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CITRUS SUMMER
SHOPPER
Skill Level Measurements
Advanced Beginner to Pouch
Easy Approximately 5.75 in by 2 in
Gauge Approximately 2 feet long with
24 sts and 28 rows = pouch strap
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4 inches in sc
Bag
Stitches and Abbreviations (US
Approximately 14 in wide when
terms):
gently stretched
MC: Main Color
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Approximately 2 feet long from the
CC: Contrasting Color
top of the handles to the base of
RS: Right side
the bag
WS: Wrong side
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PM: Place marker
Prev: previous Materials
Rep: Repeat Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/4
Beg: Beginning Orange
Rnd: Round (MC) 4 skeins color 30 (Orange)
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Ch: Chain (CC) 1 skein color 33 (Peach)
Sp: Space 1 skein color 04 (Cream)
Lime
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Sl st: Slip stitch
Inc: increase (MC) 4 skeins color 105
Sc: Single crochet (Emerald)
Hdc: Half double crochet (CC) 1 skein color 104
Dc: Double crochet (Shamrock)
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Tr: Treble crochet 1 skein color 04 (Cream)
Dtr: double treble crochet Grapefruit
* *: Repeat instructions inside (MC) 4 skeins color 26 (Dark
asterisks as indicated in the Yellow)
pattern (CC) 1 skein color 45
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Pattern Notes (Candyfloss)
This bag is constructed by making 1 skein color 04 (Cream)
two circles which are crocheted 2.75 mm hook
Darning needle
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together to create the bag pouch.
The mesh bag is then worked Stitch markers
around the inside of the pouch to Scissors
make it fully reversible. There is
no sewing involved in the Optional Materials
construction of this bag, and the Hook and eye bracelet closures (2
type of citrus fruit you'd like to sets)
make is completely up to you. Stainless steel jump rings (6)
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Pouch Front
With Cream, make a magic circle leaving at least a 4 inch tail.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in ring, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (you will work into this
same st at the beginning of the next round and every round throughout the
pattern)
Rnd 2: Ch1 (does not count as a st here or throughout the pattern), inc in
every st around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (12 sts)
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Rnd 3: Ch1, inc in every st around, join CC, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd
(24 sts)
Rnd 4: Ch1, sc around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (24 sts)
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Rnd 5: Ch1, inc in every 2nd st around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (36
sts)
Rnd 6: Ch1, sc around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (36 sts)
sts)
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Rnd 7: Ch1, inc in every 3rd st around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (48
Rnd 8: Ch1, sc around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (48 sts)
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Rnd 9: Ch1, inc in every 4th st around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (60
sts)
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Rnd 10: Ch1, sc around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (60 sts)
Rnd 11: Ch1, inc in every 5th st around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (72
sts)
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Rnd 12: Ch1, sc around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (72 sc)
Rnd 13: Ch1, inc in every 6th st around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (84
sts)
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Rnd 14: Ch1, sc around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (84 sts)
Rnd 15: Ch1, inc in every 7th st around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (96
sts)
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Rnd 16: Ch1, sc around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (96 sts)
Rnd 17: Ch1, inc in every 8th st around, join Cream, sl st in first sc from beg
of rnd (108 sts)
Rnd 18: Ch1, 4 sc, *spike stitch into corresponding sc from Rnd 3 and draw
the loop over your live stitch as show in the photos on the next page, 9 sc*
rep * * until you come to the last 5 Page
sts of2the rnd, 5 sc, sl st in first sc from
beg of rnd (108 sc)
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Fig. 1 Your work should look Fig. 4 Draw your spike stitch
like this at the end of Rnd 17. over your working stitch as
shown.
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Fig. 2 Work 4 sc, the arrow Fig. 5 Work 9 sc, the arrow
indicates the corresponding st indicates the corresponding st
from Rnd 3 that you will work from Rnd 3 that you will work
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your spike stitch into. your next spike stitch into. It
is the 2nd sc to the left of the
prev one worked.
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Fig. 3 Work your spike stitch Fig. 6 Rep around.
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Fig. 7 Your work should look
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like this at the end of Rnd 18.
Rnd 19: Ch1, 3 sc, *hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, 7 sc* rep * * 11 more
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times, 4 sc, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd, join MC (120 sts)
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Fig. 8 The RS of your work Fig. 9 The WS of your work
should look like this at the should look like this at the
end of Rnd 19. end of Rnd 19.
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Rnd 20: Ch1, sc around, sl st in the back loop of the first sc from beg of rnd
(120 sc)
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Rnd 21: Ch1, BLsc around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (120 sc)
Rnd 22-25: Ch1, sc around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (120 sc)
Rnd 26: Ch1, sc around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd, PM in 14th st to the
right of your sl st (120 sc)
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You will now create the opening for your pouch.
PM in 16th st from hook (this includes the sc you sl st’d into at the end of Rnd
26). Both of your stitch markers should be positioned directly above spike
stitches.
Please advise the following photos before proceeding to Rnd 27.
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Fig. 10 Place a st marker Fig. 11 Place a st marker Fig. 12 Both st markers
in the 14th st to the in the 16th st of Rnd 26. have been placed above
right at the end of Rnd spike stitches.
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Rnd 27:
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1. 15 sl st, you will work your last sl st into the st with your st marker. Do
not remove your st marker. (16 sl st created including sl st from end of Rnd
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2. Ch30 and remove your hook.
