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Materials:
HIAWATHA Belastraw Art. 35, 3 tubes or Straw-Glo Art. 67, 6 tubes
HIAWATHA Slip-On Bag Frame Art. 6606
Steel crochet hook No. 0

Gauge: 3 star sts =1"

Starting at center ch 5, sl st in 1st ch, forming a ring. Rnd 1—Ch 3, 23 dc in ring. Sl st in top of ch-3. Always work in back loops only of each dc. Rnd 2—Ch 3, dc at base of ch-3, 2 dc in each remaining st (48 sts). Join as before. Rnd 3—Ch 3, draw up loops in 2nd and 3rd ch from hook, draw up loops at base of ch-3 and in next dc, over and through all 5 loops on hook, ch 1—star st made—* draw up loops in ch-1 of star st, in same dc last worked in and in each of next 2 dc; over and through all 5 loops, ch 1. Repeat from * around (24 star sts). Join, sl st back in ch-1 of last star st. Note—All star st rnds are joined in this way. Rnd 4—Ch 3, 2 dc at base of ch-3, * 3 dc in ch-1 of next star st. Repeat from * around. Join (72 sts). Rnd 5—Repeat rnd 3 (36 star sts). Join as before. Rnd 6—Ch 3, dc at base of ch-3, * 3 dc in each of next 2 star sts, 2 dc in next star st. Repeat from * around. Join (96 sts). Rnd 7—Repeat rnd 3 (48 star sts). Join. Rnd 8—Ch 3, 2 dc at base of ch-3, * 2 dc in next star st, 3 dc in next star st. Repeat from * around. Join (120 sts). Rnd 9—Repeat rnd 3 (60 star sts). Rnd 10—Ch 3, 2 dc at base of ch-3, * 2 dc in each of next 2 star sts, 3 dc in next star st, 2 dc in next star st, 3 dc in next star st. Repeat from * around. Join (144 sts). Rnd 11—72 star sts. Rnd 12—Ch 3, 2 dc at base of ch-3, * 2 dc in each of next 2 star sts, 3 dc in next star st. Repeat from * around (168 sts). Rnd 13—84 star sts. Rnd 14—Ch 3, 2 dc at base of ch-3, * 2 dc in each of next 2 star sts, 3 dc in next star st, 2 dc in each of next 3 star sts, 3 dc in next star st. Repeat from * around (192 sts). Rnd 15—96 star sts. Rnd 16—Ch 3, 2 dc at base of ch-3, * 2 dc in each of next 3 star sts, 3 dc in next star st. Repeat from * around (216 sts). Rnd 17—108 star sts. Rnd 18—Ch 3, 2 dc at base of ch-3, * 2 dc in each of next 3 star sts, 3 dc in next star st, 2 dc in each of next 4 star sts, 3 dc in next star st. Repeat from * around (240 sts). Rnd 19—120 star sts. Rnd 20—Ch 3, 2 dc at base of ch-3, * 2 dc in each of next 9 star sts, 3 dc in next star st. Repeat from * around (252 sts). Rnd 21—126 star sts. Beading—Ch 1, sc in same place as joining, * ch 2, sc in next star st. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2, sl st in top of 1st sc (126 spaces). Next rnd—* Sc in next space, sc in next sc. Repeat from * tightly around. Sl st in 1st sc. End off.

Finishing—Holding rods of bag frame securely, unscrew ends, thus releasing rods. Run one rod through first 54 spaces of Beading row, remount rod on frame. Skip next 9 spaces for end of bag, run 2nd rod through next 54 spaces and remount. Adjust fullness and fold gussets to inside.