For quite awhile now, I have been trying to design some kind of beach / market bag with this Lion Brand Flikka yarn. When I first saw this yarn, I knew I wanted to make a bag of some sort. After some trial and error, I finally came up with my Lake Texoma bag.

I named this bag after our famous our Lake Texoma. I live in southern Oklahoma, probably about 20 minutes from the lake. This bag is perfect to throw your bathing suit, beach towel, and sunglasses in and head out to sun. And, with the bag being 50% cotton, you can even throw wet clothes into the bag and not have to worry about ruining it.

Pattern

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Things you will need:

• 2 skeins Lion Brand Flikka in Keepsake
• J – 6.00mm Hook
• Stitch Marker (if needed)
• Yarn Needle

Notes:

• Bag is worked from the bottom up.
• This is a medium to large sized bag (bag is approx. 14” wide & 15” tall without handles)

Abbreviation:

• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• sc2tog = single crochet 2 stitches together
• mc = magic circle (ring)
• sk = skip
• sp = space
• st = stitch (es)
• Sl st = slip stitch

Go!

Round 1: 10 dc in mc, sl st into 1st st (10)

Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, sl st into 1st st (20)

Round 3: repeat round 2 (40)

Round 4: ch 2, * dc in one st, 2 dc in next st* repeat * to * around, sl st into 1st st (60)

Round 5: ch 2, * dc in 2 st, 2 dc in next st* repeat * to * around, sl st into 1st st (80)

Round 6: ch 2, * dc in 3 st, 2 dc in next st* repeat * to * around, sl st into 1st st (100)

Round 7: ch 2, * dc in 4 st, 2 dc in next st* repeat * to * around, sl st into 1st st (120)

Round 8: ch 2, dc in each st around, sl st into 1st st (120)

Round 9: ch 2, hdc in next st, * ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next st* repeat * to * around until you reach last st, ch 1, sk last st and sl st into 1st st (there are 120 stitches total, 60 chains & 60 hdc)

Round 10: ch 3 (counts as a hdc and ch 1 sp here and throughout) * hdc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1* repeat * to * around, sl st into top of ch 3 (120)

Round 11: sl st into same st again, ch 3, * hdc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1* repeat * to * around, sl st into top of ch 3 (120)

Round 12 – 28: repeat round 11

Round 29: ch 1, sc in each st and ch st around, sl st into 1st st (120)

Round 30: ch 1, * sc in 4 st, sc2tog* repeat * to * around, sl st into 1st st (100)

Round 31 – 33: ch 1, sc in each st, sl st into 1st st (100)

We will make the handles for the bag on this next round

Round 34: ch 1, sc in 25 st, ch 65, sk 25 st, sc in the next 25 st, ch 65, sk last 25 st and sl st into 1st st (180)

Round 35: ch 1, sc in each st and ch st around, sl st into 1st st (180)

Round 36 – 40: ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st into 1st st (180)

Cut yarn and weave in ends