The Bumble Bag is the perfect addition to your summer handmade wardrobe, just switch out the blue yarn with any colour to fit your taste. Wherever you’re heading, this fabulous tote bag is big enough to fit in all of your essentials as well as your current crochet WIP.

This pattern has a nice and easy 2-panel half-double crochet construction with a fun bumble bee intarsia colourwork design, which is finished with a quick slip stitch seam.

This pattern is perfect for the advanced beginner crocheter with simple stitches and links to full colourwork tutorials included.

MATERIALS
Rainbow Bamboo, Hobbii (4ply, 60% bamboo viscose, 40% cotton, 273 yards / 250 metres, 100g / 3.5 oz)
Deep Teal (37) 2 balls
Curry (20) 1 ball
Black (07) 1 ball
Almond (03) 1 ball
Crochet hook 3 mm (US F/8)
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers

COLOUR CHANGES
I recommend using Intarsia colourwork and making a new bobbin at each colour change for this pattern, here are some links to tutorials on this method:
Written tutorial - Master Graphgan Color Changes Quickly – How To Change Colors On A Crochet Graphgan
Video Tutorial - How To Change Colors On A Graphgan | Step-By-Step Crochet Tutorial

This is a PDF download (including a printer-friendly version), not a physical product.