The "Basket Case" tunisian crochet bag by Martin Up North

The "Basket Case" tunisian crochet bag

Crochet
May 2025
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 14 rows = 4 inches
7.0 mm
Adjustable
both US and UK
English
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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.