The Best Crochet Walker Organizer

MATERIALS:

• Red Heart Soft: 1 ball each
  • A: 9518 Teal
  • B: 9522 Leaf
  • C: 9870 Deep Sea
• Susan Bates Crochet Hook: 4mm [G-6 US]
• Yarn Needle
• Locking Stitch Markers or Seaming Pins
• 4 1/2" (11.5 cm) of 3/4" (2 cm) Wide Sew-on Velcro Sewing Needle
• Matching Thread

SIZE: Bag measures 14" wide x 13" long (35.5 x 33 cm) with flaps folded over

GAUGE: 16 sts = 4" (10cm); 16 rows = 4" (10 cm) in single crochet

NOTES:

1. Bag is made in panels worked back and forth in rows and joined together to form pockets.
2. Backstitching vertically across rows creates pockets of varying sizes. 
3. Velcro® fasteners are sewn to flaps to secure bag around the bar of a walker. 
4. At the beginning of each row on Panels 2 and 3, draw up first chain to height of half double crochet or double crochet stitch. This first chain does not count as a stitch; do not work into this chain at the end of a row. Work first stitch of each row in last stitch of previous row.

Special Stitches:

• sc2tog = [Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop] twice, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
• Join with sc = Place a slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through both loops on hook.
   

ORGANIZER
Panel #1

1. With A, ch 53.
2. Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn—52 sc.
3. Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.Repeat Row 2 until piece measures 6” (15 cm). Fasten off.

Panel #2

1. With B, ch 53.
2. Row 1: Hdc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn—52 hdc.
3. Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in each hdc across, turn.Repeat Row 2 until piece measures 9½” (24 cm). Fasten off.

Panel #3

1. With C, ch 53.
2. Row 1: Dc in 3rd ch from hook (beginning ch counts as first dc) and each ch across, turn—52 dc.
3. Row 2: Ch 1, dc in each dc across, turn.Repeat Row 2 until piece measures 12” (30.5 cm) ending on wrong side row. Do not fasten off.
4. Note: The three flaps that follow are added to the top edge of Panel #3. 

Flap #1

1. Row 1: Ch 1, dc in first 8 dc; leave remaining sts unworked, turn—8 dc.
2. Rows 2–6: Ch 1, dc in each dc across, turn. Fasten off.

Flap #2 

1. With right side facing, skip next 14 dc from last flap and join C with slip st in next st.
2. Row 1: Ch 1, dc in same st as join, dc in next 7 dc; leave remaining sts unworked, turn. 
3. Rows 2–6: Ch 1, dc in each dc across, turn.Fasten off.

Flap #3 

1. With right side facing, skip next 14 dc from last flap and join C with slip st in next st.
2. Row 1: Ch 1, dc in same st as join, dc in last 7 dc, turn. 
3. Rows 2–6: Ch 1, dc in each dc across, turn. Fasten off.

FINISHING 
Joining Panels

1. Lay panel #2 on panel #3 with side and lower edges matching. Lay panel #1 on panel #2 in same manner. Hold panels together with locking stitch markers or seaming pins.
2. Round 1 (right side): With right side of first row facing, insert hook through all thicknesses and join A with sc in opposite side of last foundation ch; working across ends of rows and through all thicknesses, sc 22 sts evenly across panel #1, sc 10 sts evenly across panel #2, sc 12 sts evenly across panel #3 to first row of flap #1, *sc 9 sts evenly across ends of rows of first side of flap, 3 sc in first st, sc in next 6 sts, 3 sc in last st, sc 9 sts evenly across ends of rows of other side of flap**, sc2tog over same st as last sc and first st after flap, sc in each st to last st before next flap, sc2tog over last st and end of first row of next flap; beginning in same row as last st made, repeat from * twice ending at **; continuing across ends of rows and through all thicknesses, sc 12 sts evenly across panel #3, sc 10 sts evenly across panel #2, sc 22 sts evenly across panel #1; working in opposite side of foundation ch and through all thicknesses, 3 sc in first ch, sc in each ch across to first sc, 2 sc in same ch as first sc; join with slip st in first sc—262 sc.
3. Round 2: Slip st in each sc around; join with  slip st in first slip st. Fasten off.

Pockets

1. With right side facing, place stitch markers or seaming pins on 19th and 29th sts from right edge. Place additional markers or pins on same sts across various rows as a sewing guideline. 
2. With A and working through all thicknesses, backstitch over the 19th st of each row from bottom edge to top edge of panel #1. Secure and cut yarn.
3. With B and working through all thicknesses, backstitch over 19th st of each row of panel #2. Secure and cut yarn. 
4. With A and working only through panels #1 and #2, backstitch over 29th stitch of each row of panel #1. Secure and cut yarn.

Flaps

1. Cut three 1½” (4 cm) lengths of Velcro®. 
2. With sewing needle and thread, sew Velcro to wrong side of flaps and top of panel, leaving sufficient room to wrap around the bar of a walker.
3. Weave in ends.