A bright little tote bag with a smiling tiger face on the front: a yellow body with brown stripes, a white muzzle with a dark nose, round ears, a red top, a green stripe, sturdy green handles and rows of white buttons along the sides. A fun, reusable wrapping for Christmas and New Year presents – and a sweet little bag for a child afterwards.

An easy pattern by Svetlana Zabelina with step-by-step instructions and photos; all stitches are explained in the pattern. Only the tiger bag is included.

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), using the materials mentioned.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

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Crochet in rows

Crochet in rounds

Single crochet

Half double crochet

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): 15 g white, 15 g brown, 35 g green, 75 g yellow and leftovers of red and black. I used Kable (Moscow Yarn Company, 430 m / 100 g) and Sunny (Troitsk Yarn Company, 425 m / 100 g); the eyes are made with one strand, everything else with two strands held together. You can also use one strand of DK yarn (about 210 m / 100 g), or acrylic yarn.

•    16–20 round white buttons, 10–12 mm.

•    4 round green buttons, 18–20 mm.

•    Steel 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).

18 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.