BAGFront and Back – Make 2 With 1 strand each A and B held together, chain 19. Single crochet in 2nd chain from hook and in each chain across – 18 stitches. Ch 1, turn. Work even in single crochet until there are a total of 18 rows. Fasten off.Finishing Place Front and Back with right sides together. With B only, slip stitch sides and bottom of Front and Back together, matching rows and beginning chain edge. Fasten off. Turn right side out.Handles – Make 2 With A only, chain 4. Keeping all loops on hook, draw up a loop in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th chains from hook – *4 loops on hook. Yarn over, draw through first loop, (yarn over, draw through 2 loops) 3 times – 1 loop remains on hook. Loop on hook counts as first stitch. Skipping first stitch from row below, draw up a loop in center of each of remaining 3 stitches. Repeat from * until Handle measures 13 inches from beginning. Complete last stitch. Fasten off. With sewing needle and thread, sew Handles into long tubes; sew ends to inside of Front and Back as pictured. Cut two 7 inches [18 cm] lengths of A. Sew to inside of center top edges for ties; tie in a bow to close Bag.
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