Little Chevron Bag

US — I, 5.5 mm hook
Main Color: 80 yds Worsted or Aran weight yarn (I Love This Yarn in Royalty Sparkle shown)
Contrast Color: 40 yds Worsted or Aran weight yarn (Loops & Threads Impeccable in White shown)
Note: Do not break the yarn after each color change, just keep it on the inside of the bag and pick it up again when you switch colors.
Videos for all the stitches used in this pattern, including the seamless join, can be found on the video tutorials page.

Instructions:

Row 1: Using Main Color, ch 24. Hdc in 2nd ch from hook, and in each st to end. Turn. (23 hdc)
Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in each st to end. Turn. (23 hdc)
Row 3: Ch 1, hdc in each st to end. Moving around to the side, hdc in the side of Row 1 and Row 2. Continuing around, hdc in each st of opposite side of starting ch and in opposite ends of Row 1 and Row 2. Join to first hdc with a sl st to start working in the round (no more turning). (50 hdc)

Pattern Diagram

Round 4: Ch 3, trc in the first st, then dc in the next 2 sts, hdc in the next st, sc in the next 3 sts, hdc in the next st, and dc in the next 2 sts. Repeat this series, [trc, dc 2, hdc, sc 3, hdc, dc 2] 4 more times. Join to first trc with a sl st using Contrast Color. (50 sts)
Round 5: Ch 3, dc in the first st. [Dc in the next 3 sts, dc3tog over the next 3 sts, dc in the next 3 sts, work 3 dc in the next st] 5 times, ending the last repeat with 1 dc in the same st as the ch 3 and first dc. Join to top of ch 3 with a sl st using Main Color. (50 dc)
Round 6: Repeat Round 5 with Main Color, joining last st to ch 3 with Contrast Color.
Round 7: Repeat Round 5 with Contrast Color, joining last st to ch 3 with Main Color.
Round 8: Repeat Round 5 with Main Color, joining last st to ch 3 with Contrast Color.
Round 9: Repeat Round 5 with Contrast Color, joining last st to ch 3 with Main Color.
Round 10: Ch 1. [Sc in the first 2 sts, then hdc in the next st, dc in the next 2 sts, trc in the next st, dc in the next 2 sts, hdc in the next st, sc in the next st] 5 times. Join with a sl st to first sc. (50 sts)
Round 11: Ch 1, sc in each st to end. Join with a sl st to first sc. (50 sc)
Round 12: Repeat Round 11.
Round 13: Ch 1, sc in the next 8 sts. Ch 12, skip 12 sts, sc in the next 13 sts. Ch 12, skip 12 sts, sc in the last 5 sts. Join to first sc with a sl st. (26 sc and 24 ch)
Round 14: Ch 1, sc in each st and ch to end. Join with a sl st to first sc. (50 sc)
Round 15: Ch 1, sc in each st to end. (50 sc) Break yarn and use seamless join to finish off. Weave in ends.

bag with croched snowflake

This weekend I'm making a kitchen full of tasty treats for coworkers, teachers, and family. For the teachers, the Tasty Little Chevron Bags will get stuffed with treats, and decorated with a crocheted ornament! This year I'm making the Cedar Rapids Snowflake pattern. Add an ornament hook, and here's what they look like together: