Australian Homespun - February 2016_

Triangles

Work each round in a

different colour. To begin,

wrap the yarn around one

finger four times and work

the first round into the

circle you made.

Round 1– ch 2 (counts as

first tr), 17 tr into the circle,

sl st into top of ch 2 to

complete the round ... 18 tr.

Round 2– Attach a new

colour in any st, ch 3

(counts as first dtr), 1 dtr in

same st, 1 tr in next 4 sts,

2 dtr in next st, ch 5. Rep

for each side of the triangle,

sl st into top of ch 3 to

complete the round ... 8 sts

each side.

Round 3 – Attach a new

colour in any ch 5 point,

ch 2 (counts as fi rst tr), 2 tr,

ch 3, 3 tr into same ch 5 sp,

1 tr in next 8 sts. Rep for

each side of the triangle, sl

st into ch 2 to complete the

round ... 14 sts each side.

Round 4 – Attach a new

colour in any ch 3 point, ch

2 (counts as fi rst tr), 1 tr, ch

3, 2 tr, in same ch 3 sp, 1 tr

in next 14 sts. Rep for each

side of the triangle, sl st

into ch 2 to complete the

round ... 18 sts each side.

Assembly

Base

After making one triangle,

Sue recommends that you

join them as you go by

working a sl st in each

stitch of adjacent triangles

to join them together. Begin

by making the 10-triangle

bag base – Sue chose to

work Round 4 of all these

triangles in the same rust

colour, but this is optional.

As you work each of the

next nine triangles for the

base, work a line of sl st to

join them to the adjacent

side/s of the other triangles

in the lozenge shape. Refer

to the photo and Diagram 1.

Bag sides

Once you’ve completed

the base, add eight triangles

around it to start building

the sides. The fi rst eight

triangles on the base should

look like an elongated star.

In between each of the fi rst

eight triangles, sl st the two

sides of eight more triangles,

pointed ends towards the

Materials

Q 8 ply cotton: 20 balls

in different colours

including black and

white – see Note

Q 4.00mm (UK 8/US 6)

crochet hook

Q Wool needle

Finishedsize:

48 x 60cm (19 x 23^11 ⁄ 2 in)

excluding handles;

weight approx. 410g (13oz)

Note: Read all the instructions

before starting the project.

Correct tension is not vital

for this project – if yours

diff ers from the standard,

your bag would just have

a slightly larger or smaller

finished size. The project

does not take the full 20 50g

balls of yarn, so it makes an

ideal stash buster if you have

part balls of 8 ply knitting

cotton at hand. Australian/

UK crochet terminology

is used; North American

readers should consult

a crochet manual to

ensure they interpret the

instructions correctly.

Abbreviations

ch = chain; dc = double

crochet; dtr = double

treble crochet; rem =

remaining; rep = repeat;

sl st = slip stitch; sp =

space; st/s = stitch/es;

tr = treble crochet

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