Spice Market Bag

I love this bag! First it works up fast, only uses 2 cakes of yarn and it is sturdy enough you don't need a lining; however if you have small lipsticks and pens etc I would recommend putting them in a zippered pouch. And if you use it for your yarn stash you have an instant travel pillow too!

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Supplies:
2 Caron Tea Cakes or Sprinkles – 6 weight
Double strands
M 9mm Hook
Starting from the bottom up worked in the round.
Start:
With 2 strands CH 22
Row 1: 4 DC in 3rd chain from hook, (= 5DC), 1 DC
in each CH until the last chain. In the last CH 5 DC,
then working in opposite side of CHs DC across and
SS into 3rd CH from beginning.


Row 2: CH 2, 1DC in first ST, 2 DC in next 4 ST, 1 DC
across until the 5 DCs, 2 DC in next 5 ST, 1 DC in
remaining ST, SS to top of CH 2.
Row 3: CH 2, 1 DC in each ST all around.
Row 4: CH 1 in back loops only SC in each stitch
around. SS to CH 1.
Row 5 – 13: CH 2 and DC in each ST around.
Lay back flat and measure from the middle 10 stiches
and mark this will be for the handles.
Row 14: with 10 middle stitches on each side marked
with safety pins or stitch markers.
Begin DC in each ST up to stitch marker, CH 24 and
DC in next ST after the marker, DC in each ST up to
next marker, CH 24, DC in next stitch after marker,
DC across and SS into top of CH 2.
Row 15: CH 1 SC across to CH 24, SC approx. 26 –
28 around chains. I like it to be tight and firm so make
sure it is stitched tight with no gaps, I don’t really
count how many SC I just make sure it is tight. SC in
each ST up to next CH 24 and repeat. SC in
remaining ST, SS to CH 1 and finish off 




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For the closure if you want to use it:
Into the 10 stitches in the back of bag: Count over 3
slipstitch into 4th ST CH 1 and HDC in same ST, HDC
in next 3 ST (4 total) CH 1 Turn and HDC into each
ST to desired length for closing I did 5 Rows.
CH 6 and SS to last ST and fasten off this is the loop
for the tassels.
For the tassels: CH 24 leaving a tail on each end for
threading on the tassels.
Thread the chains to the front of bag in Row 12 into
middle DC.
Make two tassels and attach to each end of chains.

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