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Materials: Clark's O.N.T. Knitting and Crochet Cotton or J. & P. Coats Crochet Cord, 1 ball of color 84 Beige. Lining material, 5-inch slide fastener. 1 set of 5 celluloid sock knitting needles, 2½ size. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 4.

Cast on 27 sts on each of 4 needles. Working round and round, k 1 row, p 1 row for 4 rows, (garter st). 5th row: * P 1, k 2 together, k 4, thread over, k 1, thread over, k 1, *. Repeat from * to * twice. ** P 1, k 1, thread over, k 1, thread over, k 4, slip 1 st, k 1, put slipped st over k st **. Repeat from ** to ** twice. Then repeat from * to * 3 times and from ** to ** 3 times.

6th row: * P 1, k 2 together, k 7 *. Repeat from * to * twice. ** P 1, k 7, slip 1 st, k 1, put slipped st over k st **. Repeat from ** to ** twice. Then repeat from * to * 3 times, and from ** to ** 3 times. 7th row: * P 1, k 2 together, k 3, thread over, k 1, thread over, k 2 *. Repeat from * to * twice. ** P 1, k 2, thread over k 1, thread over, k 3, slip 1 st, k 1, and put slipped st over k st. ** Repeat from * to * 3 times, then from ** to ** 3 times. On all even rows repeat 6th row.

9th row: * P 1, k 2 together, k 2, thread over, k 1, thread over, k 3 *. Repeat from * to * twice. ** P 1, k 3, thread over, k 1, thread over, k 2, slip 1 st, k 1, put slipped st over k st. ** Repeat from ** to ** twice. Repeat from * to * 3 times and from ** to ** 3 times. 11th row: * P 1, k 2 together, k 1, thread over, k 1, thread over, k 4 *. Repeat from * to * twice. ** P 1, k 4, thread over, k 1, thread over, k 1, slip 1 st, k 1, put slipped st over k st **. Repeat from ** to ** twice. Repeat from * to * 3 times and from ** to ** 3 times. The 12th row completes the pattern.

Work until pattern has been repeated 6 times or until bag is desired depth. Then, to make bag straight across the top, work across the 1st needle, then bind off 1st st on 2nd needle and work across it, following pattern. Bind off last st on 3rd needle, then turn and bind off the 1st st. Work back across the 3rd and 2nd needles, decreasing 1 st at each end until all the sts are bound off. In working back, the k sts of the pattern will be p and the p sts will be k. Repeat across the 1st and 4th needles the same way.

Handles: With the crochet hook, ch 92. Sl st in 2nd ch from hook and sl st in each st of ch. Ch 1, turn. Sl st in each sl st of previous row. Break off. Make another handle and attach to the fastener, 1¼ inches on each side of the center. Sew in fastener to bag, and line with a suitable material.