​Crochet Sport Style Bag

You’ll need:

5 skeins of blue 100% acryl yarn (50m/50g);

Crochet hook 4,5;

170 cm of black corded silk ribbon 30 mm wide;

Zipper 25 cm long.

Size: 15 x 25 cm.

Instructions

Side

Make double magic ring and crochet around.

1^st row: 6 single crochets in the magic ring (6 sts);

2^nd row: 2 single crochets in every st (12 sts);

3^rd row: * 1 single crochet and 2 single crochets in the next st*; repeat from * to * (18 sts);

4^th row: * 2 single crochets and 2 single crochets in the next st*; repeat from * to * (24 sts);

5^th row: * 3 single crochets and 2 single crochets in the next st*; repeat from * to * (30 sts);

6^th row: * 4 single crochets and 2 single crochets in the next st*; repeat from * to * (36 sts);

7^th row: * 5 single crochets and 2 single crochets in the next st*; repeat from * to * (42 sts);

8^th row: * 6 single crochets and 2 single crochets in the next st*; repeat from * to * (48 sts);

9^th row: * 7 single crochets and 2 single crochets in the next st*; repeat from * to * (54 sts);

10^th row: * 8 single crochets and 2 single crochets in the next st*; repeat from * to * (60 sts);

11^th row: * 9 single crochets and 2 single crochets in the next st*; repeat from * to * (66 sts);

12^th row: * 10 single crochets and 2 single crochets in the next st*; repeat from * to * (72 sts);

13^th row: * 11 single crochets and 2 single crochets in the next st*; repeat from * to * (78 sts).

Cut the yarn, weave in the ends. Make second side in the same way.

Central Part

Make 44 chain sts and work in the 2^nd st from the crochet hook.

1^st row: * 1 single crochet, skip the next chain st, 1 chain st*; repeat from * to *, 1 chain st increase;

2^nd row: * 1 single crochet behind chain sts of the previous row, 1 chain st, skip st*; repeat from * to *, 1 single crochet behind chain sts of the previous row, 1 chain st, skip st*; repeat from * to *, 1 single crochet in the last st of the row with the help of 1 chain st increase.

Repeat the 2^nd row until the length of the detail is 47 cm.

Assembly

Make a ring of corded silk ribbon. Mark the center of ribbon from seam. Sew zipper and sides.