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Description: What a terrific use for all those 4-ply yarn scraps you’ve been collecting! Edge your squares in black and line the bag with felt for a finished, practical - but pretty - tote bag.

Finished Size: 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches, excluding handles

Materials:

• Lion Brand Wool-Ease medium (worsted) weight yarn (3 oz/197 yds/ 85g per skein): 1 skein #153 black
• Medium (worsted) weight yarn: 100 yds each contrast color - burgundy, light gray, dark gray, light blue, purple, medium blue, lavender, heather red, and turquoise
• Size G/6 (4mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Tapestry needle
• Sewing needle
• Blue sewing thread
• Black U-shaped purse handles; 4 1/4 inches long x 5 1/2 inches wide
• 2 pieces blue felt 13 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
• 2 stitch markers

Gauge: Rnds 1 and 2 = 2 inches; completed square = 4 1/2 inches