Two jolly Christmas tote bags: Santa with a pink face, white beard and moustache and a red nose on a bright red bag with green buttons, and a smiling Snowman with coal eyes, a button smile and an orange carrot nose on a light-blue bag with a dark-blue scarf stripe. Fill them with sweets and gifts – a reusable wrapping that becomes part of the present.
An easy pattern by Svetlana Zabelina with step-by-step instructions and photos for both bags; all stitches are explained in the pattern. Make them bigger by using thicker yarn.
This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.
LANGUAGE:
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The pattern is in English.
SKILL LEVEL:
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Easy
FINISHED SIZE:
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Approx. 23 cm (9 inches) high, bottom 4 x 17 cm (1.6 x 6.7 inches); bigger with thicker yarn.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
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Crochet in rows
Crochet in rounds
Single crochet
Half double crochet
Increasing
Decreasing
Slip stitch
Crab stitch
All stitches are explained in the pattern
MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
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• Fingering yarn (100% cotton) – I used Kable by Moscow Yarn Company (430 m / 100 g) and Sunny by Troitsk Yarn Company (425 m / 100 g), two strands held together (one strand for the eyes). Acrylic also works (do not steam it).
• Santa bag: 15 g pale pink, 38 g white, 160 g red, a little black; 16–20 red round buttons (10–12 mm), 4 green round buttons (18–20 mm) and a decorative Christmas button.
• Snowman bag: 6 g blue, 45 g white, 150 g light blue, a little black and orange; 16–20 blue round buttons (10–12 mm), 4 white round buttons (18–20 mm), a decorative Christmas button and 10–12 black half beads (6–8 mm).
• Crochet hooks 1 mm and 2 mm.
ABOUT THIS PATTERN:
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The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).
19 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.
