Welcome to the first of Jane Crowfoot’s bonus patterns for
the wonderful Spirit of Flora crochet-along. This beautiful,
lined bag is a very portable way to show off some of your
fabulous motifs and crochet skills.

Materials

Yarn to make seven of each
original motif (Merton Abbey
and Marlborough)
For the Joining and Edging you
will need:

Stylecraſt Life DK
75% acrylic/25% wool,
100g/298m/326yds
Yarn A: Aqua 2357 x 1 ball
Yarn B: Caramel 2446 x 1 ball
Yarn C: Cascade 2308 x 1 ball
Yarn D: Cranberry 2319
x 1 ball
Yarn E: Copper 2312 x 1 ball
Yarn F: French Blue 2447
x 1 ball
Yarn G: Parchment 2445
x 1 ball
3.5mm, 4mm & 4.5mm hooks
Yarn needle
Fine sewing needle and
thread
Canvas shopping bag,
52 x 40 x 13cm/20½ x 15¾ x 5in
with long handles (from www.thecleverbaggers.co.uk)

Tension

You need to achieve the correct
tension on the crochet motifs
to make them fi t the canvas
bag lining. If you fi nd your
motifs are coming up too large,
try using a smaller hook. If they
are coming up too small, try
using a larger size.