Sól — Striped Crochet Messenger Bag Pattern

Sól — sun. Védís Jónsdóttir’s messenger bag from Ístex’s Lopi 26 is mainly a crochet pattern: the bag, the strap and the red edging are all single crochet on a 6 mm hook. Only the pockets and the three small flower squares on the flap are knitted, in moss stitch on 5 mm needles. Wide stripes of Álafosslopi in fuchsia, chartreuse, ultra violet, golden and orange rust run down the front and over the flap, a striped strap carries two small pockets, and the bag is lined with fabric and closed with two clasps. One version, one size. Ultra violet (9705) and orange rust (9988) are no longer made; the other four colours still are.

What you get

• The crochet pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
• One size — 28 × 22 × 6 cm
• Crochet instructions for the bag and strap, knitting instructions for the pockets and flap squares
• Yarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: the Sól kit

Yarn used in the pattern (not included)

Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · one size
A 9969 fuchsia heather — 1
B 9965 chartreuse heather — 1
C 9705 ultra violet — 1 · no longer made — the kit uses 1233 space blue, about as bright but clearly bluer, so the stripe reads blue where the photo is purple
D 9964 golden heather — 1
E 9988 orange rust — 1 · no longer made — the kit uses 9971 amber heather, the same rust-orange hue, a little browner and duller
F 0047 happy red — 1

Size
One size: 28 cm wide, 22 cm high and 6 cm deep (11″ × 8¾″ × 2¼″). The pattern gives no strap length (see the FAQ).

Gauge
11.5 sts × 15 rows = 10 cm (4″) in single crochet with a 6 mm hook. The pattern gives no gauge for the small knitted parts.

Needles
6 mm (US J/10) crochet hook — the bag, the strap and the edging are all crocheted with it
5 mm (US 8) knitting needles, only for the small pockets and the flap squares — the pattern does not say which kind; the pieces are 6 to 16 stitches wide, knitted back and forth

You will also need
Lining fabric (the pattern gives no amount) and 2 large clasps, both in the pattern’s list; a sewing needle and thread for the lining and clasps; and a tapestry needle for sewing on the pockets and embroidering the flowers.

How it is made
Mostly crochet. The bag is one long strip of single crochet on a 6 mm hook, worked back and forth from 82 chains: 41 rows in five stripes — 8 rows fuchsia heather (A), 6 chartreuse heather (B), 12 ultra violet (C), 6 golden heather (D) and 9 orange rust (E). Each row runs the whole length of the strip, so the stripes run up and down the front, the bottom, the back and the flap. The strap is a second strip, 162 chains long and 7 rows wide (2 rows chartreuse, 2 fuchsia, 3 golden). Only the small parts are knitted, in moss stitch on 5 mm needles, with stitches picked up from the crochet: a striped pocket on the bag (4 rows happy red, then 6 rows each of fuchsia, orange rust, golden and chartreuse), two narrow pockets on the strap (one orange rust, one ultra violet) and three small squares on the flap, each with a flower embroidered in chain stitch. The strap is joined to the sides of the bag with a happy red single-crochet edge that goes on round the flap, the opening and the strap. A fabric lining is sewn in by hand, and two clasps close the flap.

Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 26 (no. 7), Ístex.

How you get it — the pattern is a PDF in English. It is emailed to you right after purchase; nothing is posted.

Yarn — not included. We sell Ístex lopi by the ball in our yarn shop, or choose the kit, which has this pattern and all the yarn in one parcel.

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