The "Basket Case" tunisian crochet bag

The "Basket Case" tunisian crochet bag is adjustable in size. Read more about the pattern on www.martinupnorth.com Materials Hook: 7 mm Tapestry needle Stitch marker Button The pattern does not require a special Tunisian crochet hook. Scheepjes Stone Washed XL 70% Cotton x 30% Acrylic, 50 grams/75 meters Yarn A: 3 balls of Enstatite Yarn B: 3 balls of Moon Stone Yarn C: 2-3 balls of Black Onyx (depending on the length of your strap) Abbreviations (US terms) ss: slip stitch ch: chain sm: stitch marker st: stitch tss: Tunisian simple stitch - see Stitch Explanation section inc: increase - see Stitch Explanation section inc2: increase 2 - see Stitch Explanation section dec: decrease - see Stitch Explanation section anchor st: anchor stitch, to connect the rows - see Stitch Explanation section edge st: l stitch worked in the edge - see Stitch Explanation section Rep: repeat RS: right side WS: wrong side PM: place marker Stitch Explanation: Tunisian simple stitch: Insert hook under vertical st. Yarn over. Pull up a loop. Leave loop on hook. Decrease: Made in reverse pass: Yarn over, pull through 3 loops on hook. Increase: Made in forward pass: Insert hook under vertical st again and through the top loop of the reverse pass of the st next to it. Yarn over. Pull up a loop through both loops. Leave loop on hook. Increase 2: Made in forward pass. Yarn over from back side. Leave loop on hook. Anchor st: Insert hook in first st of next row of previous square. Yarn over. Pull up a loop Edge st: Insert hook in last st of row beneath through both loops. Yarn over. Pull up a loop.