Edda Bag

Bag: (băg) n.
A container of flexible material, such
as paper, plastic, or leather, that is
used for carrying or storing items.

5 MM
6 UK
H-8 US
X2

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 YOU WILL NEED
- 2 skeins of The Pima Cotton from We Are Knitters (100g)

- One 5 mm / H-8 US / 6 UK hook

- One sewing needle to finish and connect your pieces

These are the stitches and techniques you’ll need to complete

this project:

1. Chains

2. Single crochet*

3. Work into chain space*

4. Skip stitches*

5. Work in spiral*

6. Decrease*

7. Weave ends in and finish

* These techniques are explained in the introduction.

Tutorials for many of these stitches and techniques can be found

on our website, make sure to watch them and practice.

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 GAUGE

Take time to save time! Spend 10 minutes Ultimately, knitting is an art, not a science
making your sample ahead of time, to and you aren’t a machine; so it’s normal to
prevent having to adjust your pattern after have a small variation of 1-3 cm in the end.
you’ve already begun, which can take hours
or days to change, especially if you have to You can find more information about creating
start over completely. a tension sample in our blog post “How to
measure a tension sample” that you
The tension sample is the tension will find on our web site weareknitters.com
recommended for your project. It is very
important to make a tension sample in
a 10x10 cm (4”x4”) area, where you can
count the number of rows and stitches that
CROCHET the gauge in:
fit in order to ensure that your tension is
correct for the project. With this method,
your measurements will correspond with the Lace stitch
specifications in the schematic.
10 X 10 cm

If your sample is smaller than recommended,

4” x 4”
5

8 rows
try to knit more loosely. If your sample is
larger than recommended, try to knit more 4 arcs
tightly.

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 INTRODUCTION

This project is crocheted in one piece widthwise. Once Skip stitches: to skip a stitch do not work into the stitch
finished a border and handles are added worked in of the previous row.
spiral.
Work in spiral: to work in spiral do not turn your work.
Before beginning it is important that you know how to do When you finish a row continue working in the same
the following techniques: direction into the first stitch of the previous row.

Single crochet: insert the crochet hook into the stitch of Decrease in single crochet: to decrease you have to
the previous row as indicated in the pattern, yarn over. close 2 stitches together as if they were one, this means:
Draw yarn through chain and up onto the working area of insert the hook into the first stitch, yarn over and draw
the crochet hook. You now have two loops on the hook. yarn through. You will have two loops on the hook. Insert
Again, yarn over and draw yarn through both loops on your hook into the next stitch, yarn over and draw yarn
the crochet hook. To start a row in single crochet you through. You will have three loops on the hook. Yarn over
need to chain 1. and draw yarn through the remaining loops on the hook.

Work into the chain space: chain spaces are formed by

one or more chains on a row. To work into a chain space,
formed by chains from the previous row, insert your hook
into the space below the stitches.

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 START CROCHETING
1. Chain 116 chains with your WAK crochet hook. 3. Row 1

2. Work rows 1 to 35 in lace stitch as follows:

Row 1: work 1 single crochet into the 8th chain from your
hook. *Chain 5, skip 3 chains, work 1 single crochet into
the next chain*. Repeat from * to * until the end of the
row. Turn your work.
Rows 2 to 34: *chain 5, work 1 single crochet into the
chain space*. Repeat from * to * until the end of the row.
Turn your work.

Row 35: *chain 4, work 1 single crochet into the chain

space*. Repeat from * to * until the end of the row.

3. Now we are going to work the border of the bag. To
do so, turn your work 90º, so that the left side is now on
top. Without cutting the yarn, continue crocheting in this
direction for rows 1 to 6, as follows:

Row 1: work 1 single crochet into the chain space.

You will have a total of 17 stitches. The border will be
gathered to form the shape of the bag.

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Rows 2 to 6: turn your work, work the 17 stitches in 5. Now we will finish shaping the bag by crocheting the
single crochet*. other two sides and the handles. To do so work in single
crochet in spiral as follows:
*Attention! At the beginning of a row in single crochet
stitch you have to chain 1. This chain counts as the first Round 1: *work 5 single crochets (1 in each of the rows
single crochet stitch in the row. of the border that you just crocheted), 2 single crochets
in each chain space, 5 single crochets along the side of
4. Cut the yarn and repeat step 3 on the other side of the the other border. You will have 66 stitches on this side.
bag. When you finish this side do not cut the yarn, you Chain 60*. Skip the 17 stitches on the top, repeat from *
will continue working with the same yarn. to * on the other side of the bag. We recommend placing
a stitch marker in the first stitch of each round to know
where the round begins.

Round 2: skip the 17 border stitches, work 21 stitches

in single crochet, beginning with the first stitch of the
previous. *Work 12 decreases, work 21 stitches in single
crochet, work 60 single crochets into the chain space*.
Work 21 stitches in single crochet and repeat from * to *.

Rounds 3 to 6: work 1 single crochet into each single

crochet, beginning directly above the first stitch of the
previous round.

6. Once you have finished crocheting the 6 rounds, cut

the yarn leaving a 3 inch (15 cm) tail and pull the yarn
out through the last stitch.

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 JOIN AND FINISH

Once you have finished knitting the bag it will look like
the image in the diagram.

To finish, make a knot and weave in the tail end of yarn

about 3 inches, cut off even with the fabric. Weave in any
loose ends in the same way.

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