Crochet Sunflower Motif Hobo Bag

There's not much originality in this pattern; it uses a common square patching layout that uses 13 squares. The motif is amended from a combination of sunflower designs. I absolutely love the outcome.

Supplies & Tools

Yarn	5-ply Combed Cotton Yarn - 233g Chocolate Brown - 33g Caramel Brown - 25g Yellow - 82g Cream - 92g
Hook	3.0mm
Size	30 × 31cm (54cm with handles)

Abbreviations (US)

2DCCL	2 Double Crochet Cluster
4DCCL	4 Double Crochet Cluster
6TPOP	6 Triple Crochet Popcorn
CH	Chain
DC	Double Crochet
INC	Increase
RSC	Reverse Single Crochet
SC	Single Crochet
sc2tog	Single Crochet 2 Together
SS	Slip Stitch
*A* × B	Repeat “A” for a number of B times
( 𝑥 )	Work all of “𝑥” in ONE stitch
{ }	Notes

Gauge

Sunflower Square

Round	Centimetres
1	2.9
2	5
3	7.5
4	10
5	11.5

Pattern

Sunflower Square × 13

Aside from R1, we have to cut & switch yarn after each round, I recommend finishing with needle join.

Round	Stitches	Count
1	With Chocolate Brown; Work 16 DC in Magic Ring, SS	16
2	*2DCCL, CH 1* × 16	16
3	Switch to Caramel Brown; In CH-1, *4DCCL, CH 2* × 16	16
4	Switch to Yellow; In CH-2, *6TPOP, CH 2* × 16	16
5	Switch to Cream; In CH-2, *(4 DC), (4 DC), (4 DC), (4 TRC, CH 2, 4 TRC)* × 4	80

Assemble

Attach the squares with the Right Side facing using SC, CH 1 between each square

You do not have to follow how I join the squares but I did plan it in a way to minimize cutting yarn and creating more yarn tails.

FRONT

First, attach a square to each of 4 sides of a square; ref: #1, #4, #8 & #6 to #5.

BACK

Repeat the same for FRONT but include one more for the bag’s bottom; attach from:

1. #9 to #3; CH 1 then,
2. #10 to #12,
3. #13 to #12,
4. #11 to #12,
5. #3 to #12,
6. #9 to #10

BACK to FRONT + SIDES

1. #2 to #3,
2. #2 to #11, flip
3. #2 to #1,
4. #2 to #4,
5. #3 to #4,
6. #9 to #4,
7. #9 to #8,
8. #10 to #8,
9. #7 to #8,
10. #7 to #6, flip
11. #7 to #13,
12. #7 to #10

Edge

From here on, I will refer to the pointed corner as [PEAK] and the v point as [VALLEY].

Begin from the right [PEAK] of either side:
To be able to move directly to HANDLE later on without cutting yarn, start with 2 SC in first corner, work the 3rd SC at the end of the round, so we begin on the middle stitch of the (3 SC)

Round	Stitches
1	(3 SC) in CH-2, SC in each stitch, sc2tog the CH-2 of the square below [VALLEY]
2	INC in the centre of the 3SC at [PEAK], SC in each stitch, skip 1 stitch (the sc2tog of R1) at [VALLEY]

Handle

Begin from the first of the INC stitch at right [PEAK]

Round	Stitches
1	SC, CH 70-100 (according to preference), SC to 2nd of the INC stitch at left [PEAK] SC in each stitch till next [PEAK], skipping 1 stitch in the [VALLEY] Repeat #1 SC in each stitch, skip 1 stitch in the [VALLEY] till first stitch
2-3	SC in each chain & stitch, skipping 2 stitch in the [VALLEY]
4	RSC in each stitch, skipping 1 stitch in the [VALLEY]

Handle Inner Loop

Begin from the 2nd stitch from [VALLEY], SC in each stitch till one before handle; make a decrease before moving to underside of the handle, SS in each CH, repeat at the other side of handle, SC in each stitch down till one before the [VALLEY], sc2tog the last 2 stitches.

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