Author: Jeanne Wendland (MamaBean) 2011

Slouchy Hobo Style Bag

Body (Join after each round)

ch 6, join to form ring

Rnd 1. sc 10 in ring

Rnd 2. sc twice in each st around

Rnd 3. *2dc in next st, dc* repeat around

Rnd 4. *2dc in next st, dc in next 2 st* repeat

Rnd 5. *2 dc in next st, dc in next 3 st* repeat

Rnd 6. *2 dc in next st, dc in next 4 st* repeat, turn

Rnd 7. sc around, turn

Rnd 8. *2 dc in next st, dc in next 4 st* repeat (may end with 2 dc left over)

Rnd 9. *2 dc BLO in next st, dc BLO in next 4 st* repeat

Rnd 10. *2 dc in next st, dc in next 4 st* repeat

Rnd 11.-13. sc around

Rnd 14.-16. hdc BLO around

Rnd 17.-20. dc around, turn after 20

Rnd 21. dc around, turn

Rnd 22.-24. hdc BLO around

Rnd 25. *dc, ch1,skip next st* repeat

Rnd 26. fan stitch 5dc

Rnd 27. sl st to top of fan, ch4 sc in top of fan

Rnd 28. dc, ch1 as in row 25

Rnd 29. dc around

Rnd 30.-31. dc BLO around

Rnd 32. hdc BLO around

Rnd 33.-34. hdc around

Rnd 35.-37. *front post dc x4, back post dc x4* around

Rnd 38.-40. hdc

Handle (turn after each row):

Row 1. dc 17,

Row 2. dc, dec 1 (16 dc)

Row 3. dc 16

Row 4. dc, dec 1 (15 dc)

Row 5. dc 15

Row 6. dc, dec 1 (14 dc)

Row 7. dc, dec 1 (13 dc)

Row 8. dc, dec 1 (12 dc)

Row 9-14. dc 12

Author: Jeanne Wendland (MamaBean) 2011

Row 15. dc, dec 1 (11 dc)

Row 16-17. dc 11

Row 18. dc, dec 1 (10 dc)

Row 19-23. dc 10

Row 24. dc, dec 1 (9 dc)

Row 25-26. dc 9

Row 27. dc, dec 1 (8 dc)

Row 28-29. dc 8

Row 30. dc, dec 1 (7 dc)

Row 31-70. dc 7

Row 71. dc, inc 1 (8 dc)

Row 72-73. dc 8

Row 74. dc, inc 1 (9 dc)

Row 75-76. dc 9

Row 77. dc, inc 1 (10 dc)

Row 78-82. dc 10

Row 83. dc, inc 1 (11 dc)

Row 84-85. dc 11

Row 86. dc, inc 1 (12 dc)

Row 87-91. dc 12

Row 92. dc, inc 1 (13 dc)

Row 93. dc, inc 1 (14 dc)

Row 94. dc, inc 1 (15 dc)

Row 95. dc 15

Row 96. dc, inc 1 (16 dc)

Row 97. dc 16

Row 98 dc, inc 1 (17 dc)

fasten to other side of bag (21 st away from other side) sc around each opening to reinforce (I did two rows) Some notes about the pattern: This is written mostly as I write my personal notes. There are things done on this pattern that are completely unnecessary (round 20 and 21, for example, do not need to be turned after the round.) I just wanted to see if these things would change the overall texture of the fabric. I did indeed chain 1, 2, or 3 at the start of each new round or row, depending on which stitch was being used in the row. Most important, for some reason parts of the bag “grew” in number of stitches, probably because I was watching TV at the time and not paying enough attention. I simply randomly decreased on a couple rows to make it smaller again. Also, the increases and decreases on the handle were done as close to the middle as possible.