Picture it Sicily 1922. . . Named after and inspired by Golden Girl Sophia Petrillo (aka Estelle Getty). She was quoted as saying “older women are forced to shed so many possessions in their later years that everything they own ends up in their purses.“ Nobody puts down their life very easily.” Now you can carry your life and yarn around with you from room to room too, with the Sophia Crochet Tote Bag. Happy Hooking!

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Pattern details:

Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate Crochet

Hook Size: 

Size N/P / US 15 (10 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

Sizes:  One Size

Gauge:

Note:  All gauges are taken after steam blocking.

Rnds 1-2 of Granny Square (worked using Wildflower only) = 4" / 10 cm Rnds 3 (1-3) of Granny Square (worked using Spun Cloud) = 6" / 15.25 cm

Materials:

Main Color (MC):  3 skeins Spun Cloud (100% wool, approx. 100 yds (92 m) / 200 g) shown in French Vanilla

Contrast Colors (CC): 

1 Wildflower Mini Skein Kits (100% cotton; approx. 85 yds (78 m) / 164-170 g - 5 mini skeins of yarn included per kit, 17 yds (16 m) / skein) 

1 skein Wildflower (100% cotton; approx. 60 yds (55 m) / 70 g)

**The sample shown was made using scraps. In order to achieve the same look, with the Wildflower rounds 1-2 in the same colors front and back, you should purchase an additional Wildflower Mini Skein Kit in the same color.**

Extra supplies You May Want: 

* Bag Handles

* Boning

* Metal feet

* Ribbon- ½ yd (1 m) (you can use the ribbon from the Wildflower Mini Skein Kit)

* Thread or fingering weight yarn in same color as MC for seaming bag together

Pattern Designer: VanRey Knits (Vanessa Reyes)