Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD
“AUNT LYDIA’S” HEAVY RUG YARN
1—70 yd. skein each Cerise, Chartreuse, Lilac and National Blue and
“AUNT LYDIA’S” Button and Carpet Thread
1 Spool matching color
2 Dish Cloths
½ yd. Lining Material
½ yd. Buckram
Large Blunt Needle
Cut strands of yarn about 22 inches long. Start weaving at lower edge of
short side of dish cloth. Thread Cerise into blunt needle allowing a 2
inch length at each end for fringe. 1st ROW: Insert needle down 1st mesh
and up next mesh of 1st row, * skip next 4 meshes, insert needle down
next mesh, skip next 4 meshes, insert needle up next mesh, repeat from *
across row ending with skip next 4 meshes, insert needle down next mesh
and up next mesh. 2nd and 3rd ROWS: Repeat 1st row working in next 2
rows of meshes. 4th, 5th and 6th ROWS: With Chartreuse insert needle
down 2nd mesh, * skip next 4 meshes, insert needle up next mesh, skip
next 4 meshes, insert needle down next mesh, repeat from * across row
ending with skip next 4 meshes, insert needle up next mesh. Repeat last
6 rows for pattern working in colors as follows: Lilac, Chartreuse,
National Blue, and Chartreuse. Repeat from beg for color scheme until
bag is completed. Cut 3 inch strands of yarn for lower edge fringe.
Following color scheme tack 3 strands of each color in each stripe
across (tack on wrong side bringing fringe to right side). Work another
section in same manner. Trim fringe evenly.
LINING and HANDLES: Work same as Ripple Tote Bag.