This pretty tote bag is perfect for summer shopping, featuring a stylish graduated colour effect that can only be achieved through Tunisian Crochet.

All the pieces of the bag are worked flat, with the base and body being the same piece (you begin with the base and then chain to the right of your work to make the body).

Size
Depth = 31cm/12.25 inches
Width of longer sides = 35cm/ 13.75 inches
Width of shorter sides = 9cm/3.5 inches
Width of handles = 4cm/2 inches
Length of handles = 46cm/18 inches

Materials
5.5mm Tunisian crochet hook
170 yardsDK black (A)
155 yards DK Dark shade of featured colour (B)
155 yards DK Medium shade of featured colour (C)
200 yards DK Light shade of featured colour (D)

Techniques
Working Tunisian Crochet
Changing colour at the beginning and end of a Return Row