Sweet Tooth Candy Bag
Keep your Valentine's Day candy in a safe spot with this Sweet Tooth Candy Bag. Worked in pink and purple yarn, this free crochet pattern is the perfect little bag to make this February. It's just the right size to hold your favorite candy (6 inches by 6 inches), and it also has a zipper to keep the contents safe and secure. This cute little crocheted bag would also make a nice homemade gift idea for your own Valentine this year. Fill it with your favorite candy, or any other sweet treat you choose.
Crochet HookG/6 or 4 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
MATERIALS
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Lily Sugar 'n Cream (70 g/2.5 oz;109 m/120 yds), 1 skein each:
Main Color (MC) Hot Pink (01740)
Contrast A Soft Violet (00093)
Contrast B Rose Pink (00046) - Size 4 mm (U.S. G or 6) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.
- 5" zipper.
SIZE
Approx 6" x 6" [15 x 15 cm].
GAUGE
15 sc and 16 rows = 4" [10 cm].
INSTRUCTIONS
Back
**With MC, ch 2.
1st row: (WS). 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Turn.
2nd row: Ch 1. (1 sc. 5 dc. Drop loop from hook. Insert hook into first dc and
draw dropped loop though – popcorn made. 1 sc) all in next sc. Turn.
3rd row: Ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in next popcorn. 2 sc in last sc. Turn.
4th row: Ch 1. (1 sc. Popcorn) in first sc. 1 sc in next sc. Popcorn in next sc. 1 sc in next sc. (Popcorn. 1 sc) in last sc. Turn.
5th row: Ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in each st to last sc. 2 sc in last sc. Turn.
6th row: Ch 1. (1 sc. Popcorn) in first sc. (1 sc in next sc. Popcorn in next sc) 3 times. 1 sc in next sc. (Popcorn. 1 sc) in last sc. Turn.
7th row: As 5th row.
8th row: Ch 1. (1 sc. Popcorn) in first sc. (1 sc in next sc. Popcorn in next sc) 5 times. 1 sc in next sc. (Popcorn. 1 sc) in last sc. Turn.
9th row: As 5th row.**
10th row: Ch 1. (1 sc. Popcorn) in first sc. (1 sc in next sc. Popcorn in next sc) 7 times. 1 sc in next sc. (Popcorn. 1 sc) in last sc. 19 sts. Turn.
11th row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each st across. Turn.
12th row: Ch 1. (1 sc in next sc. Popcorn in next sc) 9 times. 1 sc in last sc. Turn.
13th row: As 11th row.
***Shape top right: 1st row: Ch 1. (1 sc in next sc. Popcorn in next sc) 4 times.1 sc in next sc. Turn. Leave rem sts unworked.
2nd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each of next 7 sts. Draw up loop in each of next 2 sts. Yoh and draw loop through all loops on hook – sc2tog made. Turn.
3rd row: Ch 1. Sc2tog. (Popcorn in next sc. 1 sc in next sc) twice. Sc2tog. Turn.
4th row: Ch 1. Sc2tog. 1 sc in each of next 2 sts. Sc2tog. Fasten off. Shape top left: 1st row: With RS facing, miss next unworked st and join MC with sl st in next st. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp as last sl st. (Popcorn in next sc. 1 sc in next sc) 4 times. Turn.
2nd row: Ch 1. Sc2tog. 1 sc in each of next 7 sts. Turn.
3rd row: Ch 1. Sc2tog. (1 sc in next sc. Popcorn) twice. Sc2tog. Turn.
4th row: Ch 1. Sc2tog. 1 sc in each of next 2 sts. Sc2tog. Fasten off.***
FRONT LOWER HALF
Work from ** to ** as given for Back.
Fasten off.
FRONT UPPER HALF
With MC, ch 20.
1st row: (WS). 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each ch to end of chain. Turn. 19 sc.
2nd row: Ch 1. (1 sc in next sc. Popcorn in next sc) 9 times. 1 sc in last sc. Turn.
3rd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each st across. Turn.
Work from *** to *** as given for Back.
ZIPP ER TOGGLE
With B, ch 2.
1st rnd: (2 sc. 1 hdc. 1 sc. 1 hdc. 1 sc) in 2nd ch from hook. Join with sl st to first sc.
2nd rnd: Ch 1. (1 sc. Ch 1. 1 sc) in first sc. (1 sc. 1 hdc) in next sc. 4 dc in next hdc. Place marker on 2nd dc. Sl st in next sc. 4 dc in next hdc. (1 hdc. 1 sc) in next sc. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.
Join B with sl st at marked dc. Ch 2. Fasten off leaving long tail. Using yarn tail, attach to zipper pull.
FINISHING
Sew zipper to Front Upper Half and Front Lower Half.
With WS tog and working through both thicknesses, join A with sl st at bottom point of Heart.
1st rnd: Ch 1. (2 sc. Ch 4. Sl st in 4th ch from hook – picot made. 2 sc) in same sp as sl st. Working up side of Heart, *1 sc in next row end. Picot. 1 sc in next row end.* Rep from * to * until center st at top of Heart. (1 sc. Picot. 1 sc) in center st. Rep from * to * around. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.