I had a lovely deck of cards that needed a home, so I whipped up this matching card bag. My deck of cards was purple with gold edges, so I chose matching yarn colors to make them go well together. You can pick any color combination, use up scraps, and do as many stripes as you like. I can’t wait to see what you come up with. The bag closes with a drawstring, using the Stretch-Free Crochet Cord I developed a few months ago. The whole thing works up in just a few hours.

Skill Level:

Finished Size: approximately 3″ (7.5 cm) wide, 1.5″ (4 cm) deep, and 5.5″ (14 cm) tall

Materials: Medium Weight Yarn (approximately 40 yards of main color and 10 yards of contrasting color) Crochet Hook D (3.25 mm)

Gauge:
12 sc = 2″
12 rows = 2″
Gauge Swatch: 2″w x 2″h (5 cm x 5 cm) ch 13.
Row 1: sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across: 12 sc
Row 2 – 12: ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across: 12 sc
Finish off.

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Color Sequence
Bottom and sides round 1-4: purple
Round 5: gold
Round 6-9: purple
Round 10: gold
Round 11-14: purple
Round 15: gold
Round 16-end: purple

Crochet Pattern: Sparkleworks Card Bag
Row 1: ch 17, sc in second ch from hook and in each chain across: 16 sc
Row 2-10: ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across: 16 sc

Now we’ll begin working in the round. Ch 1, turn, sc in first 16 sc, turn to work across row end and sc 10, sc 16 in the opposite side of the starting chain, sc 10 across the last end: 52 sc

Round 1: *(sc, dc) in next sc, skip next sc, repeat from * around: 52 sts
Round 2: *(sc, dc) in next sc, skip next dc, repeat from * around 52 sts
Round 3-19: Repeat Round 2
Round 20: (ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next sc) around: 26 ch-spaces
Round 21: (sc, dc) in each ch-space around: 26 52 sts
Round 22-23: Repeat Round 2.
At end of Round 23, sl st to next st, finish off and weave in ends.

Cord
Make a stretch-free cord with gold, approximately 12″ (30 cm) long. Weave through the open spaces of Round 20 and sew ends of the cord together.

Need help while crocheting? Feel free to leave a comment below and I’ll help you out!

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