The Huggable Tote for 1 cake of Bernat Blanket Perfect Phasing yarn- easy crochet tutorial

An easy tote designed to use one cake of Yarnspirations Bernat Blanket Perfect Phasing super bulky chenille yarn. Download the free crochet pattern PDF on Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...

Finished Size: 18” wide, 11” tall, 2” deep (46 x 28 x 5 cm)

Gauge: 11.5 sts and 10 rows = 4” [10 cm] in sc

Yarn: super bulky

Bernat Blanket Perfect Phasing, 1 cake in the Fuschia colorway
100% polyester; 220 yards [201 meters]/300 grams
Buy the yarn on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3HOWG6a

Hook: 6 mm US size J

Notions: Removable stitch marker, tapestry needle, 59 inches of ¾” wide (150 cm long and 2 cm wide) faux leather strap or additional yarn to crochet the straps.

Faux leather straps on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Suoxh6

Pattern Note: The body of the tote is worked in a continuous spiral from an oval base. Do not slip stitch to join rounds.

Terms (US):
ch: chain. Yarn over and pull through loop on hook.
st: stitch
sc: single crochet. Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch, yarn over, and pull through both loops on hook.

Ch 40.

Round 1: 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook (skipped ch does not count as st), sc in next 37 ch, 3 sc in last ch, sc in next 37 ch working along the other side of the starting ch. (80 sts)

Round 2: (2 sc in next st) 3 times, sc in next 37 sts, (2 sc in next st) 3 times, sc in next 37 sts. (86 sts)

Round 3: (2 sc in next st, sc in next st) 3 times, sc in next 37 sts, (2 sc in next st, sc in next st) 3 times, sc in next 37 sts. (92 sts)

Round 4: sc in next 3 sts, (2 sc in next st, sc in next st) 3 times, sc in next 40 sts, (2 sc in next st, sc in next st) 3 times, sc in next 37 sts. (98 sts)
Rounds 5-26: sc in each st. (98 sts)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Attach the straps
Cut two 29.5” lengths (75 cm) of faux leather. Poke two holes close to the end of the strap, about ½” apart (1.3 cm) apart and centered on the strap. Then poke two more holes about 1.5” (3.8 cm) further up the strap using a hole punch, sharp tool, or hammer and nail.

With a yarn needle and the same yarn used for the bag, sew the strap to the bag through the holes. Sew through each hole twice as shown at the 24-minute mark of the tutorial video. Knot the ends and weave the ends into the bag.

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