Beginner’s Granny Cluster Tote – Lovely handmade tote – great for quick shopping trips or a night out on the town! Crocheted with 100% cotton yarn, the bag is made with easy repetition of granny cluster stitches and could be made with solid or variegated yarn. The perfect pattern for beginners to practice the basic stitches and for advanced crocheters to complete a quick and simple bag.
Materials
Cotton Yarn (#4), approximately 500 yds.
I hook
Size: 10” x 8” (not including handles)
Abbreviations (US terms)
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sp – space
sk – skip
rep -repeat
YO -yarn over
( ) – number of stitches in round
Special Stitches:
2dctog: Yarn over (YO) and insert the crochet hook in next stitch, pull up a loop, (3 loops on hook), YO, pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), YO and insert hook in next st, pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), YO and pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook), YO and pull through all loops on hook (1 loop on hook).
2-dc Cluster: YO, insert hook into st, YO over, bring up a loop (3 loops on hook), YO pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), YO insert hook into the same st, YO bring up a loop (4 loops on hook), YO pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook) , YO and pull through 3 loops (1 loop on hook).
3-dc cluster: YO, insert hook into st, YO over, bring up a loop (3 loops on hook), YO pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), YO insert hook into the same st, YO bring up a loop (4 loops on hook), YO pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook) , YO insert hook into the same stitch, YO bring up a loop (5 loops on hook), YO pull through 2 loops (4 loops on hook), YO pull through 4 loops (1 loop on hook).
Notes:
1. Chains at beginning of rounds do not count as stitches.
2. Join to 1st st at end of rounds.
3. Handle can be made longer by adding chains in round 24.
4. Bag can be made wider by adding more rounds after round 7 (increase rows) or taller by adding more rounds after round 23.
Beginner’s Granny Cluster Bag Pattern
Round 1: ch 3, 12 hdc in 3rd ch from the hook, join (12)
Round 2: ch 2, 2 hdc in each st around, join (24)
Round 3: ch 2, *(2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st), rep from * around, join (36)
Round 4: ch 2, *(2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts), rep from * around, join(48)
Round 5: ch 2, *(2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts), rep from * around, join (60)
Round 6: ch 2, *(2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 4 sts), rep from * around, join (72)
Round 7: ch 2, *(2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 5 sts), rep from * around, join (84)
Round 8: ch 2, work 2dctog : *YO, insert hook into st, YO over, bring up a loop (3 loops on hook), YO pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), YO insert hook into the same st, YO bring up a loop (4 loops on hook), YO pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook) , YO and pull through 3 loops (1 loop on hook), ch 1, skip 1 st, repeat from * around to 1st st, join.
Round 9: sl st to ch-1 sp, ch 2, work 3-dc cluster *YO, insert hook into st, YO over, bring up a loop (3 loops on hook), YO pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), YO insert hook into the same st, YO bring up a loop (4 loops on hook), YO pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook) , YO insert hook into the same stitch, YO bring up a loop (5 loops on hook), YO pull through 2 loops (4 loops on hook), YO pull through 4 loops (1 loop on hook), ch 1, repeat from * in ch-1 spaces around to 1st st, join.
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Round 10: sl st to ch-1 sp, ch 2, work 2-dc cluster, *YO, insert hook into st, YO over, bring up a loop (3 loops on hook), YO pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), YO insert hook into the same st, YO bring up a loop (4 loops on hook), YO pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook) , YO insert hook into the same stitch, YO bring up a loop (5 loops on hook), YO pull through 2 loops (4 loops on hook), YO pull through 4 loops (1 loop on hook), repeat from * in ch-1 spaces around to 1st st, join.
Round 11-20: Repeat rounds (9 & 10).
Round 21-23: ch 1, sc in each st around, join.
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Handles
Round 24: ch 1, *sc in next 22 st, ch 25, sk 20 st, rep from *, join.
Round 25: ch 1, sc in each st and ch-1 sp around, join.
Round 26: ch 1, sc in each st around, join with invisible st.
Note: Crochet another round for a wider handle, if desired.
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Fasten off and weave in ends.
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