Crochet Beach Tote
This crochet beach tote is perfect for all your beach items from a towel to a change of clothes. And if you’re not a beach person, you can always use this for your yarn and other items.
For
The bag is quite large
Red Heart Comfort
Skill Level
Materials
- Yarn: Red Heart Comfort (The yarn comes in large balls and I had yarn left over.)
- Crochet Hook: H/8-5.00MM
- Other: Measuring Tape, Scissors, Yarn Needle.
Measurements
- Gauge: 6 sc sts and 8 sc row = 2"
- Finished Size: Bottom measures about 5.5" by 14" and when standing up it measures between 14" to 15" high.
Abbreviations
- Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
- Dc = Double Crochet
- FO = Fasten Off
- FSC = Foundation Single Crochet
- Hk = Hook
- Lp/Lps = Loop/Loops
- Rep = Repeat
- Rnd/Rnds = Round/Rounds
- Sc = Single Crochet
- Sk = Skip
- Sl St = Slip Stitch
- Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
- St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
- YO = Yarn Over
Special Stitch Instructions
- First FSC: Insert hk into base of last sc by catching the two side bar of the stitch, yo and pull through, yo, pull through 1 lp, yo, pull through both lps.
- FSC: Insert hk into base of last fsc by catching the front bar and the back bump of the stitch, yo, pull through, yo, pull through 1 lp, yo, pull through both lps.
Instructions
- Rnd 1: Ch 31, sc in 2nd ch from hk and in next 28 chs, 3 sc in last ch. Working on opposite side of starting chs, sc in free lps of next 28 chs, 2 sc in last ch; join with sl st to first sc. (62 sts)
- Rnd 2: Ch 1, 3 sc in first st, *sc in next 28 sts, 3 sc in next st, sc in next st*, 3 sc in next st. Rep from * to * once; join with sl st to first sc. (70 sts)
- Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, *3 sc in next st, sc in next 30 sts, 3 sc in next st*, sc in next 3 sts. Rep from * to * once, then sc in last 2 sts, join with sl st to first sc. (78 sts)
- Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, *3 sc in next st, sc in next 32 sts, 3 sc in next st*, sc in next 5 sts. Rep from * to * once, then sc in last 3 sts; join with sl st to first sc. (86 sts)
- Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, *3 sc in next st, sc in next 34 sts, 3 sc in next st*, sc in next 7 sts. Rep from * to * once, then sc in last 4 sts; join with sl st to first sc. (94 sts)
- Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sts, *3 sc in next st, sc in next 36 sts, 3 sc in next st*, sc in next 9 sts. Rep from * to * once, then sc in last 5 sts; join with sl st to first sc. (102 sts)
- Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc in first 5 sts, *3 sc in next st, sc in next 38 sts, 3 sc in next st*, sc in next 11 sts. Rep from * to * once, then sc in last 6 sts; join with sl st to first sc. (110 sts)
- Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc in first 6 sts, *3 sc in next st, sc in next 40 sts, 3 sc in next st*, sc in next 13 sts. Rep from * to * once, then sc in last 7 sts; join with sl st to first sc. (118 sts)
- Rnd 9: Ch 1, sc in first 7 sts, *3 sc in next st, sc in next 42 sts, 3 sc in next st*, sc in next 15 sts. Rep from * to * once, then sc in next 8 sts; join with sl st to first sc. (126 sts)
- Rnd 10: Ch 1, sc in first st and in each st around; join with sl st to first sc. (126 sts)
- Rnd 11: Ch 3 (counts as dc), *sk next 2 sts, (dc, ch 5, dc) in next st, sk next 2 sts**, dc in next 4 sts; rep from * around to last 3 sts ending last rep at **, dc in last 3 sts; join with sl st to first dc (top of ch 3). (14 ch-5 lps)
- Rnd 12: Ch 5 (counts as dc and first ch-2 sp), *sc in next ch-5 lp, ch 2, sk next dc**, dc in next 4 dc, ch 2; rep from * around to last 3 dc ending last rep at **; dc in last 3 dc; join with sl st to first dc (3rd ch). (70 sts and 28 ch-2 sps)
- Rnd 13: Ch 3 (counts as dc), *sk ch-2 sp, (dc, ch 5, dc) in next sc st, sk ch-2 sp**, dc in next 4 dc; rep from * around to last 3 dc ending last rep at **, dc in last 3 dc; join with sl st to first dc (top of ch 3). (14 ch-5 lps)
- Rnds 14-32: Rep rnds 12 and 13 ending with rnd 12.
- Rnd 33: Ch 1, sc in same st as join, *2 sc in ch-2 sp, sc in next sc, 2 sc in ch-2 sp**, sc in next 4 dc, rep from * around to last 3 dc ending last rep at **, sc in last 3 dc; join with sl st to first sc. (126 sts)
- Rnd 34-35: Ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc in next st and in each st around; join with sl st to first sc.
- Rnd 36: Ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc in next 18 sts, *work first fsc in last sc made, fsc 22, sk next 23 sts*, sc in next 40 sts, rep from * to *, sc in last 21 sts; join with sl st to first sc. (126 sts)
- Rnds 37-38: Rep rnd 34.
The crochet bag was fabulous.