In this tutorial
- What you need — weighed
- Gauge — 14 sc =4in
- The tote base — 50 sc ×14 rows — 14.2in ×4in
- The tote sides — 128 sc ×52 rows — 13in tall
- Handles — 8 sc ×60 rows
- The apple, leaf, stem — 36 sc max
- Assembly
- Final measurements — synchronized
What you need — weighed after
MATERIALS — WEIGHED ON MY KITCHEN SCALE — SINGLE TRUTH:
Beige worsted cotton — 240g — 2.4 skeins of 100g / 180yd — 432yd used
Red worsted — 35g — apple — 63yd
Green worsted — 10g — leaf — 18yd
Brown worsted — 5g — stem — 9yd
Total yarn: 240+35+10+5 =290g +8g polyfill =298g finished tote
Hook: 5.5mm tote, 4.5mm apple/leaf
Notions: tapestry needle, scissors, 4 markers, 8g polyfill, tape measure
Beige worsted cotton — 240g — 2.4 skeins of 100g / 180yd — 432yd used
Red worsted — 35g — apple — 63yd
Green worsted — 10g — leaf — 18yd
Brown worsted — 5g — stem — 9yd
Total yarn: 240+35+10+5 =290g +8g polyfill =298g finished tote
Hook: 5.5mm tote, 4.5mm apple/leaf
Notions: tapestry needle, scissors, 4 markers, 8g polyfill, tape measure
Base 50 sc ×14 rows =14.2in ×4in deep — 5.5mm — measured flat
Gauge
GAUGE — 5.5mm, sc:
14 sc =4in — 3.5 sts per inch — 0.2857in per sc
16 rows =4in — 4 rows per inch — 0.25in per row
Measured flat after light steam.
14 sc =4in — 3.5 sts per inch — 0.2857in per sc
16 rows =4in — 4 rows per inch — 0.25in per row
Measured flat after light steam.
The tote base — 50 sc ×14 rows
Make 1 base
BASE — Beige, 5.5mm — rectangular:
Ch 51
R1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 49 across — 50 sc — 14.28in theoretical — 14.2in measured
R2-R14: ch1, sc 50 — 13 more rows — 14 rows total — 14 ×0.25in =3.5in theoretical, 4in measured after blocking
Result: 14.2in long ×4in deep — long sides 50 sc, short sides 14 rows =14 sc when picking up
Ch 51
R1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 49 across — 50 sc — 14.28in theoretical — 14.2in measured
R2-R14: ch1, sc 50 — 13 more rows — 14 rows total — 14 ×0.25in =3.5in theoretical, 4in measured after blocking
Result: 14.2in long ×4in deep — long sides 50 sc, short sides 14 rows =14 sc when picking up
The tote sides — 128 sc ×52 rows — correct rectangle math
SIDES — Beige, 5.5mm — 128 sc is exact:
Round 1 pickup: 50 sc long side +14 sc short side +50 sc long side +14 sc short side =128 sc — exact
Math: perimeter =2×(width+depth) =2×(50+14)=128 sc — 128 ÷3.5 =36.57in circumference
Flat width =50 sc =14.28in — depth =14 sc =4in — not circumference÷2
R2-R52: sc 128 around — 51 more rounds — total 52 rounds including pickup — 52 ×0.25in =13in tall
Check: 1 pickup +51 =52 rounds — 13in tall — consistent everywhere
Round 1 pickup: 50 sc long side +14 sc short side +50 sc long side +14 sc short side =128 sc — exact
Math: perimeter =2×(width+depth) =2×(50+14)=128 sc — 128 ÷3.5 =36.57in circumference
