The Waistcoat Bag is 9 ½” long, 3 ¼” deep, and 9” tall. It features an elongated oval base, a dense fabric for the body so that it holds its structure, and self-made 3/8” wide round handles. The size can easily be adjusted by adding or subtracting chains to the base (1 chain equals ¼”), adding or subtracting base rounds (1 round equals ¼”), and/or adding or subtracting rounds to the body.

Yarn – Aran weight cotton,
4 skeins of base color, 5 skeins of contrasting color
Paintbox Cotton Aran (www.lovecrochet.com)
Hook – pointy hooks, Hamanaka Amiami recommended
4.00mm for base and body
3.50mm for handles
Stitch Markers – 2
Tapestry Needle
Scissors
Ultra Stiff plastic canvas or perforated polypropylene 0.0625” thick
Strap Connectors (screw on) (optional)
½”-1” recommended
Etsy (www.etsy.com) and Bringberry Handbag Hardware and
Designs (www.bringberry.com) both have excellent selections