Crochet Black Sun Pouch

FINISHED SIZE

approx. 7.5 in / 19 cm height (with base sitting flat on surface)
x
approx. 4 in / 10 cm diameter at bottom of bag

MATERIALS

- sport weight mercerized cotton yarn: navy, black, white, brown, tan

- size C (2.75mm) crochet hook

- yarn needle (for weaving in ends)

- scissors or other yarn cutting tool

- wooden beads (optional)

ABBREVIATIONS

ch = chain

sl st = slip stitch

sc = single crochet

dc = double crochet

sc2tog = single crochet 2 sts together

dc2tog = double crochet 2 sts together

BLO = Back Loops Only

sts = stitches

INSTRUCTIONS

When working with two colors, you will be working over the color not being used.
When changing color, finish the last stitch worked in the old color by pulling up a loop of the new color through the last two loops worked.

BAG

With black yarn, ch 2. 6 sc into 2nd ch from hook.

Round 1: *2 sc in next st, repeat from * around. (12 sc)

Place st marker in last st worked. Move st marker up for each round to keep track of where rounds begin and end.

Round 2: *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around. (18 sc)

Round 3: *Sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around. (24 sc)

Begin working over top of brown yarn.

Round 4: *Sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around. (30 sc)

Round 5: *Sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around. Pull up a loop of brown yarn through last 2 loops worked in black yarn. (40 sc)

Round 6: With brown yarn *sc in each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around. (48 sc)

Round 7: *With brown 2sc in next st. With black sc in each of next 5 sts. Repeat from * around. (56 sc)

Round 8: *With brown 2sc in next st, sc in next st. With black sc in each of next 5 sts. Repeat from * around. (64 sc)

Round 9: *With brown sc in next st, 2sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts. With black sc in each of next 3 sts. With brown sc in next st. Repeat from * around. (72 sc)

Round 10: *With brown sc in each of next 5 sts. With black sc in each of next 3 sts. With brown sc in next st. Repeat from * around. (72 sc)

Round 11: *With brown [2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts]twice. With black sc in next st. With brown sc in each of next 2 sts. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 12: *With brown sc in each of next 8 sts. With black sc in next st. With brown sc in each of next 2 sts. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 13: With brown sc in each st around. (84 sc)

Cut black yarn flush (so that no “tail” of yarn is left sticking out).

Round 14: Sc through BLO of each st around. (84 sc)

Begin working over top of navy yarn.

Round 15: At this point, I realized I had 88 sts instead of 84. Not sure if I made a mistake or what. If you have 84 sts, work one round sc in each st around. If you have 88 sts, work: *Sc2tog, sc in each of next 20 sts, repeat from * around. If you have a different number than either 84 or 88, just decrease or increase evenly around so that you end up with 84 total.

Begin working chart, right to left, bottom to top and come back to the instructions at Round 51. OR continue with the written instructions.

Round 16: *With navy sc 1. With brown sc 5. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 17: *With navy sc 2. With brown sc 4. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 18: *With navy sc 3. With brown sc 3. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 19: *With navy sc 4. With brown sc 2. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 20: *With navy sc 5. With brown sc 1. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 21: With navy sc in each st around. (84 sc)

Cut brown yarn flush.

Rounds 22-24: Sc in each st around. (84 sc)

Begin working over top of tan yarn.

Round 25: With navy sc in each st around. (84 sc)

Round 26: *With tan sc 2. With navy sc 4. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 27: *With navy sc 1. With tan sc 2. With navy sc 3. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 28: *With navy sc 2. With tan sc 2. With navy sc 2. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 29: *With navy sc 3. With tan sc 2. With navy sc 1. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 30: *With navy sc 2. With tan sc 2. With navy sc 2. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 31: *With navy sc 1. With tan sc 2. With navy sc 3. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 32: *With tan sc 2. With navy sc 4. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Rounds 33-40: Repeat Rounds 25-32. (84 sc)

Round 41: With navy sc in each st around. (84 sc)

Cut tan yarn flush.

Rounds 42-44: Sc in each st around. (84 sc)

Begin working over top of tan yarn again. (84 sc)

Round 45: Sc in each st around. (84 sc)

Round 46: *With tan sc 1. With navy sc 5. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 47: *With tan sc 2. With navy sc 4. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 48: *With tan sc 3. With navy sc 3. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 49: *With tan sc 4. With navy sc 2. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 50: *With tan sc 5. With navy sc 1. Repeat from * around. (84 sc)

Round 51: With tan sc in each st around. (84 sc)

Cut navy yarn flush.

Round 52: Sc in each st around. (84 sc)

Round 53: Ch 1, Working through BLO, *dc2tog, dc in each of next 4 sts, repeat from * around, sl st in top of first dc. (70 dc)

Rounds 54-57: Ch 2, dc in same st as sl st, dc in each st around, sl st in top of first dc. (70 dc)

Round 58: This is the eyelet round – the round where you will later thread the drawstring through. Ch 2, dc in same st as sl st, dc in next st, *ch 2, skip next 2 sts and dc in next st, dc in each of next 6 sts, repeat from * to last 3 sts, dc in each of next 3 sts, sl st in top of first dc. (54 dc, 8 ch-2 spaces)

Round 59: Ch 2, dc in same st as sl st, dc in each dc, 2 dc in each ch-2 space, sl st in top of first dc. (70 dc)

Rounds 60-61: Ch 2, dc in same st as sl st, dc in each st around, sl st in top of first dc. (70 dc)

Work one round reverse sc for a nice finished edge and fasten off.

Weave in any yarn ends.

DRAWSTRING