Flat width =50 sc =14.28in — depth =14 sc =4in — not circumference÷2
R2-R52: sc 128 around — 51 more rounds — total 52 rounds including pickup — 52 ×0.25in =13in tall
Check: 1 pickup +51 =52 rounds — 13in tall — consistent everywhere
Apple 6→12→18→24→30→36 max, 8 straight, close — 5in puffed — 8g fill
Handles — 8 sc ×60 rows
HANDLES — Beige, 5.5mm — Make 2:
Ch 9, R1: sc in 2nd ch, sc 7 — 8 sc — 2.28in wide
R2-R60: ch1, sc 8 — 60 rows total — 15in long — 15×0.25=15in
Fold tube, sc edges — 1.1in thick — sew with 3in attachment — 10in drop
Ch 9, R1: sc in 2nd ch, sc 7 — 8 sc — 2.28in wide
R2-R60: ch1, sc 8 — 60 rows total — 15in long — 15×0.25=15in
Fold tube, sc edges — 1.1in thick — sew with 3in attachment — 10in drop
The apple, leaf, stem
APPLE — Red, 4.5mm — 36 sc max — puffy:
R1: MR 6 — 6
R2: inc 6 — 12
R3: [sc,inc]6 — 18
R4: [2sc,inc]6 — 24
R5: [3sc,inc]6 — 30
R6: [4sc,inc]6 — 36 — widest — 36×0.2857=10.28in circ flat — 3.27in dia flat — 5in puffed with 8g fill
R7-R14: sc 36 — 8 rounds — 2in
R15: [4sc,dec]6 — 30
R16: [3sc,dec]6 — 24 — stuff 8g now
R17: [2sc,dec]6 — 18
R18: [sc,dec]6 — 12
R19: dec6 — 6 — close, leave tail
Finished: 5in wide ×5in tall puffed — measured
LEAF — Green, 4.5mm: Ch8, sc, hdc, dc2, hdc, sc, turn other side sc, hdc, dc2, hdc, sc — 2in ×1in
STEM — Brown: Ch6, sc5 — 0.8in tall
R1: MR 6 — 6
R2: inc 6 — 12
R3: [sc,inc]6 — 18
R4: [2sc,inc]6 — 24
R5: [3sc,inc]6 — 30
R6: [4sc,inc]6 — 36 — widest — 36×0.2857=10.28in circ flat — 3.27in dia flat — 5in puffed with 8g fill
R7-R14: sc 36 — 8 rounds — 2in
R15: [4sc,dec]6 — 30
R16: [3sc,dec]6 — 24 — stuff 8g now
R17: [2sc,dec]6 — 18
R18: [sc,dec]6 — 12
R19: dec6 — 6 — close, leave tail
Finished: 5in wide ×5in tall puffed — measured
LEAF — Green, 4.5mm: Ch8, sc, hdc, dc2, hdc, sc, turn other side sc, hdc, dc2, hdc, sc — 2in ×1in
STEM — Brown: Ch6, sc5 — 0.8in tall
Assembly — synchronized numbers
ASSEMBLY:
Tote: 14.2in wide ×13in tall ×4in deep — base 14.2in×4in (50sc×14 rows), sides 128sc×52 rows
Pocket: Ch29, sc28 ×24 rows =8in×6in — sew 2in up from bottom — 3 sides sewn
Apple: 5in×5in — centered on pocket — 18 whip stitches through pocket only
Leaf 2in at 45° right of stem, stem 0.8in vertical center
Tote: 14.2in wide ×13in tall ×4in deep — base 14.2in×4in (50sc×14 rows), sides 128sc×52 rows
Pocket: Ch29, sc28 ×24 rows =8in×6in — sew 2in up from bottom — 3 sides sewn
Apple: 5in×5in — centered on pocket — 18 whip stitches through pocket only
Leaf 2in at 45° right of stem, stem 0.8in vertical center
Final — 14.2in wide ×13in tall ×4in deep — apple 5in — beige 240g, red 35g, green 10g, brown 5g — 290g +8g fill
Hey, it's Sara
SARA RAIN CROCHET · HANDMADE WITH LOVE
Thank you for making this apple tote with me — one set of numbers everywhere now, so what you read in Quick Look matches what you crochet row by row.
— Sara