Little Chevron Bag

• US — I, 5.5 mm hook
• Main Color: 80 yds Worsted or Aran weight yarn (I Love This Yarn in Royalty Sparkle shown)
• Contrast Color: 40 yds Worsted or Aran weight yarn (Loops & Threads Impeccable in White shown)
• Note: Do not break the yarn after each color change, just keep it on the inside of the bag and pick it up again when you switch colors.
• Videos for all the stitches used in this pattern, including the seamless join, can be found on the video tutorials page.

Instructions:

Row 1: Using Main Color, ch 24. Hdc in 2nd ch from hook, and in each st to end. Turn. (23 hdc)
Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in each st to end. Turn. (23 hdc)
Row 3: Ch 1, hdc in each st to end. Moving around to the side, hdc in the side of Row 1 and Row 2. Continuing around, hdc in each st of opposite side of starting ch and in opposite ends of Row 1 and Row 2. Join to first hdc with a sl st to start working in the round (no more turning). (50 hdc)
Round 4: Ch 3, trc in the first st, then dc in the next 2 sts, hdc in the next st, sc in the next 3 sts, hdc in the next st, and dc in the next 2 sts. Repeat this series, [trc, dc 2, hdc, sc 3, hdc, dc 2] 4 more times. Join to first trc with a sl st using Contrast Color. (50 sts)
Round 5: Ch 3, dc in the first st. [Dc in the next 3 sts, dc3tog over the next 3 sts, dc in the next 3 sts, work 3 dc in the next st] 5 times, ending the last repeat with 1 dc in the same st as the ch 3 and first dc. Join to top of ch 3 with a sl st using Main Color. (50 dc)
Round 6: Repeat Round 5 with Main Color, joining last st to ch 3 with Contrast Color.
Round 7: Repeat Round 5 with Contrast Color, joining last st to ch 3 with Main Color.
Round 8: Repeat Round 5 with Main Color, joining last st to ch 3 with Contrast Color.
Round 9: Repeat Round 5 with Contrast Color, joining last st to ch 3 with Main Color.
Round 10: Ch 1. [Sc in the first 2 sts, then hdc in the next st, dc in the next 2 sts, trc in the next st, dc in the next 2 sts, hdc in the next st, sc in the next st] 5 times. Join with a sl st to first sc. (50 sts)
Round 11: Ch 1, sc in each st to end. Join with a sl st to first sc. (50 sc)
Round 12: Repeat Round 11.
Round 13: Ch 1, sc in the next 8 sts. Ch 12, skip 12 sts, sc in the next 13 sts. Ch 12, skip 12 sts, sc in the last 5 sts. Join to first sc with a sl st. (26 sc and 24 ch)
Round 14: Ch 1, sc in each st and ch to end. Join with a sl st to first sc. (50 sc)
Round 15: Ch 1, sc in each st to end. (50 sc) Break yarn and use seamless join to finish off. Weave in ends.

This weekend I'm making a kitchen full of tasty treats for coworkers, teachers, and family. For the teachers, the Tasty Little Chevron Bags will get stuffed with treats, and decorated with a crocheted ornament! This year I'm making the Cedar Rapids Snowflake pattern. Add an ornament hook, and here's what they look like together: