"Fanny Packs Are Back" Crochet A Long | Posh Pooch Designs

"Fanny Packs Are Back" Crochet A Long 

Crochet Pattern By Sara Sach of  

Posh Pooch Designs

I originally designed this Crochet Pattern in 

August 2013. It is going to be great fun to bring it 

back as a Crochet Along.
Come Crochet With Us!

If you are not into Fanny Packs, 
it makes a very nice over the should bag.

The Crochet A Long Last 5 Days.

Each Day I will post a Part of the Crochet Pattern, pictures of the Pattern and a Video.

Fanny Pack's Are Back Crochet Pattern 
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Skill level - Easy

Materials:

Hook - H / 5.00 mm

Yarn needle

2   - 1 to 2 inch buttons

2  - 1 inch D rings

Yarn -  2.5 oz of Med (4) Any blend (Cotton, Acrylic)

 Stitches:

Chain (ch)

Single Crochet (sc)

Half double Crochet (hdc)

Stitch 2 Half Double Crochets Together (hdctog)

Size: measures approximately 6 X 11 X 2

Gauge:

1 inch = 4 chs

1 inch = 4 hdc

Step 1- Body of the Bag –
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R: 1 - With C1,  Ch 29, 1 hdc in the 2nd ch from the hook, 1 hdc each ch, ch 2 turn.

 (28 hdc)

R: 2 – 1 hdc each St, ch 2 turn. (28 hdc)

R: 3 -R: 28  - Repeat R: 2

Do not tie off

Step 2  - Bag Flap

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R: 29 - 1 hdctog  the 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in the next 24 hdc, 

1 hdc with the last 2 hdc, ch 1 turn (26 hdc)

R: 30 - 1 hdctog the 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in the next 22 hdc,

 1 hdc with the last 2 hdc, ch 1 turn

 (24 hdc)

R: 31 - 1 hdctog the 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in the next 20 hdc,

 1 hdc with the last 2 hdc, ch 1 turn

 (22 hdc)

R: 32 - 1 hdctog the 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in the next 18 hdc, 

1 hdc with the last 2 hdc, ch 1 turn

 (20 hdc)

R: 33 - 1 hdctog the 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in the next 16 hdc,

 1 hdc with the last 2 hdc, ch 1 turn (18 hdc)

R: 34 - 1 hdctog the 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in the next 14 hdc, 

1 hdc with the last 2 hdc, ch 1 turn (16 hdc)

R: 35 - 1 hdctog the 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in the next 12 hdc, 

1 hdc with the last 2 hdc, tie off weave in your ends. (14 hdc)

Step 3 -Side Panels , Make 2 with C1 
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R: 1 - Ch 6, skip first ch, 1 hdc in each ch, ch1 turn. (5 hdc)

R: 2 – 1 Hdc in each hdc , ch1, turn (5 hdc)

R: 3 – R: 10  -  Repeat R: 2, tie off after R: 47  (5 hdc)

Line up The Side panel to the bottom of the side of the bag and sew in place.

by sewing up the side, then across bottom and down the other side.

Repeat on the other side of bag.

Step 4-Trim And Straps.

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Trim: With C2, join yarn at the right inside corner of the bag, 

sc around the top of the bag, and around the flap of the bag till you reach

 the center of the flap, ch 8, join ch to the last sc, (this makes your button hole)

 sc the rest of the way around bag flap, and around the tip of bag, 

join to the sc were you started. Ch1.

Turn, working across the front of the bag, sc in each sc, 
till you reach the ch8 sp, 8 sc in the ch8 sp,
Sc i each sc, join, tie off, weave in your ends.

Straps:  with C2

Strap 1 -

R: 1 - Ch 4, 1 hdc in the 2nd ch from the hook, 1 sc in the next 2 chs, ch 1 turn (3 hdc)

R: 2 - 1 hdc in each hdc, ch 1 turn (3 hdc)

R: 3 - 35 - Repeat R: 2  leaving a 12 inch tail for sewing in place.

Strap 2 -

R: 1 - Ch 4, 1 hdc in the 2nd ch from the hook, 1 sc in the next 2 chs, ch 1 turn (3 hdc)

R: 2 - 1 hdc in each hdc, ch 1 turn (3 hdc)

R: 3 - 40 - Repeat R: 2  leaving a 12 inch tail for sewing in place.

R: 41 -  Repeat R: 2,leaving a 12 inch tail.

Fold end of the strap over the 2 D rings and sew in place

Place end of strap even with the top of the side panel and sew in place securely.

Repeat for the other side.

Step 5 Flower And Buttons –

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With C2, ch3, 10 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, 

join to 1st sc with a sl st to form a circle.

Ch 10, sl into the next sc, *ch 10, sl st into the next sc* 

Repeat from * to * 8 more times to form 10 petals,

 sl st into the 1st sl, tie off.

Place the button into the center of the flower, 

sew on to the bottom right side of the bag.

Sew Button onto the center front of the bag,

 lined up with the buttonhole on the flap.

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