch 2, *LK (see Special
Stitch), sk next 2 sc, dc in next
sc, rep from * across, turn.
Love Knot
a
b
c
Love Knot
A
B
C
Rows 14–18: Ch 2, *LK, sk next
LK, dc in next dc, rep from *
across, turn.
Rows 19–66: [Rep rows 3 and 4]
24 times.
Do not fasten off.
Edging
Rotate tote and work in ends of
rows across top edge.
Row 1: Ch 1, evenly sp 74 sc
across. Fasten off. (74 sc)
FINISHING
Block lightly. Sew bottom and
sides tog and attach handles. CW
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