I have made nearly 100 of these adorable little bags. They have always been a great seller for me. The technique is a bit challenging, but well worth the effort. My customers love looking inside to see the matching fabric liner. It also makes a really great gift. This is the revised pattern, as I have improved my technique since writing the first edition. I have also included links to YouTube videos to help with the most difficult portions of the pattern.

Supplies Needed:
-Approximately 150-200 yards of your choice of yarn (I usually use size 4 ww and size 5 bulky weight yarns)
-Suggested hook size on yarn packaging (I use a J 6.0 mm hook)
-Sizes F 3.75 mm and H 5.0 mm hooks for brim rounds
-A matching fat quarter of fabric, or a piece of fabric that is at least 10” x 10” (25 x 25 cm). You can find fat quarters for around $1 at Wal-mart. They are pieces of fabric pre-cut to a quarter of a yard.
-A matching 7” (18 cm) or 9” (23 cm) zipper
-Matching thread for sewing fabric liner
-Approximately 4’ of embroidery thread that matches your zipper color and a sharp ribbon needle (it looks like a yarn needle, only much sharper. It will be used to sew back stitches in the zipper going through the fabric and zipper lip. See photo below.)
-Sewing notions, such as: straight pins, sewing needle, and small hemming ruler (If you are using a sewing machine, you will need both a regular sewing foot and a zipper foot).
-Scissors, stitch marker, tape measure, yarn needle
-Embellishments of your choice, such as beads and tassels. If you follow my beaded tassel tutorial, I also use Monofilament Illusion cord from the bead section at my local craft store. It is for beading jewelry, and it does not stretch.

Terms Used and Abbreviations:
Pattern is written in US terminology.
Beginning - beg
Chain(s) - ch(s)
Fasten Off – FO
Place Marker - PM
Puff Stitch- PS
Repeat - rep
Single Crochet – sc
Skip - sk
Slip Stitch - sl st
Space(s) - sp(s)
Stitch(es) - st(s)
Yarn Over - YO
Special Stitches:

Puff Stitch- Place hook in specified stitch, YO and draw up a loop. {YO, draw up a loop} 3x’s. YO, draw through all 8 loops on hook.

Gauge:
Not necessary due to simple use of st multiples.

Finished Measurements:
You can make your bag to be any size you desire, but I tend to make mine 7” (18 cm) x 5” (13 cm).

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