Trapeze bag

crochet pattern
 Materials
- 3-4 mm cotton, acrylic or polyester cord 300-350 meters
- hook 5 mm
- scissors, stitch markers, yarn needle
- handles for bag with buttons or sewn ones

For this pattern I used 3 mm polyester cord and a 5 mm crochet

Abbreviations
MR - Magic Ring
ch - chain
dc - double crochet
sl st - slip stitch
[…]*n - repeat the sequence in brackets "n" times
(...) - amount of stitches after the row
pic. - picture

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 Description
Make a Magic Ring.
Step by step guide for making a Magic Ring (MR) can be found on page 12.

Rnd 1: in MR: ch5 (counts as 1dc and a ch2), [ 2dc, ch2 ]*5, 1dc, tighten the ring firmly, sl st in
3rd ch (12) (pic. 1-5)

ch2 space will be referred to as the corner chain space = corner (pic. 5)

1 2 3

4 5

corner

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Rnd 2: begin in the corner: (1sc, ch3, 1dc) 1sc and a ch1 counts as 1dc here and throughout pattern,
dc in the next 2 stitches,
[ in the next corner: (1dc, ch2, 1dc), 2dc ]*5, sl st in first ch of ch3 (24) (pic. 6-12)

Using a needle, weave in the loose thread that began the magic ring between stitches on the wrong side. Cut
off the end (pic. 13)

Rnd 3: begin in the corner: (1sc, ch3, 1dc), 4dc, [ in the next corner: (1dc, ch2, 1dc), 4dc ]*5, sl st (36) (pic. 14)

6 7 8

9 10 11

12 13 14

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Rnd 4: begin in the corner: (1sc, ch3, 1dc), 6dc, [ in the corner: (1dc, ch2, 1dc), 6dc ]*5, sl st (48)

Rnd 5: begin in the corner: (1sc, ch3, 1dc), 8dc, [ in the corner: (1dc, ch2, 1dc), 8dc ]*5, sl st (60)

Rnd 6: begin in the corner: (1sc, ch3, 1dc), 10dc, [ in the corner: (1dc, ch2, 1dc), 10dc ]*5, sl st (72)

Rnd 7: begin in the corner: (1sc, ch3, 1dc), 12dc, [ in the corner: (1dc, ch2, 1dc), 12dc ]*5, sl st (84)

Rnd 8: begin in the corner: (1sc, ch3, 1dc), 14dc, [ in the corner: (1dc, ch2, 1dc), 14dc ]*5, sl st (96)

Cut off the cord, leaving the end about 20 cm. Pull the cord out as shown on pic. 15. Using a
needle close the round as it is shown on pic. 16-17. Hide the end on wrong side and cut it
off.

Crochet two more hexagons using rows 1-8. In these 2 hexagons leave the ends of cord
about 110-120 centimeters (рiс. 22)

15 16 17

18 19 20

11" (29 cm)

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 Put the 1st and 2nd hexagons with the front side as shown on picture 21. Join parts:
work sl st along 1 side through 2 layers (use the end of the 110 cm of cord that you
left on the second hexagon). (pic. 22-24) Make the first and the last sl st in ch of
corner spaces. (pic. 21) You'll have 18 sts in total. Hide the end on the wrong side
and cut it off. (pic. 25-27)

Join the 2nd and 3rd hexagons in the same way (use the end of the 110 cm of cord
that you left on the third hexagon) (pic. 28)

21 22 23
front side
1

2
front side

24 25 26

27 28

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 Square part
Rnd 1 : in MR: ch3 (counts as a 1dc ), 3dc, [ ch2, 4dc ]*3, ch1, tighten the ring firmly, sl st
in 3rd ch (16) (pic. 31-36)

31 32 33

34 35 36

37

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Rnd 2: into the corner just behind: (1sc, ch1, 1dc) 1sc and a ch1 counts as 1dc here and throughout pattern,
[ dc in the next 4 stitches, into the next corner: (2dc, ch2, 2dc) ]*3,
4dc, into the last corner: (2dc, ch1, sl st in ch1 ) (32) (pic. 38-46)

38 39 40

41 42 43

44 30
45 46

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 Using a needle, weave in the loose thread that began the magic ring between stitches on the
wrong side (pic. 47)

Rnd 3: into the corner just behind: (1sc, ch1, 1dc), [ 8dc, into the next corner: (2dc, ch2,
2dc) ]*3, 8dc, into the last corner: (2dc, ch1, sl st) (48)

Rnd 4: into the corner just behind: (1sc, ch1, 1dc), [ 12dc, into the next corner: (2dc, ch2,
2dc) ]*3, 12dc, into the last corner: (2dc, ch2, sl st) (64) (pic. 48)

Leave the end of the cord about 4 meters long. Pull out the cord as shown on picture 49.

Crochet the second square using rows 1-4 (pic. 50)

47 48 49

50

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 ASSEMBLY
Steam the parts. Follow the recommendations for your cord or yarn

Take the part of 3 hexagons and fold it in half, front side outside. Put a square part near as
shown on picture 51. The long end of the cord should be on top. Join the square to the hexagon
with a sl st. One square side has 16 dc. One side of hexagon has 16 dc. Make the first sl st in ch
of the corner spaces (рiс. 52)

Pay attention on how to work in corners, shown on pictures 55-56. Join one ch of the corner with
ch of one hexagon, then join second ch with ch of another hexagon.

Continue work with sl st to the end of square part. (рiс. 57-58)

51 52 53
front
sides

54 55 56

57 58

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Make 5 sl st on sides of hexagones, connecting them (pic. 59)

Hide the end of cord on the wrong side. Cut off. (pic. 60-61)

Join the square part on the other side of the bag. Work in the same way. (pic. 62-63)

Steam the bag. Follow the recommendations for your cord or yarn.

Insert or sew the handles at the top of the bag in the corner spaces. Your bag is
finished! (pic. 64)

59 60 61

62 63 64
front
sides

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 Congratulations
You made a wonderful bag!

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Magic Ring step by step

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