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3. Place your hook through the st with your rightmost st marker and pull the
working loop of your chain through.
4. Ch1, work 30 sc across your chain.
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5. Work your next sc into the stitch with your leftmost st marker. This is the
same st you chained up from.
6. 90 sc around (120 total sc worked)
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7. Sl st into the first sc from step 4 to end the rnd.
Please advise the photos on the following page demonstrating these 7 steps.
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Fig. 13 Step 1 Fig 16: Step 4
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Fig. 14 Step 2 Fig. 17 Step 5
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Fig. 15 Step 3 Fig. 18 Steps 6-7
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Rnd 28-31: Ch1, sc around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (120 sc)
When you have finished Rnd 31, PM in the 15th st from your ending sl st, this
will be the 16th total st from your hook.
Cut yarn and fasten off.
Pouch Back
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Rep Rnd 1-20 of the Pouch Front. Leave your yarn live.
You will now seam the wedges together by working through the top loop of your
Pouch Back and the full sc st of your Pouch Front. Please advise the following
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photos which will show you step by step how to do this.
Rnd 22: With RS of the wedges facing each other, work as follows:
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1. Ch1 and insert your hook through the top loop of the same st you
chained up from. Next, insert your hook through the full sc st where your st
marker is in the Pouch Front. Complete your sc as normal.
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Fig. 19-20 Step 1
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2. Insert your hook through the top loop of the next st of your Pouch Back
and the next sc of your Pouch Front. Complete your sc as normal.
3. Repeat step 2 around, your work will look like Fig 21 and 22 on the next
page. Sl st in your first sc and leave your yarn live.
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Fig. 21 Fig. 22
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The RS of your work, when the pouch is turned right side out, work should look like the
following pictures. The pouch has been stuffed with polyfil in the example photos to show
details.
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Fig. 23 Fig. 24
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Rnd 23: Ch2 (does not count as dc here or throughout the pattern) *9 dc, (dc, ch1, dc) in
next st* rep * * 11 more times, sl st in first dc from beg of rnd (132 dc, 12 ch1 sp)
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Rnd 24: Ch2, dc around, including into the ch1 spaces, sl st in first dc from beg of rnd
(144 dc)
Rnd 25: Ch2, 10 dc, (dc, ch1, dc) in next st, *11 dc, (dc, ch1, dc) in next st* rep * * 10
more times, 1 dc, sl st in first dc from beg of rnd (156 dc, 12 ch1 sp)
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Rnd 26: Ch2, dc around, including into the ch1 spaces, sl st in first dc from beg of rnd
(168 dc)
Rnd 27: Ch2, 11 dc, (dc, ch1, dc) in next st, *13 dc, (dc, ch1, dc) in next st* rep * * 10
more times, 2 dc, sl st in first dc from beg of rnd (180 dc, 12 ch1 sp)
Rnd 28: Ch2, dc around, including into the ch1 spaces, sl st in first dc from beg of rnd
(192 dc)
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Rnd 29: Ch2, 12 dc, (dc, ch1, dc) in next st, *15 dc, (dc, ch1, dc) in next st* rep * * 10
more times, 3 dc, sl st in first dc from beg of rnd (204 dc, 12 ch1 sp)
Rnd 30: Ch2, dc around, including into the ch1 spaces, join a second strand of yarn and
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sl st in first dc from beg of rnd (216 dc)
You will now begin the mesh portion of the bag. Ensure that you have joined a second strand
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of yarn. You will work the mesh with your yarn held double.
Rnd 31: *Ch8, sc in 6th st from hook* rep * * until you come to the last 5 sts of the rnd,
ch4, dtr in same st from the beg of the rnd where you worked your first ch6 (36 loops
created)
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Rnd 32: *Ch8, sc in next loop* rep * * around until you sc in the last loop of the round,
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ch4, dtr in dtr from the end of the prev rnd
Rnd 33-48: Rep Rnd 32
Cut one of your two live strands of yarn leaving a tail to weave in, you will continue working
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with one strand for the handles.
Handles
Rnd 49: Ch1, 3 sc in every loop around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (108 sc)
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Rnd 50-54: Ch1, sc around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd (108 sc)
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Rnd 55: Ch1, 15 sc, *ch 120, sc in 25th st from last sc*, 29 sc, rep * * 14 sc, sl st in first
sc from beg of rnd (300 sc)
Rnd 56-60: Ch1, sc around, sl st in first sc from beg of rnd
Rnd 61: Sl st in every sc around, cut yarn and fasten off
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Pouch Cord (Optional)
Holding MC double, ch4, tr in 4th ch from hook (loop created), *ch4, tr in loop* rep * *
until the strap measures as long as you like. The example bags feature cords 60 total
loops in length. Cut yarn leaving at least a 6 inch long tail.
Use your ends to seam the strap at either side of the pouch opening on the RS.
Alternatively, if you have the jump rings and bracelet closures from the Optional
Materials list, use these to attach the strap ends as shown and weave in your ends.
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Fig. 25
Your unfolded bag should look like Fig. 26 on the outside, and Fig. 27 on the inside.
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Fig. 26 Fig. 27
I hope you enjoyed the pattern! If you post your finished bag, please feel free to tag
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(written/video/chart/etc). If you sell your bag(s), I just ask that you please credit back
to me as the designer. Thank you!
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