Make it

You’ll make 6 separate pieces:

• 1 chain for the drawstring

• 1 flat square for the bottom

• 4 granny squares for the sides 

How to make a Foundation Chain (Ch)

1. First make a slip knot.

2. Wrap working yarn around hook (called "yarn over" in written patterns) and pull through the loop on your hook. This is a chain.

3. Make a total of X chains (aka do #2 X times). Try to make the chains all look the same size as you go. If you make a chain that you don't like, just pull your working yarn a little to undo the stitch and try again. When you have X chains that you are happy with, cut your working yarn and pull it through the loop on your hook to make a knot.

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How to Make a Square Piece of Fabric

This will be a flat piece of fabric worked in horizontal rows using the single crochet (sc) stitch. Single crochet is a one of the simplest stitches in crochet and is very common. This piece is the bottom of your bag.

• Ch 12 (make a foundational chain with 12 chain stitches).

• Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and it each chain across, turn your work. (11 total sc made - count your stitches to be sure you have the right amount).

• Make a single crochet by inserting your hook in the "V" of the second chain from your hook, then yarn over and pull a loop of yarn through the V.

• Picture - show the separate stitches to help with counting

• Now that you have two loops on your hook, yarn over and pull through both loops.

• Make a sc in each ch across.

• Row 2: Ch 1, sc in next st and in each across (11 sc).

• Repeat Row 2, 10 more times (12 rows in total) or until work is just over 3 inches tall. Each side should be about the same length (making a square).

 How to Make a Granny Square

This is a flat piece of square fabric worked "in the round" or continuously going around the work instead of turning at the end of a row (think about drawing a spiral). For this we will try a new stitch called “double crochet”.

 You need to make 4 granny squares.

• Ch 3, slip sitch (sl st) in first chain to make a ring.

• Round 1:

  • With Color A, Ch 3, make 2 double crochet directly into the center of the ring.

  • To make a double crochet (dc) first yarn over, then insert your hook in the center of the ring, yarn over and pull through. Now with three loops on your hook, yarn over again and pull through only the first two loops. Yarn over one more time and pull through the last two loops.

  • Once you’ve made 2 dc in the ring, then ch 2.

  • Next make (3 dc in the ring and ch 2). Repeat the steps in ( ) two more times. After that, sl st in the top of the first dc of this round (not the ch 3).

  • Color change: Yarn over color B and draw through the loop on your hook. Pull color A tight so the loop is secure within the stitch. Color B is now your working yarn. Be sure to knot the tails together.

• Round 2:

  • Sl st in next dc, then sl st in to corner space.

  • Ch 3. 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in space.

  • (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in each corner space around.

  • End with sl st in top of first dc. Change colors.

• Round 3:

  • 2 sl st to corner space.

  • Ch 3. 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in space.

  • 3 dc in next space. (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) corner space. Repeat this sequence around, making 3 dc in each normal space and (3 dc, ch2, 3 dc) in each corner space.

  • End with sl st in top of first dc. Optional to change colors again.

• Round 4:

  • Sc in each stitch around, making 2 sc in each corner space.

  • Ch 1 and cut your working yarn, pulling the knot tight.

How to Assemble