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Miffy Bunny Filet Bag

Original design by @OK

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A filet-crochet bag with a Miffy bunny silhouette formed by filled and open mesh squares, plus a long crossbody strap.

Difficulty
Intermediate

Materials

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Stitches used: ch, dc, sl st

Miffy Bunny Filet Bag — Base, Body & Strap

Base
Rnd 1: Ch 58 (turning chains)
Rnd 2: 58 dc worked back into the back bumps of the chain
Rnd 3: turn the work, 58 dc
Rnd 4-7: 58 dc each row

Body (filet crochet)
Rnd 1-3: In the first st ch 5 to start; *skip 2 spaces, dc in the 4th st, ch 2*; repeat across the whole row (open filet mesh).
Rnd 4-17: keep the mesh spacing consistent; form Miffy's solid image by working 2 dc into a grid square wherever the chart is filled.
Rnd 18-20: work open mesh like Rnd 1.
Rnd 21: work 2 dc in every square, all the way around.

Strap
Ch a foundation whose count is a multiple of 3 minus 1 (the crossbody strap used 230 ch).
After the foundation, sl st at the symmetrical point of the pattern, sl st 3 more, ch 2 (turning), dc into the back bump of the 3rd ch, ch 2, skip 2 sts, dc... repeat across; after this row, work 5 more rows/groups.

Notes

Filet-crochet bag with a Miffy silhouette (solid squares = 2 dc, open squares = ch-2 mesh). Base worked flat in dc (58 sts); body in filet mesh, 21 rounds; long crossbody strap in filet. Strap foundation multiple of 3 minus 1.

Frequently asked questions

How is the bunny picture made?

It is filet crochet: solid squares (2 dc) form Miffy, open squares (ch-2 mesh) form the background.

How long should the strap foundation be?

Chain a multiple of 3 minus 1; the crossbody sample used 230 chains.

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